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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1920
Page
11
An ad style recount describes long stomach trouble ending after using Milks Emulsion with claims of a permanent cure. It pitches Milks Emulsion as a palatable, nutritious bowel and digestion aid, urges trial with a money back guarantee, and notes availability through druggists.
Lowell Massachusetts resident Mrs M Theall Bessey describes three years of pain and fatigue before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved energy and work capacity and urges others to try the remedy, noting decades of use and confidential advice from the company.
In a woodland fable Reynard the Fox is ordered by his wife to clean carpets or starve. While fleeing the punishment he joins a goat chase, a goatskin rug is mistaken for a rug, and Billy Goat confronts him. Reynard limps home to finish the chore amid Mrs Fox’s scolding and no sympathy.
A resident in a seaside town describes a neighbor's cat behaving like a tomcat with late night activities. The writer muses about keeping a male and female cat, worries about multiple life and lodge on the back fence, and asks what to do amid a repeating pattern of noise and late hours.
Alice Joyce stands among the favorites on the movie screen, lauded for success in double roles. The article notes her warm reception by patrons of silent drama and mentions a playful line about Jinks and an umbrella.
The article discusses long lashes protecting the eye by filtering dust and shading nerves. It explains trimming upper and lower lashes with fine scissors, suggests seeking help, and notes clipping stimulates growth. Eyebrows may benefit from clipping and Vaseline is endorsed as a tonic. Clipping every six months for three months aims to thicken and lengthen lashes.
A whimsical monologue contrasts home comfort with roaming life and restless ambitions. It notes a songwriter’s refrain about accepting one’s lot as best, then shifts to a string of anecdotes including a lampoon on a glow-worm and skunk hybrid oil stove and a ritually sour note on modern comfort devices.
A fragment quoting the Houston Post discusses Young Jobbles buying a rakish roadster. The remark claims the purchase was spiteful and meant to imply no proposal of a bungalow for a second time, suggesting hidden intentions behind the gift.
An advertisement warns that backache and kidney pain signal overworked kidneys from meat intake. It touts Jad Salts as a remedy to cleanse sluggish kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and relieve bladder irritation, claiming it restores kidney function after a few days of daily use.
A homely man returns to his southern hometown after fifteen years away. An old negro, recognizing him, asks if he is remembered. The man replies with a grinning, humorous acknowledgment, noting the difficulty of recognition and memory.
While awaiting a box of sweets I asked about a hanging red flower. The other speaker calls it wandering Jew and we wonder its English name. Mrs. Sib in the Chicago Tribune notes the exchange.
A concise line noting how a husband’s influence shifts after marriage, implying his wife’s effect on his decisions and actions. The remark reflects social expectations about marriage dynamics and male authority.
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