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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1919
Page
2
The article urges phosphorous intake with Bitro-Phosphate or Euro-Phosphate to end nervousness and thinness. It cites science and a 1918 text claiming normal nutrition underbu s t estimates and notes cautions for those avoiding fat gain.
A concise ad promotes Lift off Corns as painless and Freezone as inexpensive, claiming cost effectiveness and ease of use for corn removal.
In a brief exchange, Senator Sorghum says he is ready to deliver a long speech but is currently focused on the game, keeping the address in readiness while staying occupied with play.
A classroom remark on forestry education questions whether the discipline is a science or an art, suggesting wood cuts and craft belong to the latter side of the debate.
Census supervisors named for Arizona and reports on range conditions in Datil forest New Mexico. Rattle snake death of a Lovington child. Poisoned grain drive. Central storm flood damage. W S Hopewell pioneer dies. Jerome fire line delay. Adjutant general controversy in Phoenix. Copper output at Arizona Commercial Mining Co. Labor Day boxing event in Albuquerque. Coal rate case before ICC. Yuma seed production forecast for Hairy and Smooth Peruvian alfalfa. Imm nart amtated ban nf
Senator Hitchcock advocates prompt Senate action on the treaty ratification with Germany. He argues delaying tactics hurt the cost of living relief and urges committee voting on amendments this week, aiming to report to the full Senate within a week to ten days. An Ottawa report notes a 2.15 dollar per bushel initial wheat payment for No 1 Northern Fort Williams varieties approved by Canada’s wheat board.
Lieut. H. G. Peterson, an American aviator held for $15 000 ransom, crossed into the United States from Mexico at dawn. Shortly after, Capt. Matlack returned with Lieut. Davis. The ransom money was taken across the border to the bandits rendezvous by Captain Matlack of the Eighth Cavalry, who went alone awaiting a mountain signal.
London announces removal of all beer output limits. The act restricting production will be repealed at Parliament's next session, and provisions will not be enforced in the meantime.
London reports renewed interest in salvaging sunken ships. Experts believe Dom Paul Kruger’s fortune, more than 3 million dollars, lies in the Dorothea cargo hold sunk on Tenedos reef near Zululand and may be pursued as salvage science improves.
The report lists prices across livestock metals and currency including hogs cattle and sheep at Chicago markets with bar silver at $1.12 to $1.16 and rennet at 23 to 23 per cent. It covers ponies glue and salted horsehides plus bullion and dollar rates from New York and London.
A shabby visitor offers a grand memory system to a merchant prince claiming it brings independence and world mastery. The merchant slyly notes time, while the thinker promises recall of a wife’s letter and a ring. The man hurries away then returns claiming he forgot his hat.
Admiral William B. Caperton retired from active duty on June 30 after leading the Pacific fleet. His service spanned the globe from 1875 graduation at the Naval Academy to Cuban waters in the Spanish American War and extensive Latin American postings during later revolutions including the Mexican disturbance.
A quoted exchange recalls a former bolshevist who embraced a new habit of joining every new society that appeared, claiming a cure by resisting constant organizational impulses. The remark hints at personality shifts toward selective allegiance.
A nugget of advice on work discipline. It contrasts a man who works only when he feels like it with a successful man who persists regardless of motivation.
A group of east side women host a porch gathering where marriages and widower talk emerge. A spinster learns three attendees are second wives, provoking awkward silence until the hostess jokes about shared life paths. The scene ends with forced levity.
A shop visitor notes a blind man asking for money while the cigar buyer puffs along. The cigar girl quips that the man, by buying cheap cigars, is effectively begging for a living and selling oil stock as a sideline.
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet notes optimism about a promised salary raise. The joke frames the man as hopeful yet nine years of anticipation have passed, with a playful jab at his long wait.
Dix recalls no nerves when proposing to his wife but admits he would have hesitated if he had foreseen the current cost of living.
An old advertisement argues kidney disease threatens overall health and urges immediate use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims kidneys filter toxins and treats infections, promising relief within a day and continued use to prevent future attacks. It offers a money back guarantee.
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