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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1916
Page
7
In a playful street scene a razor mocks facial hair while eyebrows and a chin retort. The exchange ends with a humorous line about "ulture" rivalries as tensions flare briefly and a trickle of blood appears.
A collage of short ad snippets and phrases promoting thrift, cleanliness, and virtue. Notable lines include ten smiles for a nickel and a quip about money talking versus a husband’s refusal to give in.
May 6 Tucson Republican State Convention May 15 Dedication Class Tucson. July 4–7 Prescott Pioneer celebration Oct 3–6 New Mexico Bankers’ Association Grand Canyon meeting Nov 13–18 Arizona State Fair Phoenix. Miami bootlegging arrests Prescott Pioneer event and fireside tragedy in Tome Stone. Tungsten ore shipments from Benson to Philadelphia and a series of legal actions and mining reports across the state.
An author from Western Canada reflects on Mennonite oppression claims, recounting immigration from Russia in 1874, settling in South Dakota, then Western Canada in 1907. He credits a healthy climate and fair governance, urging adherence to Mennonite beliefs while noting no oppression, and closes with a signature of Syd. Diedrich Goossen. The article shifts to farming finances in Crowfoot Alberta, highlighting careful book- keeping and a 1912–1915 financial summary for Crowfoot Farming Co. showing rising expenses, growing receipts, and divided returns with a 58 percent cash dividend in 1915.
Joseph H. Odell in Atlantic contrasts leaders who are just and fair in business with a harsher stance toward religious figures. He argues that many prominent American businessmen blend Christian values with industrial power, behaving kindly for economic reasons yet cruelly when religious grace is at stake.
An old advertisement advises backache and kidney discomfort stem from excess meat. It promotes Jad Salts a grape and lemon juice lithia drink to cleanse sluggish kidneys and restore regular urine, claiming quick relief and no risk.
A whispered remark questions suspicion on Mrs Gadder but denies any direct accusation. Observers note a visible brow lift when she enters the room, signaling interest or tension without naming guilt.
Cripple Creek district produced 86,672 tons of ore in March with an average value of 14.17 per ton and gross value of 1,227,810. Tonnage and values span Golden Cycle Portland Spgs Independence Isabella Daly-Jerry Johnson Smelters Denver Pueblo totals.
Freighters haul ore from Ruby Copper Company at the old Mansfield camp north of Patagonia for shipment to the smelter. Bonding transfers involve T. M. Heck and William Powers with Frank Reichert and J. B. P. Schultz for the Dick Bland group in the Alto district. Gilt Edge at Oatman nears 200-foot level as crosscutting advances on 100-foot veins and 500-foot level Big Jim vein work proceeds with an expected 100-foot distance to encounter the vein.
Hick and Jones near Cuervo drill for oil on their ranch northwest of town. Phelps-Dodge takes bond and lease on Organ Mountain district properties. John J. Hyatt finds manganese north of Cooks in Deming area. Davidson and partner mine Lookout on Trujillo creek, extracting exceptionally rich ore once valued above $50,000 per ton.
The Guernsey mining properties show high activity signaling local prosperity. Near Cody a new oil field is to be developed with Denver investors asserting it may rival Wyoming’s top fields. A company has drilled three wells now producing 200 barrels daily. W. Co. and C. W. Ford report the Grass Creek district north of Thermopolis has its first oil gusher, flowing at 500 barrels daily of high grade oil.
Reports show tungsten ore near Creede and a $305000 shipment from Boulder. The Lost Hope mine sale to New Jersey Zinc for $500000 is confirmed. Barker Claim 38 in Nederland yields $20000 monthly, and tungsten strikes extend around Telluride Silverton and Ironton. Oil drilling at Mid-Colorado Oil Company in Aurora attracts capital. Tonopah Placer ships $7000 in gold bricks from Breckenridge. A five inch tungsten vein emerges on Cement creek and Nederland sells for $5000.
A playful quip frames domestic life as a battle as one spouse launches a sweeping assault on household clutter during a home improvement effort. The exchange highlights humor in renovation and tidying as a domestic campaign.
Six wounded London officers from a city hospital took a motor trip to Hampton Court, with only one having visited before. The piece notes how war enlarges geographic knowledge and that visitors often truly see a city, citing local habits and a London commercial man who has seen distant wonders yet never entered Hyde Park, Westminster Abbey or St. Paul’s Cathedral.
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for the feet. Shake into shoes or use in a foot bath to ease tight shoes and relieve corns and bunions. Sold everywhere for 2 cents. Free trial package available by mail from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y Adv.
A woman coping with obesity distracts herself by recalling another woman who is fatter, seeking reassurance through a relative measure of self. The exchange hints at insecurity and social comparison without detailing broader context.
Dear editor recounts relief from back pain after taking Anuric Tablets. Claims back pain, lumbago, rheumatism, and gout improved. notes sluggish kidneys cause twinges and pains. Urges readers to ask for Anuric from Dr. Pierce, 50-cent packages.
Rev W H Warner of Myersville Maryland says his back, nerves and kidneys improved after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy for restoring his health on February 16 1916. Pills sold for 50 cents a box via Doddy Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets also advertised.
A commentator argues that lacking means to support himself pushes a man toward politics or crime, reflecting social critique of unemployment and opportunity in the era.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy for female ailments from puberty to old age. It claims the medicine is a temperance remedy with ingredients listed on the wrapper and presents it as a trusted aid for headache backache hot flashes catarrhal conditions bearing down sensations mental lows mood dizziness fainting and related symptoms.
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