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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1918
Page
5
A short ad describes jewelry as a happy thoughtful birthday gift, praising personal character and quality. It highlights Leys Jewelry with mentions of gold rings lavallieres brooches bar pins and price range from 2.00 to 30.00 and a typical item around 7.50.
Leys Jewelers and Optometrists announce service updates including watch inspection and precision eye care. The Ha mark Store operates alongside offerings, emphasizing quality timepieces and eyewear with professional inspection and repair.
A mix of small advertisements and brief notices from Butte lists services like Orton Bros Piano tuning and a cigar shop at No. 9 North Main. It notes postal stationery at News Stand and readers about a Naval Scouts meeting delayed due to Arbor Day. Local visitors include George F. Gould of Bozeman, John Carey of Virginia City, and D. Tuthill of Whitehall visiting for business and social matters.
A tense week closes with a tenth anniversary of Mothers Day observed with tributes to mothers and memory of those who have died in war. A fire destroyed a police motorcycle used to apprehend traffic violators, with authorities unsure of the arsonist. Witnesses recalled the machine’s storage and the blast that accompanied its destruction, while city officials noted replacement costs and investigated identities behind the plot. Doctor CA Cook preached a sermon honoring mothers, urging gratitude and moral life in a service at First Baptist Church.
Catholic notices announce Masses at usual hours for St Marys and St John the Evangelist. Holy Name Society members meet Tuesday at 8 pm and a social is planned next Wednesday to fund thrift stamps. The ad also mentions a Canadian expeditionary forces death and a Doorways list deadline for the Mountain States Telephone advertisement.
John Bertoglio of Meaderville, a well known manager of the Bertoglio anticite company, was omitted from a county recruit list and later identified as one of the squad leaders. The notice references a robbery charge against Walter Okday and includes scattered local branding.
City Health Inspector A totaled sanitation results for bakeries dairies markets and restaurants in a weekly review Gallagher s and Lister Pros main street store and Hennessy s bakery earned perfect marks. Five of seven markets and five of nine meat markets scored 100 percent with several eateries and dairies near city standards for milk fat and total solids.
Arthur W. White alias Kelly Brown Olson arrested Saturday night as a suspect in the shooting of Joe Judge at Charles saloon Front and Utah. He allegedly passed a worthless check and was held in city jail after a brief hospital note. The injured Judge suffered a hip wound. Spider Kelly, a known boxing figure, was referenced in connection with the case.
Students at the high school begin rehearsals for the annual senior class play It Pays to Love the show chosen for the production. Miss Gertrude Ryan has directed preliminary readings but no full rehearsals yet due to a calendar change. The commencement schedule has shifted with the performance likely in June.
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