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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1899
Page
2
The city attorney nominee Mr Lamb faces editorial scrutiny amid clashes between Clark and anti Clark factions. The Anaconda Standard and Butte Miner weigh his selection, arguing over political motives and the need for impartial service.
The Inter Mountain urges fair treatment for Mr. Lamb amid a feud between the Standard and the Miner over the city attorney’s position. It argues his rise reflects merit and public service, not factional gain, and calls for respectful handling until proven unworthy.
A Butte editorial argues stage morality concerns rise from a New York run of an indecent production. It says such plays corrupt marriage sanctity, praise virtuous outcomes, and risk becoming fixtures in theatres. It critiques the drift toward “gilded hell” entertainment and urges education toward legitimate drama.
The Inter Mountain urges peace and urges rivals the Anaconda Standard and the Butte Miner to retire their celebrated Democratic feud from local affairs. In response, the two morning papers erupt anew with renewed energy, signaling ongoing rivalry.
A historic discussion questions if parents may refuse medical doctors for ill children and how far civil rights protect such decisions. It considers Christian science, physician liability, and the shift from parental control to state and medical authority, noting the tension between natural guardianship and court-imposed medical standards.
The article recalls a physician's legal duty when called to save a life and then shifts to Mrs. Potter Palmer's feud with Infanta Eulalia of Spain after a Chicago visit. It ties in a Russian prince marriage, a Paris reception, and a biting quip about Sara Bernhardt and Fanny Davenport over Cleopatra, ending with a joke about Cleopatra as a bean pole.
A young man named Mr Brown proposes to a woman who reveals she is already engaged to Mr Smith and set to marry in October. The scene ends with Brown leaving in anger after the rejection.
A passerby in Paterson NJ reported a man leaning against Baer's silk mill on Sixth Avenue appeared asleep. A policeman found the man dead with stiffened limbs. He was identified as Venedett Maurer a silk dyer who had quarrelled with his family weeks earlier. Alcoholism and exposure are believed to have caused his death.
The New York Tribune notes Vanity Fair completed an exhibit detailing weights of European royalty. Queen Victoria weighs ML pounds, Queen Margherita of Italy 176 pounds, Queen Regent of Spain M7 pounds, Queen Marie Henrietta of Belgium 143 pounds, Queen Marie Amelia of Portugal 323 pounds, Empress Alexandria of Russia 120 pounds. Empress Elisabeth of Austria is listed at 160 pounds.
Britain produces about 190 million tons of coal annually, while Germany mines around 100 million tons and France about 28 million, illustrating Britain’s dominant share in coal production among these nations.
Seven new organs on hand must be disposed of this week to refresh stock. Buy any one now with no profit to sellers, paying $5 monthly. Also many second hand organs including a six octave Lyon Healy in walnut for 35 and a Wilcox White for 27, Windsor for 18. Three dollars a month or ten cents daily buys them at 219 North Main Street. Mention Inter Mountain in reply.
In Butte, large sewer pipes claim ten years' service and perfect condition as best praise for Butte Sewer Pipe and Tile Co. A flood of ads promotes Gramling's Vapor Baths and a pasteur family filter, plus a drug cure for female troubles offered by Seguro Manufacturing Co. Dr. A. C. Stoddart announces resumed practice after European study with hours listed at 26 W Broadway.
A fragmented ad-like note lists mortar colors red brown buff and black for Rickerton. It mentions Butte Snower Pipe and Tile Co finest crown bridge work and Dr Wix. Repsold select vintage wines praised by connoisseurs with P J Brophy Co as sole agents and gold fillings at low rates.
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