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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1901
Page
10
Western Montana office of the Standard located at 119 West Main Street Missoula. Telephone number 118. Advertising rates furnished on application.
A Missoula Standard office night shift experiences include a mysterious telephone prank asking for milk from a non existent kitchen and requests for medicine. The caller, speaking in a lilting voice with hints of romance, asks about a home number and mentions “128 to 3 in favor of Dillon.”
Missoula has awarded David Graham the contract to re planks the big bridge. He will sign Monday and begin work immediately with a 40 day completion target. The bridge has been unsafe for some time and the project promises a major upgrade. Mail orders directed to the Golden Rule in Missoula.
Dave Boyd of Anaconda, a renowned horseman, is in Missoula with horses set to start in next week's races. Several more horses have arrived recently and many more are expected by Wednesday. The meeting is anticipated to be a big success. The Globe store will reopen Tuesday morning with a continuation of last week's successful sale.
Mrs. Menge daughter of Dr and Mrs J J Buckley has left Missoula for health reasons. She travels by special car to St Paul for rest and then to the Atlantic seaboard due to inflammatory rheumatism and heart trouble. Assisted by Dr E W Spottswood, a nurse and her mother.
Hawthorne Literary Society at the University of Missoula elected officers for the new term: Leslie Sheridan president, Claude Marcues vice president, Fred Frazer secretary, George Greenwood treasurer, Ben Stewart first critic, and Guy Sheridan second critic. Next meeting set for October 5.
The Missoula public library announces new arrivals ready for circulation. Titles include Nero history by Jacob Abbott, The Wilderness Road by Joseph A Altsheler, The Young Circus Rider by Horatio J Alger, and Great Expectations by Dickens, among many others from various authors.
Missoula officials schedule a special meeting tomorrow to form a county board of health and adopt rules for its operations plus discuss several other matters. The report includes broader reflections on Italian public life and governance impact.
The Atlantic describes the sequoias as nature s masterpieces and living emblems of permanence. It notes their ancient lineage, massive size, and Old World air, with the Pacific coast offering a climate that supports giants unseen elsewhere.
Henry Oleson section foreman battled a trio of bears at Clinton water tank, killing the big bear with a wooden club during a brutal wrestling match. Cubs escaped, Oleson injured yet alive, earning bear skin and meat trophies. The report also notes local rail spur work, residents traveling, and social club signups in Missoula.
Local items report Postmaster Ed Lannen visiting from Bearmouth and numerous residents traveling from Helena to Spokane, Seattle and beyond. Highlights include hospital patient D Ryder, schoolleader Miss Louise McDonald arriving to lead Cold Springs school, a marriage license issued to Andrew Snyder and Stella Collins, and courthouse sewer trouble caused by tree roots.
Short Stories on Forest Street in Hartford recalls Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain visiting in casual attire. Mrs Clemens scolds Sam for going to the Stowes without a necktie, then Twain sends a black silk necktie to Mrs Stowe with a note asking it be returned.
The Punjab report shows a drop in human and cattle deaths from wild animals. Snakes remain the leading cause, killing 88 percent of people, with deaths from mad dogs and jackals also noted. Cattle losses include leopards and wolves, and overall wildlife slaughter totaled 1 474 with 18 274 snakes killed.
An advertisement touts an Electric Belt claimed to restore strength, vigor, and health by supplying electricity to the body. It promises rapid improvements in mood, complexion, and nerves, with guarantees and offer of free books on nervous ailments. It cites cures for varicocele and various ailments and compares favorably to other belts.
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