This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1916
Page
3
A charming, affordable party dress for young girls showcases albatross wool fabric in white and colors, Venetian lace, and cream net sleeves. Described are a sleeveless waist, pleated skirt panels, lace trimmed sleeves, a lace jacket, and a satin sash with a rosette, emphasizing ease of sewing and modest cost.
The article notes a shift from plain white blouses to colored fabrics like organdie voile georgette and wash satin. It highlights pale pink tan and blue tones as dominant, with costume blouses using cream lace Georgette and pale chiffon interlining, signaling a colorful season with abundant options.
The article highlights affordable ready made school dresses in reliable cottons and linens with simple handwork for finishing. It notes dyed delft blue accents on white and crochet details, praising plain embroidery as stylish yet practical for young girls. It ends by linking dress care to a refined sense of clothes.
Vance Waldren leaves New York to aid his ailing uncle Peter Bond in Chicago. He repairs a dilapidated property, signs a lucrative billboard lease, and intercepts a business deal, reuniting family and love with Lorna Bell as the couple plan a shared future.
Builders in major cities are creating structures of convertible apartments. Each unit features a main room that can rotate to form dining living and sleeping areas. Types include one two and three room flats with dedicated kitchenette and bathroom, plus rotating walls and built in storage to optimize space.
Prof Charles Henry of the Sorbonne in Paris perfected an electric aging method now used in Burgundy. Wine is placed in a receptacle with two high tension tubes. Bacteria and impurities collect in the tubes and fermentation stops. Process is rapid and costs under two cents per hundred gallons. Similar tests are tried on beer and essential oils.
Western Newspaper Union lists metal prices with Spelter at Denver 7.89, Copper casting 25.00, Lead New York 6.20, Bar silver 66 4c. Boulder Colorado shows tungsten concentrates 20 to 25 per 60 per cent unit. Crude ores priced 60 per cent 15 to 22.50, 25 per cent 9.40 to 12.00, 10 per cent 7.80 to 10.00 per unit.
The Benson smelter idle for years will be prepared for operation and the Calumet and Arizona Mining Co plans a new shaft. Ore worth 71 a ton in gold was found on the 350-foot level of the Carter mine at Oatman. The American Smelting and Refining Co reported gold sales of 54,952,106 in 1915. The “Oily Scoundrel” mine near Chloride is said to have ten feet of 20 gold ore. A 450-foot drift runs near the Carter property at Old Trails in the Oatman district. Jerome Superior Copper Co has organized to develop 8,000 acres north of Jerome. Tungsten prices are expected to rise, says Lionel A. Jeffs, mine engineer with ties to Idaho and Nevada tungsten properties.
A doctor recounts helping a patient by painting a sun on the ceiling to induce sunshine optimistic thinking. It backfires as the patient suffers sunstroke, a humorous cautionary tale from a hospital setting. An unrelated ad for Red Cross Bag Blue promotes white clothes at grocers.
A blue quartz vein forty five feet thick was struck in the Columbus mine at Durango. Pleas ants and Taylor, two Cripple Creek miners, leased a group of Gilpin county mines. Argentina shipments persist as Santiago mine draws new leases. Bruce & Co. of Georgetown sold ten tons of concentrates for 517 dollars after gold removal. Leadville geologists study the Lackawanna and Half Moon gulches as new belt extensions. Iowa-Tiger mill in Silverton adds a flotation unit, boosting capacity by fifty percent. Breckenridge ships about forty five thousand dollars in placer gold to the Denver mint. Modoc Mining & Milling in Cripple Creek reports three cars of ore weekly. San Juan district railings say activity is at peak with old producers, extensions, and new prospects under way. Tungsten price may rise from fifteen to seventy five dollars as England, France and Russia buy ore.
The Phelps-Dodge Company runs a hundred men at Organ. Bennet Stephenson mine in Organ mountains is unwatered. Guadalupe county aims copper near Pintadacasion. A new metals company forms near Tucum Cari. Six thousand acres leased from the state by oil prospectors. Black Cloud Mining Company of Magdalena files articles with the State Corporation Commission. New Mexico mines show small gold and silver gains and notable lead, copper, and zinc gains in early 1916 per Charles W. Henderson.
Midland Oil and Gas files articles of incorporation in Wyoming. Goshen county men will drill for oil on the John Bunn ranch northeast of Torrington. Midwest Refining secures an injunction against New York Oil to halt operations in the Salt Creek field at sections 27 40 and 79 after New York Oil struck oil in the deeper sand.
A witty observer notes that the hot-tempered beauty wed a solid catch, while suggesting the groom must endure her tantrums. The quip blends social gossip with humorous judgment of marriage dynamics.
Article traces lobelia from American Indian medical use to adoption by apothecaries and gardeners. Mentions name from Matthias Lobel, the alkaloid lobelin, and historic nickname Indian tobacco. Describes cultivation steps and yields of 1000 to 1200 pounds per acre of herb.
A humorous exchange about politeness on the road contrasts idle niceties with practical drive. The speaker questions the value of constant courteous chatter while traveling and implies that genuine progress requires more than just polite phrases.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.