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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1919
Page
3
The piece argues that phosphorous deficiency causes thinness and nervousness and promotes Bitro-Phosphate as a remedy. It claims nerve relief and renewed vigor as the body fills out with health, while warning fat gain may be avoided by avoiding fatty foods for those not seeking weight gain.
An advertisement extols a woman's refined charm gained from a delicate perfume. It recommends cleansing pores with Cuticura Soap and hot water, then dusting with Cuticura Talcum Powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin.
A Sandy Music region citizen storms into the Palace drug store in Tomlinville accusing clerks of selling rat poison last week. He says several of his children swallowed some of the product but suffered no apparent harm and declares he believes he was swindled. Judge remarks record the confrontation.
Dialogue hints at household amusement as in jokes about a husband’s sleep habits. The quick quip suggests lighthearted banter and domestic humor without further context.
Bangor Maine warns of looming wood shortage as pulp mills consume vast spruce supplies. The piece recalls past lumber profits, notes shifts to four foot lumber, and cites rising pulp wood values, labor changes, and wide forest losses across the US with calls for reforestation and sustained planting.
Private Renner and his wife and children at the farm participate in light outdoor exercise as part of a Ward 55 trial at Columbia Base Hospital No. 1 to test whether such activity hastens recovery.
John Randolph Watson of Standish after forty seven years with eyes never closed and later total blindness regained sight through eyelid grafting. An Indianola photographer burned by chemical explosion in 1856 lost lids but not sight. He later traveled to Philadelphia to Hahnemann hospital where flesh was grafted from his leg forming new eyelids and cataracts removed restoring vision.
The former German crown prince answers a Dutch collector's inquiry by calling income unsettled. The collector presses the government with a direct question: how will this be handled.
Washington reports: a US Department of Agriculture experiment at Beltsville shows lice add a cent per pound to fattening pork. Twenty four hogs split into two groups, one treated for lice, both fed identically, reveal infested hogs cost more to finish.
Within hours the stork delivered three boys to Fidele Cataldo as his rabbit produced ten new bunnies and the family cat announced two arrivals. Cataldo, already father to eight children, seeks extra work amid a daily wage of 4.20 dollars.
In Goshen Indiana Miss Bernice Gallup shows Maxwelton a thoroughbred steer fattened east of town. The animal has gained more than 200 pounds since April 3 with a 150 pound jump in one month.
The column offers light anecdotes including a wedding misstep when the groom blurted I do claiming repentance is needed. A Yonkers Statesman quip recalls a servant praising his boss’s era. A joke on film reception ends with a pun about a moving picture being reel nice.
A humorous Cartoon Magazine quip features a farmer joking about Wilhelm’s wood chopping and a boyish line about making fishin rods. The exchange reflects light tone and rural banter.
Safe gentle remedy for kidney liver bladder and stomach troubles marketed as GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. Claims cleansing and restoring function of urinary organs with dosage of three or four capsules daily and money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Sealed packages in three sizes available at all drug stores.
A British artillery officer and two soldiers saved two 1600 Flemish master paintings from bombardment in Ypres in 1915. They lowered the works with gas pipes and hooks, cut them from frames, stored them in a sack, then transported them to London where they are on display before returning to King Albert in Brussels.
Mr Crosslets asks the letter carrier to call only once a week at his house. The post office employee questions the plan while the Crosslets explain the reason. The wife fears the new cook might think visitors are arriving and leave before explanations can be given.
National Geographic quotes William Wisner Chapin noting Limburg, called the garden of Holland, yields Limburger cheese with a strong odor. A Dutch American once hid it in a wagon box and joked to a curious neighbor that his grandmother was inside, provoking a startled inquiry.
A brief humorous exchange questions fear of wearing a swimsuit and answers with a joke about sunburn. The lines contrast vigilance and vanity in a light social moment. The text also comments on men overestimating their influence.
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