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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1918
Page
6
The narrator recounts trench life as he learns workarounds for dealing with dirty dixies. He witnesses an older man use mud to clean a vessel, endures a harsh exchange with the cook, and spends the day chopping wood, drawing coal, and writing letters while awaiting meals. He finally resolves to fill a new water supply and rest in the billet.
A company stores issue details a lone lance corporal directing next day rations for 19 men. Bread, jam, onions, cheese, butter, biscuits, mustard pickles, bully beef and Maconochie rations are allocated amid quarrels over loaf sizes and portion fairness. The narrator notes the diplomatic skills required.
A frontline diary describes Tommy and fellow Tommies sharing scarce rations, trading scraps, and improvising trench pudding. It notes meals from bully beef to biscuits and jam, the iron rations for emergencies, and the quirky habit of using a cooker, amid shell fire and the Lonely Soldier column connecting front men with English generosity.
In the next installment Empey confronts the reality of death beside him as a comrade is struck down. He reflects on the lasting presence of danger in trench warfare and its effect on his mindset and resolve.
A vintage ad claims lemon juice and orchard white create a skin whitening lotion. It instructs mixing two lemons with three ounces orchard white to make a quarter pint of facial moisturizer. Daily massage supposedly fades freckles tan sallowness redness and roughness for smooth white skin.
Sir Auckland Geddes recounts a tense incident where a Canadian engineer bearing C E initials restrained a loafer by the scruff of the neck. A belated constable intervened as the soldier demanded why the man insulted him for his conscientious origin.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a trusted remedy for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles. It asserts relief from nighttime coughing aids rest and easy morning expectoration and notes the product has been made in America and sold for over fifty years.
A light column from a humorous page notes readers lightening mood as they joke about discomfort and conscience, with a quip on winter underwear signaling the approach of spring.
An advertisement touts ethine double strength as a freckle remover. It claims nightly and morning use with an ounce typically sufficient to fade or erase freckles, and offers a money back guarantee if it fails.
A novice on his first flight jokes with his companion about Abraham Lincoln. The exchange centers on Lincoln's reputed saying that a man’s legs should be long enough to reach the ground, delivered with light amusement by the seasoned traveler.
Ten Black residents from Dallas Texas awaiting a physical examination discuss the world war. Five want to go to France and sail the ocean. One has not fought since fourteen years old but warns the Germans to beware if sent to France. The tenth vows to fight if Germans meddle with him.
For years druggists note Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a great kidney liver and bladder remedy. It is a physician's prescription and strengthens kidneys to work naturally. Send ten cents for a sample bottle and mention this paper. Birds sing at morn and eve but scratch between.
The article warns that dogs kill thousands of sheep yearly, causing over a million dollars in losses and deterring farmers from entering the sheep business. It cites U.S. Department of Agriculture specialists urging state legislation and dog-proof fences, with figures from 15 eastern states showing tens of thousands of sheep killed in 1913.
The Forest Service of the U S Department of Agriculture designed a dog and coyote proof fence. Posts seven feet long set two and a half feet in the ground and sixteen feet apart. A flat barbed wire at ground level plus a 36 inch woven wire fence with a four inch triangular mesh. Barbed wire heights of five seven and six and seven inches above the ground. Total height fifty seven inches. A farmer can enclose a small area with this fence and nightly corral his flock instead of building full dog proof fencing.
In the publication, federal specialists advocate harmonized legislation and outline a proposed state dog law detailing enforcement, responsibilities, and penalties to standardize canine regulation across jurisdictions.
Crop reporters across 36 states submitted estimates for 1913 showing sheep numbers could rise by about 150 percent without displacing other livestock, adding roughly 34 million sheep. Of 1,411 replies on profitability 887 said yes, while 894 on hindrances found 531 citing dogs.
A public appeal argues that dogs harming sheep damage the breed's reputation and economic value. It proposes a tax on dogs to curb excess numbers and reduce owners unable to prevent sheep killing, aiming to lessen future losses and improve responsible ownership.
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