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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1919
Page
3
The Yonkers Statesman quips about a new cook seen by Mrs. Flatbush and Mrs. Bensonhurst. They joke she is dressy and ask about her cooking. The response implies she only burns the $50 paid, a lighthearted local humor item.
Napoleon wore a sword with a large diamond at his wedding to Josephine and believed the gem would bring him good fortune and luck.
A wide range of incidents and developments are noted including deaths in California Idaho and Nebraska, a Lincoln log cabin replica in Missouri, a fatal shooting in Iowa, and electoral maneuvering in Oregon. Also reported are California jailbreaks, arrests in Chicago and San Diego, a Washington death of Representative J W Ragsdale, French war credits, and large future ship plans by the Shipping Board.
News wires report possible September bread rationing in France amid a wheat shortage. Other items note British minesweepers hit a minefield with one sunk, 36 lives lost, plus global political moves and boxing results from U S cities.
In the season of ripe fruits and picnics the ad touts August Flower as a sovereign remedy for tired overworked stomachs. It claims to aid indigestion fermentation sour stomach and constipation by stimulating the liver and cleansing the intestines. Sold everywhere.
Japan plans to expand cotton cultivation to secure domestic spinning and weaving output. By end of 1928 it expects 250,000 acres of American cotton and 85,000 acres of native cotton under cultivation, increasing self sufficiency in foreign supply.
An old advertisement explains that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and be in unbroken Bayer packaging with proper directions. It notes aspirin relieves headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia colds and pain and mentions 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold in drug stores.
A magnate pressures a man to hurry as a stenographer becomes a joking pivot. The dialogue hints that waiting long enough fosters friendship, love, and marriage, turning the delay into a social caricature with a wry tone.
For years druggists note the strong record of Dr Kilmer Swamp Root the kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician’s prescription strengthening medicine aiding organs to function naturally. Sold by all druggists on its merit and to try send ten cents for a sample bottle and mention this paper.
A Birmingham Age-Herald fragment jokes about wireless telegraphy not yet suited for romance. It notes no one can tell who might intercept a message like ten thousand kisses and playfully critiques early wireless invention.
A reflective statement notes greater pleasure in striving for happiness than in attaining it, suggesting fulfillment comes from the journey itself rather than the end goal.
Mrs JAS Rohrberg of Pittsburgh reports months of backache headaches and weakness resolved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges others with irregularities or nervous symptoms to try the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice.
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