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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1919
Page
6
Advertisement discusses phosphorous deficiency as a cause of thinness and nerviness. It promotes Bitro-Phosphate and Euro-Phosphate as remedies that absorb into nerve tissue to restore vigor, reduce nervous tension, and improve appearance, with a caution to avoid fat gain.
Advertisement touts painless corns removal with Lift off Corns and promotes Freezone as a cost effective option costing only a few cents per treatment.
The exchange shows Senator Sorghum declining to engage in talk, insisting he is ready with a speech but currently occupied with the ongoing game. The contrast highlights a politicians priority shift during discussions.
The quotation questions if forestry is a science and suggests it should be an art, implying that wood cuts originate from it and reflecting on the discipline’s nature.
Census supervisors named for Arizona include Samuel B. Bradner of Phoenix and Ray Bernard Leach of Tucson. Reports on range conditions in Datil forest area and a fatal rattle snake bite near Lovington are noted. The June drive distributed 13,250 quarts of poisoned grain over 42,141 acres. A storm injured homes near Central and a miner and stockgrower W. S. Hopewell dies at Albuquerque. Jerome fire line delays and pipe needs are outlined. Controversy over Arizona adjutant general persists between Harris and Ingalls. Copper production in six months hits about 3.5 million pounds at Arizona Commercial Mining Co. Labor Day boxing contracts in Albuquerque include Carl Macke vs Benny Cordova. Coal rates for Arizona may fall after ICC intervention. Yuma County seeds estimates noted for Peruvians.
Senator Hitchcock urges early Senate action on the German treaty noting public impatience and opposing delays. He says ratification linked to reducing the cost of living, with amendments likely but not to be adopted if they delay the treaty. Ottawa announces a $2.15 per bushel wheat payment as recommended by the wheat board and approved by the government.
Marfa Texas Aug 19 Lieutenant H G Peterson one of two American aviators held for 15000 ransom by Mexican bandits crossed into the United States early today Captain Matlack returned bringing Lieutenant Davis The ransom money was carried to the bandit rendezvous by Captain Matlack of the Eighth Cavalry He went alone awaiting a signal from the bandits in the mountains
The government announced that all restrictions on beer output will be removed and the act restricting production will be repealed at the next Parliament session. Provisions will not be enforced meanwhile as the change takes effect.
London reports renewed interest in salvaging sunken ships as science improves. A project may restart to recover more than 3 million dollars believed buried in the hold of the bark Dorothea, sunk on Tenedos reef off Zululand, part of the late Dom Paul Kruger’s fortune.
Late market quotations show green salted horsehides and leather prices, metal prices for rennet and tungsten, plus Eastern live stock trends at Chicago with hogs cattle and lamb ranges. Money market rates in New York and London summaries include currencies and bar silver values.
A shabby visitor offers a memory system claiming great wealth and independence, but the merchant counters with humor about forgetting his own hat. The exchange ends with the man returning to admit he forgot his hat.
Admiral William B. Caperton, retired commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, served across the globe. He patrolled Pacific waters, maintained ties with Latin American governments, and saw action from the Spanish American War in Cuban waters to revolutions in Latin America and the Mexican disturbance.
A speaker says they were once a bolshevist and eager to join every new society, but now claims to be cured and no longer participates. The exchange illustrates a shift in political allegiance and wary attitude toward new social movements.
The statement contrasts motivation with discipline by claiming any man can work when inspired, while a successful person works regardless of feeling. It emphasizes consistency and perseverance as keys to achievement.
A group of east side women hosts a porch party where all but one guest are married. They push the spinster to discuss suitors and even name candidates. A startled remark reveals three women are second wives, triggering awkward laughter from the hostess.
A man purchases a 25 cent cigar and walks down the street puffing when the cigar girl quips that he begs for a living. The customer asks why, and she explains a blind man might beg with a lead pencil but this man tries to sell oil stock.
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes a man named Rob Bies is optimistic about a salary raise, but his expectation has stretched for nine years while others remain cheerful in similar situations.
Dix says he would not have been nervous proposing to his wife but would have been if he had foreseen the present cost of living.
An old advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules claiming kidney disease causes weariness sleeplessness and pain and that the oil heals kidneys relieves inflammation and destroys germs. It urges buying from a druggist with promises of relief within a day and ongoing daily use to prevent further attacks.
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