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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1899
Page
5
Local ad from White Front Grocery touts bargain prices on canned goods. Includes Standard Corn at ten cents per can, Casino Corn, Standard String Beans, Casino Beans and Casino Tomatoes with multiple dozen and per can prices listed. Mentions varied pack sizes and bundle offers.
An advertisement lists fruits including cherries plums raspberries strawberries and gooseberries with a dozen cana standard fruit priced at 150 per can or seven cans for $1.00 The copy invites customers to visit the store if the prices serve as an inducement.
Robert Elberding, once a fare dealer and partner in Albertson & Albertson, was examined in Judge Lindsay’s court. Doctors found him insane after he spoke of immense wealth, mining ventures, and oil wells, with evidence of spending and delusions of grandeur. He owned $8,000 cash, a mine near the Springs, a $200,000 ranch, and planned real estate purchases on Main Street.
Charlton Edholm spoke on “Practical In Girls” at the last night event, introduced by Mrs. Kings of the Butte Women’s Christian Temperance Union. She cited that since last Tuesday 1,000 girls had been betrayed and begun the downward path, recounting rescue work in San Francisco and blaming liquor traffic for many women’s and girls’ fall. She warned of country girls lured to New York by ads for lucrative positions and sold to prostitution houses for $25, and urged Christians to rescue 300,000 fallen women to prove Christianity’s worth.
An advertisement touts French Taney Tablets by A. Augendre Paris for relief of painful and irregular menses. Sold by Newdre Drug Co Butte Montana at 3 dollars per box, mailed sealed. Also notices a Yeomen meeting at Scandia Hall on Vth Street, members to attend with ek, by order.
Mrs Lizzie Whittaker of Kidder Missouri testifies to quitting coffee after prescription by a doctor and adopting Postum Cereal Food Coffee. She recounts improvements in her health and shares a method to prepare Postum with four heaping tablespoons per pint of water, calfing it a drink fit for a queen. The ad notes Postum sells at 15 and 26 cents per package in grocers.
An OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and cities tied to hotels or residences across the United States and Canada, including Buffalo New York Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Helena Des Moines St Louis San Francisco and others, with many couples and families noted among the names. The text appears as a partial roster of guests or travelers with no cohesive event or narrative.
The Mikado was staged elegantly at the Grand by Grau Opera Company with Louise Moore as Yum Yum and Miss Minnie Emmett delivering a sweet voice. Stanley Peleh and Robert Lett gave solid performances as Kn Kagome and the Mikado, with the production repeated at matinee today. Tonight Paul Jones will be presented for the first time in Butie.
The Montana Athlette club football team will play Anite Conda next Sunday on home grounds. The Wearers of copper and green promise a stronger lineup than last Sunday’s, though Hooper’s team edged a win on a technicality. The Montana club, largely comprising veterans from Butte, seeks early success as captain Wilson of Anite Conda anticipates a tougher test despite slight personnel changes.
In Judge Sullivan's court this morning Martin Ginotti a saloon keeper was charged with selling Weir without license. He entered a plea of not guilty and will be tried Friday after noon. Bond set at $50.
A concert at the Mountain View Methodist church auditorium directed by Mr George Vo Sirvens features talented local youths from Butte. The evening performance is scheduled for Wednesday October 19 at 8:30 p.m. Admission is 50 cents.
Notice to Carpenters by Union 112 calls for meeting on Thursday Oct 8 with important business. Also mentions dental services and Vienna saloon promotions with local vendors and prices.
A Montana soldier recalls New York's Dewey parade where a white wagonette drawn by a white horse carried four plaster cupids and a dark-eyed woman from Butte City named Mrs. H. Lucille Garver distributing her song I'm Happy All the Day. Her husband serves in the Philippines with the First Regiment, Butte City.
An English traveler seeks a refund of funds deposited when taking bicycles into France at a Rennes frontier customs post. The scene includes foreign journalists, anti-Dreyfusard readers, and a forged receipt crafted by the Englishman with help from a French official. Tensions rise as accusation and curiosity mingle at the exhibition.
A fragmentary note indicates a transfer or claim involving Burlington and Broadway at Kan Rast. Details are unclear due to partial text but imply a street or property action connected to the city. Further context would define participants, location, and outcome.
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