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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1918
Page
15
An ad style passage touts Freezone as a cure for corns removing all types with no pain. It credits a Cincinnati inventor and notes the product costs only a few cents at drug stores. The excerpt ends with a chat about Bennie Beanbrough painting houses and camouflage as a new term.
A cheap lemon skin softener and beautifier is made by mixing the juice of two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white in a bottle. Strain to remove pulp and store for months. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to soften brighten and bleach rough or freckled skin.
A reader note quotes a mother seeking a fix for Bridget’s late mornings and jokes about waking with an alarm clock or sending the baby. The quip appears in a Boston Transcript line labeled as a humorous exchange about routine.
A reflective note highlights a girl’s insecurity about her singing and public perception, suggesting social pressure and self-doubt in a small setting. The line implies anxiety over how others judge her abilities and worth.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a spring tonic to cleanse the system and boost energy. It markets pills and liquids made from blood root and other herbs, claiming to treat biliousness, chills, and malarial poisons, with Pleasant Pellets for digestion and headaches at twenty five cents.
Gelett Burgess urges Liberty Loans and Red Cross support as a war year closes. He frames Germany’s autocratic aims, pro-German spies, and domestic pacifists as threats, calling for unity, thrift, vigilance, and total effort to back soldiers and allies.
A women’s military band is being organized in New York to replace bands sent to the front. It will perform at recruiting rallies and patriotic events. Miss Annabelle Boyer has been selected as drum major and is noted for baton twirling skill.
A poem about a young boy who feared speaking his name yet became one of the first to fall for France. He stole from shadowed rooms and stood on a lighted stair as tales were told, won the Croix de Guerre, and faced Teutons before dying with French sons.
Portland officers rounded up Hans Beltke after a logging camp escape as an enemy alien close shave revealed he was an eighteen year old youth. He was jailed and later found to have bol sheviki like whiskers.
Mrs Minnette Slay of St Louis Missouri offers voluntary shipbuilding services to the U S government. An expert with carpentry tools she can build toys to ships and stands ready to serve Uncle Sam.
British airmen press during a fierce sea battle sinking a German submarine under a coordinated attack by three subs and three destroyers. Seaplanes, attacked repeatedly, score direct hits and vanish the foe in oil, wreckage, and sinking waves.
I. M. Sacklin seeks the owner of a large sum of unclaimed money left by David Burns who disappeared after enlisting in Lincoln’s call. Burns left no heirs or records, and the funds have accumulated interest, forming a substantial fortune awaiting a rightful claim.
The Red Cross sends two rolling canteens to the front in Italy. These kitchens on wheels are designed to provide hot meals to soldiers in the first line trenches.
A Gainesville bakery, with chemist B F Williamson, has introduced peanut bread made from peanut flour derived from oil cake. The flour contains high fat and nearly twice the nitrogenous value of dried beef, with a suggested mix of one fifth peanut flour to four fifths wheat for a balanced diet.
A Boston Transcript quote explains that the term Satan is an Old Nick name and questions its origins. The remark contrasts the familiar moniker with its archaic or folkloric roots.
An advertisement notes Red Cross Bag Blue as a detergent aid for whitening clothes. It urges shoppers to find it at all good grocers and emphasizes its beauty in making white fabrics look clean and bright.
A light anecdote shows a wife teasing her husband about his devotion to racing calling him her better half. The exchange highlights a playful domestic moment tied to the sport's pull.
Wry aphorisms on political alignment and social behavior. A quip notes no pro-Germans admitted, and hints that a man is judged by his company. The remarks touch on fear of discussing politics with spouses and the reputational impact of associations.
A collection of witticisms about romance politics and misfortune. The speaker notes a photographer’s rejected proposal, a humorous consolation about a good negation, cautions on loving two women, warns against trusting enemies, and jokes about gas attacks and ongoing government sessions.
A witty exchange contrasts gratitude and suspicion about wealth in marriage. The speaker asserts virtue in the face of a jibe about motive, while another line hints at social judgment and the idea that doing the right thing brings no regret.
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