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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1916
Page
6
Ralston, recovering from a brain injury on a lonely western homestead, falls for Mrs. Symon the widow next door. She reveals her daughter Lilian is coming, and the trio’s entangled feelings lead to a hidden romance between Ralston and Lilian while the mother accepts her own day has passed.
Jack asks if smoking is allowed in a theater pit. A neighbor says no but reveals he cannot smoke because his mother won’t let him. The exchange underscores a humorous miscommunication about theater rules.
Advice on preventing winter ailments for pianos. Keep the instrument in a warm, even 60 to 70 degree room, away from heat sources, and stored closed with a felt cover when not in use. Position near an inside wall but not against it to avoid drafts.
A stranger joins a circle of listeners as a veteran recalls a vivid battle. He asks the stranger how it would feel to stand amid shells. The man replies he has been there not as a soldier but as an actor.
An advisory claims regular meat consumption can cause kidney trouble by overworking kidneys and triggering back pain and urinary issues. It promotes Jad Salts as a cure to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder disorders, touting its safety and wide use.
Western Newspaper Union News Service lists metal prices including Spelter in St. Louis at 16.56, Copper casting at 26.12, Lead in New York at 7.75, Bar Silver at 60.4 cents, and Boulder tungsten per unit of 60 percent at 90, 25 percent at 53.76, 10 percent at 48.
April events include Elks convention in Bisbee and teachers meeting in Tucson with rifle matches in mid April. May 15 marks the Dedication Class for Scottish Rite Masons in Tucson. Copper shipments from Globe to Perth Amboy and rising tungsten prices boost mining mood. Oatman gold prospects and a bartender lawsuit headline Arizona news.
Jerome district shows renewed mining activity as The Three Medal Company reports good ore in development. Grand Reef mine near Pima is now under bond lease to Tinker and Holden of Globe. Consolidated Smelter at Humboldt to expand flotation mill from 250 to 600 tons daily to meet rising output from Blue Bell and DeSoto. Gold Ore Mining Company at Oatman begins shipping ore to the Gold Road mill after opening a rich 530 foot level.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a boy named Bobbie facing his father’s авиатор legacy with uncertainty about following in his footsteps. The exchange hints at family pride and career expectations within a historical newspaper snippet.
Clear red pimply faces are promised cleansing and healing with Cuticura soap and ointment. The ad touts quick safe relief for skin troubles and offers a free sample by mail with Book by sending a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
Several new mining concerns file incorporation with the secretary of state as tungsten ore jumps from 75 to 90 per twenty pounds. Carlisle in Grant county reopens with 150 inhabitants and daily influx of prospectors. Carlisle mine drained to 500 foot level and will resume shipments. Jim Crow mine sees George H. Utter on three shifts. Eclipse Mining drains shaft and Mayflower district shows renewed activity.
A California family from Woodland, Sarnia, shows a rare large brood. Lucio Sarnia heads twenty four children with twenty one daughters and three sons. He is sixty two, his wife twenty, and she has five children from prior marriage.
The Hawaiian islands produced 2400 tons of salt in 1915 valued at eight dollars per ton. Most output comes from the Honolulu Salt company and is coarse salt made by natural evaporation without vacuum pans kettles or grainers.
Denver investors open new oil field near Cody. Great Dome Company may run three camps in Grass Creek. Fremont county near Lander has 5000 acres filed on. Ohio Oil offers producers a dollar per barrel in Thermopolis. Champion Oil strikes small, good quality flow near Greybull at 26 feet. Hall Oil reports strong flow at Pilot Butte dome north of Riverton. Midwest Refining and Northern Drilling sign one of the era’s largest contracts to drill Elk Basin wells, over 250000 dollars likely, in two years.
A dialogue features Mr Cobblez noting his son has not progressed. Cobble reflects that he gave him a strong start, yet the son expects constant support and to be pushed forward.
An invitation to replace coffee with Postum ends in praise as a hostess proves Postum’s appeal to three coffee drinkers and a nervous invalid. The testimonial cites health improvements after abandoning coffee and describes two Postum forms with pricing and a sponsor note from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
J Clarence Hersey ships steady zinc carbonate from Lillian at Leadville while American Metals in Black Hawk processes ores from Gilpin county. Zinc reaches $7.85 per 100 pounds for export to Russia via Japan, the highest Colorado quote. Tungsten excitement drives prospectors, with gold silver lead and copper found nearby. Enid-Big Four at Soda Creek Idaho Springs shows growing value, and Jackettes lease on Ibex No 1 reports 25 tons yielding $600 net.
The Peruna Company of Columbus Ohio markets Peruna a tonic claimed to treat grip and catarrhal symptoms. It is advertised as improving digestion inflamed membranes and bowel regulation with tablet form available.
An assortment of ad lines includes a proverb about a man and his fall, a laundry product claim for Red Cross Bag Blue, and a sly jab at bullies. Also marketed are Dr Pacona Pleomens Pellets for liver and bowels, with a note on the long effort to chronicle the war.
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