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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1918
Page
8
A freight wreck near Dragoon delayed trains Wednesday morning while railroad work at Pay Car Curve west of town made progress. Town visits include cattle man W A Fiege and Potato King Peter Jensen. Various local business notes and church schedule follow with farm and mining updates and an ad for Chamberlain's Tablets.
Mrs Minnie Philpot of Gonzales writes of chronic pain relief after using Cardus claiming life changing improvement after two years of persistent illness. Local notes cover Braley Bros ground breaking for a garage, Jesse Walker leaving for cavalry duties, H O Carr ranch activity, and a homestead law information notice from Hampton Arnold land attorneys.
The Benson Theater offers Kodak film development services with emphasis on obtaining optimal image quality. Orders may be left at the Signal office for processing and pickup.
W O Martinez announces new shipment of hats for men and boys including straw felt and Panama hats. Visit the store to see hats in person and avoid mail order purchases that fail to meet expectations.
Public notice outlines how Liberty Bonds fund wartime needs from sustenance for four months per soldier with a 50 bond to gas masks for 180 men with a 600 loan. A 100 bond provides smokeless powder for big guns, a 200 bond outfits four bluejackets, a 1 000 bond buys gas gasoline for submarines, and a 2 000 bond supplies 520 shells to sink submarines. Every bond helps shorten and win the war.
Taft remarks from February 4 1917 urge Americans to uphold duty and support the war effort by purchasing Liberty Bonds, asking citizens if they have weakened and urging action.
January loans by Federal land banks reached twelve million with total loans since establishment near 50,000,000 and 24,000 loans closed. About 260,000,000 was applied for by over 100,000 applicants across banks in St. Paul Spokane Wichita Berkeley Omaha Houston New Orleans Louisville St. Louis Baltimore Springfield Columbia.
A reflection on the farmer as a steadfast wartime nation builder. It argues farmers bear the cost of war, face delayed response, yet fight on to preserve freedom and agricultural resilience through the 1914 to 1918 period. The piece links price support, ocean trade, and national liberty to the farm and its people.
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