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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1909
Page
4
Notions and fabrics on sale including silk spools and Amherst cotton in black and colored varieties. Accessories feature safety pins cards hairpins and shell buttons with assorted pins and hooks and eyes. Skirt braids featherstitch braids and corset lacings listed with small price points.
A fragmented price list shows soaps and sundries including face powders perfumes shaving soap and toilet items. Prices range from fractions to a few pence per item with notes on limited quantities and per customer limits. Specific items include Pearl White soap and Jap rose glycerine soap advertised with low prices.
A fragmented OCR item notes Zephyrettes at a yard, describing long lengths of zephyrettes and olive tones with stripes and varied colorings. The readable text appears garbled but references fabric yardage and color options in a retail or catalog context.
A grand sale offers 2400 pairs of first quality stockings at 29c each. Most items were regular 65 to 75 cents, with none under 50c, including imported risle stockings in various styles and colors. Large crowds expected as shoppers choose from full fashioned Hermsdorff dyed options at a fraction of their regular price.
Lot listings offer Battenberg and Marie Antoinette curtains up to high values, curtain samples with patterns up to two yards, shad samples at 29 cents, curtain samples up to 30 dollars, and door panels in white and Arab colors with Battenberg weaves priced at 49 cents each. Contains multiple lots with varied fabrics and discounts.
A historical grocery ad lists prices for fish haddies eggs olives prunes raisins and fruits. It highlights fresh vegetables including lettuce spinach rhubarb and tomatoes, bakery items like bread and cream puffs, and a selection of candies and chocolates. Liquors and wines are advertised with various brands and prices.
Dave McGee longtime member of the Butte fire department and a noted horse trainer in Montana died of brain disease on January 15, 1845 while living in California. He left a wife, a brother in California, and was mourned by friends statewide. McGee owned harness horses such as Glutatat and Talatat and served as a prominent member of the Butte harness racing community. he survived a major explosion incident where a horse cart accident killed a brother. Phil Carr, also near the Butte cemeteries, was badly stunned but not seriously injured.
Two horses are reported stolen in Butte as jokers drove off Lavelling and a Lane mare from in front of the Orpheum theater and a Loyell stable blanket was taken. The culprits, described as two young men and a girl, fled but the horses were recovered within hours. Patrols pursue leads and authorities promise vigorous prosecution.
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