Johnson Camp Steady Producer On Arizona United Property
Johnson Camp near Benson Arizona hosts steady output under Arizona United Mining Company after retaking properties from Cobriza Leasing. An incline shaft of about 1100 feet yields around 200 tons daily sent to El Paso smelters. The operation employs about eighty men with J M Libbey long time supervisor and A C Harmon a principal owner expressing satisfaction with results.
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Johnson Camp
Benson
Arizona United Mining Company
Cobriza Leasing Company
Arizona United
Old Republic
el Paso
J. M. Libbey
A. C. Harmon
Philadelphia
Phoenix Chamber Calls for German Language Elimination
The Phoenix Chamber of Commerce reports resolutions urging the elimination of German language study in schools and colleges amid wartime sentiments. The note urges boards to devote study time to other subjects as calls grow to curb German instruction nationwide. Also: Florence bridge on the Gila River near Florence completes after a year of work doubling its length, serving eastern and western travel through Southern Arizona.
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United States of America
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix
Arizona
Tom Chamber OF Commerce
C. A. Stauffer
Florence
Gila River
Famine in Sugar Avertable Yet Canners Face Strict Limits
Federal Food Administrator for Arizona warns sugar supplies are tight despite an August 1 cut to two pounds per person monthly. Households must conserve, home canning sugar requires permits, and excess inventory could lead to fines. Officials will check canning stock for excess purchases.
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Arizona
Why Sugar Is Scarce
Reasons sugar is hard to obtain include fewer ships carrying sugar from Java and the West Indies, lower than expected crops, France and Italy needing more imports after German destruction of beet sugar factories, submarine losses on the Atlantic coast, and rising domestic consumption of sweets.
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Java
West Indies
France
Italy
Atlantic
For SALE Five Room House on 5th St big lot
Five room house with a large lot on 5th Street is offered for sale at a price of 1400 dollars. Signal Office advert.
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5Th St
El Toro Cement and Shelter Lumber Ad
The ad touts durable lumber kept under protective roofs to withstand weather and promises lasting satisfaction with properly priced wood. It also promotes El Toro Brand Portland cement as a concrete of permanency and urges buyers to trust the quality behind the product.
Lilly Frill Fights War With War Savings Stamps
In a small city department store near Chicago Lilly Frill begins selling War Savings Stamps beside laces and neckwear to support the war effort. She vows to raise enough money to manufacture a depth bomb and stop one U boat, proving a single girl can contribute to victory. Her story urges merchants to empower local Lilly Frills to fund the fight.
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Lilly Frill
Chicago
Tilly
Lilly
Death of Noted Character Uncle Billy Plaster
Noted Arizona cattleman Uncle Billy Plaster died in El Paso. He inspired Alfred Henry Lewis's Old Cattleman character and recounted Wolfville frontier tales. Locals recall incidents in Lewis’s volumes and recognize Doc Peets, Dave Tutt, Texas Thompson, and Tucson Jennie as range neighbors.
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Billy
Alfred Henry Lewis
Wolfville
Mr. Lewis
Fl Paso
Arizona
Doc
Peets
Dave Tutt
Texas Thompson
Tucson
Jennie
Tombstone
Charleston
Red Dog
Plaster
el Paso
640 Acre Homestead Law Contact
Information on the 640 acre homestead law should be directed to HAMPTON & ARNOLD, Land Attorneys, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Hampton & Arnold, Land Attorneys
Phoenix
Arizona
Subdue the submarine by substituting phrases
The piece lists substitutions swapping service for sneers economy for waste cooperation for criticism production for pessimism marketing for telephoning performance for argument conservation for conversation vegetable oils for animal fats perishable for preservable foods common sense for common gossip cornmeal and oatmeal for flour greater production for German peace the flour you do not eat for the rifle you cannot carry
First class boot and shoe repair at Benson Saddle Shop
Prompt boot and shoe repair offered at Benson Saddle and Harness Shop with moderate prices. Local customers praised quick service and skilled workmanship for everyday footwear and saddlery items.
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Benson Saddle and Harness Shop
How to can fruit without any sugar
The federal food administration for Arizona and University of California offer a sugar free canning method. Cold pack and hot pack are explained with sterilization steps, jars, water temperatures, and processing times for safe preservation without added sugar. Sixteen French orphanage related facilities receive American Red Cross support for hospitals, nurseries, and orphan homes near Cannes Touraine Marseilles Lyons.
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Federal Food Administration
Arizona
Food Administration
Division of Viticulture
University of California
Red Cross
Verdun
Serbia
Cannes
Touraine
Marseilles
Lyons
Benson Man Weds in Phoenix and Returns Home
The marriage of Mr. R. T. L. Brownell and Miss Frances Evans occurred in Phoenix Monday evening. They arrived in Benson Tuesday to establish their home. Brownell, a new Moss Pharmacy druggist from Superior, won local affection, despite a shivaree that ended with the couple sheltered in a vacant house until the crowd dispersed.
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R. TL. Brownell
Frances Evans
Phoenix
Brownell
Moss Pharmacy
Superior
Benson
The
Signal
Shivaree
A Billious Attack Relief With Chamberlains Tablets
A description of a billious attack noting liver failure and digestive issues. It promotes Chamberlains Tablets as a remedy to tone the liver clean the stomach and end symptoms. The ad claims three tablets will restore health and mentions a price of a quarter.
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Chamberlain
American Red Cross resumes infant welfare work in France
Dr. William P. Lucas returns to France to resume charge of the infant welfare program. He will lead a staff of about seven hundred including seventy doctors two hundred trained nurses and numerous aides and social workers engaged in relief and social services.
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William P. Lucas
France
American Red Cross
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Federal Reserve Bank
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