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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
3
The article describes movable A shaped hog houses ideal for beginners and pig club members. It outlines dimensions 8 by 6 feet, a floor on three runners, side walls of six 1 by 12 boards, and crosspieces. It details assembly, ventilation options, and a front closure for cold climates, including lantern heating for farrowing.
The circular 102 from the office of the secretary of agriculture details two inexpensive movable hog houses the box shaped and the A shaped design. It explains how proper housing boosts hog production by reducing feed needs and minimizing losses from exposure, especially for early spring litters.
Market note records a late quotation for a 98 pound Hungarian patent sack, offered with a discount. The item is listed under reduced terms, dated April 1985.
In New York bar silver at 92 cents per ounce, copper at 24.50, and lead at 7.25. In St Louis spelter quotes 7.45. Boulder reports tungsten concentrates at 60 percent around 20.00 to 22.50 per unit, crude ores 60 percent 22.00 to 25.00, with 25 per cent at 12.00 to 12.50 and 10 percent at 9.40 to 12.20.
Chicago markets list dairy produce eggs potatoes and live poultry with standard grades and bulk pricing. Butter creamery at 35 4lc per pound. Eggs at 34 to 34 1 2 cents, firsts 33 3 4 cents. Potatoes from Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota 85 to 90 cents per pound or per sack. Roosters steady 28 cents.
The Duluth market shows May price at $4.15 with $4.18 asked for May. July price noted at $4.16. October futures listed at $3.60 asked, reflecting seasonal shifts in the linseed market.
Kansas City Produce district lists creamery prices at 40c firsts and 7c seconds, packing 81c. eggs firsts 32c. Poultry roosters 20c and broilers 25c.
Chicago market update shows Corn No 2 yellow 1.90 and No 3 yellow 1.65 to 1.70, No 4 yellow 1.58 to 1.70. Oats No 3 white 93 to 95 cents, stand ard 94 to 95 cents. Rye No 2 2.92. Barley 1.60 to 1.97. Timothy 5.00 to 8.25. Clover 28.00 to 31.00. Lard 25.97. Ribs 23.87 to 24.37.
Grain prices in Minneapolis show Rye at 3.01 dollars, Barley 1.40, Bran 33.14, Corn No. 3 yellow 1.70 to 1.75, Oats No. 3 white 0.92 to 0.94, and Flax at 4.13 to 4.15 dollars. Market notes reference Minnesota rye and local grain firms.
A sermon urging women to convert indulgence into wartime saving and giving. It contrasts French famine and American waste with thrift, urging immediate sacrifice for soldiers abroad and orphans in need. It calls for purchase of Liberty Loans and thrift stamps to hasten peace.
The piece quotes Franklin on unity and contrasts individual freedom with national efficiency. It criticizes German autocracy and slavery as methods that demand conformity, arguing the nation thrives when individuals serve the common good in suitable public roles as emphasized by Wilson.
The passage notes a contrast in beckoning styles, describing that the Chinese gesture uses a downward curled finger motion and a vigorous back and forth sweep of the whole hand, unlike the upturned palm and curling index finger common in Western practice. The description emphasizes technique and cultural nuance in nonverbal communication.
The article argues politeness reduces social friction by encouraging people who would otherwise drift apart to coexist harmoniously and share living spaces peacefully.
Prices for metals list lead copper bar silver. ore values from Cripple Creek and Daily district reported. Alpha Mine in Pima County yields ore. Calumet and Arizona shows 1917 gross and net income. Shannon Copper eight months profits. lease activity on Hudson property near Ouray. iron and molybdenite developments at Daily district Urad mines. Petral Gold Mining loading ore from Squaw Mountain tunnel with four ounces gold per ton.
Anaconda Copper Company declares its regular quarterly dividend of 2 dollars per share. Mining and smelting top West industry lists with oil production under mineral development. Copper mining payouts in March total about 20 million, below December and last year. First quarter copper dividends run about 37.7 million, with prior quarters and years showing varied amounts from 29.5 to 45.4 million.
The ore body on the Bearup property extends to several feet in width signaling richer mineralization in the Mogollon district. The report notes continued exploration amid other energetic industrial ventures in the region.
Forty wells have been contracted for in the Fossil field and all companies are pushing operations. The Producers and Refiners' Corp new well on its Hudson property in the Lander field keeps up a steady production. Sand containing glass sand deposits east of Lovell has been filed on with plans for a glass products factory.
Mrs Lizzie Courtney of Oskaloosa Iowa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid relief from years of weakness pain and misery She urges other women suffering from displacements irregularities inflammation ulcers backache nervousness or menopause to try the root and herb remedy and seek guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass
The city of Buffalo adopts Illinois law aided by Chicago style preventive measures to curb ophthalmia neonatorum and save infants from blindness.
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup for coughs bronchitis and throat colds claiming fifty-one years of national use in the United States. It credits easy morning expectoration and restful sleep aiding recovery. Made in America and sold for over fifty years.
A terse exchange hints at a man named Jack feeling melancholy about love yet proceeding to a private victory. The dialogue suggests unspoken romantic themes and an eventual favorable outcome for him.
Pimply rashy skins are soothed and healed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad promises free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept. X Boston and lists Soap 25 and Ointments 25 and 50.
Mrs Brawl-Oh scolds you worm while Mr Brawl-Oh taunts the early bird in London Answers tone featuring sharp newsroom banter.
An old advertisement offers 100 dollars for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous membranes and notes a 75 cent price. Sold by druggists for over forty years with testimonials free, by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
Proverbial lines contrast debt and ignorance about poverty with the adage who breaks pays. The exchange hints at streetwise judgment about financial hardship and consequence.
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