Beacon--Vol. 1, Number 12--Butte, Montana

Butte, MT: The Beacon. Good. Newspaper. Newspaper from Butte, Montana printed circa 1931, the content spouting the evils of the chain store and encouraging the support of the "home owned store." Newsprint is a pale pink with black lettering, measures 18" tall by 12" wide and has one vertical fold. Newspaper is in good condition with moderate sunning to all edges and at vertical fold, minor creasing near edges and numerous tears at top, bottom and fore edges some of which have been repaired with tape. All articles and the comic portray chain stores in a negative light with title such as "MacMarr's Sued for $16,000.00," "Safeway Stores Try To Hook Butte Miner For $22.96," and "Chain Gang System Responsible For Evils That Are Hard To Explain Away." Support the Montana home-owed business or face the displeasure of The Beacon. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 4 pp . (Inventory #: 014216)