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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1919
Page
3
Secret of youth hinges on eliminating poisons from the body
An advertisement urges Kidney health as the secret to staying young. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as an imported remedy from Haarlem Holland claimed to keep kidneys clean, purify blood, and sustain strength and nerves, with a warning to avoid substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
You Know Who He Meant
A brief line from a column or dialogue notes two characters Benedict and the bachelor exchanging a quick, chirpy greeting and a dour response about a woman. The snippet hints at social chatter and potential romantic tension within a narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict
Cuticura Soothes Baby Flashes Ad
The advertisement promotes Cuticura products for soothing infant skin irritations. It touts soap for hot baths, ointment for gentle application, and talcum dusting as a finishing touch, priced at 25 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. E
Boston
Fifty Fifty Yegg Money and Cops Clash
A compact crime note hints at a bold bank job with ample loot and swift police response. Details are sparse but imply a split in fortunes between the thieves and pursuing officers.
Castoria In Use for Over 30 Years Ad
Mothers urged to examine Castoria bottles for the familiar signature and use, noting it has been trusted for infants and children for over 30 years as a famous remedy. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Japan Plans Colony in Peru With 800000 Acres Sold
A Japanese syndicate has bought 800000 acres near Huanuco on the Amazon watershed and seeks negotiations for 300000 more acres. The land is described as suitable for sugar, cotton, coffee, and cocoa farming. The report notes the venture aims to establish a colony and agriculture operation in Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Peru
Huanuco
Amazon
August Flower Promises Relief for Tired Stomachs
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a sovereign remedy for indigestion and flatulence. It claims to aid digestion, liver function, and intestinal cleansing, presenting the product as a general cure for stomach discomfort. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatonio
Sailor Uncle Eben Delivers Quip on Mermaid Look
A humorous remark by Uncle Eben compares real beauty to mermaids, noting many women would envy and imitate them but risk drowning in the effort. The line reflects playful regional dialect and social tone of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben
Various 1919 News Bits From Across the Nation
The Western Newspaper Union reports on a Hoquiam church bell sale for reasons of modern news ad usage, giant cabbages at Holdenville, a Omaha family tragedy, Langley shooting the Nebraska JP, and potash king Krause's death. It notes seventy five Japanese brides arriving, Italy’s extended credit, Senate price measures, naval discharges, food prices debate, daylight saving repeal, a 24 cylinder Liberty motor test, naval appropriations, and Pershing’s return sailing plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoquiam
Wash
Switzer
John Carter
Holdenville
Okla
Fred Billings
Gage
Omaha
Navy
Germany
Navy Department
Thomas Dunn
St. Louis
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Wilson
War Department
Global dispatches report varied wartime and crime news
Reports from Tegucigalpa say Honduras revolution nearly suppressed. Denmark pledges 120,000,000 crowns loan for Schleswig reorganization. Crown Prince Charles renounces Romanian succession rights. Mexico lists 17,725 officers and 119,393 men. Goliath crash bodies found off Africa. Bolshevik ships sunk in Gulf of Finland. Germany blamed for postwar weakness by British researchers. Wichita's Wilholt ends 69 game hit streak. Train collision in France kills seven, injures thirty four. Hudson Bay meets mob in Luxembourg. menhunted killers in North Carolina. Robberies and extortion cases across Dallas Detroit Louisville. Irish bond drive opens New York. Swift & Co. fined for cold storage violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Schleswig
Charles
Romania
Ferdinand
Francisco Luzcano
Casa Blanca
Goliath
Andrea Pervosyan
Petropavlovsk
Bayer Cross on Genuine Aspirin
An ad notes that true Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and come in unbroken Bayer packaging with proper directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain. Handy tins contain 12 tablets and cost only a few cents at drug stores with larger packs also available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Parchmented Leather Promises Strength and Narrow Belts
A Turin designer M Felice Gilardini promotes parchmented leather, claiming greater strength with less elasticity than tanned hides. The leather features a trelliswork pattern and compressed areas resistant to tanning, while mesh interiors are tanned normally, enabling elastic yet strong belts that can be narrower than standard belts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Felice Gilardini
Turin
Swamp Root Featured as Kidney Ailment Remedy
A period advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a leading cure for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims quick gentle effects and urges readers to buy two bottle sizes or send ten cents for a sample via Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Adv
Birds Hold Right of Way as Air War Erupts
A director of military aviation warns fowl have priority in flight. Dead bird showers strike Atlantic towns as aviators shoot at birds. a citizen hit by a bloody bird prompts an Agriculture Department complaint. The federal migratory bird law between the United States and Great Britain was cited to deem shooting from airplanes unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Aeronautics
Atlantic Coast
Department of Agriculture
United States
Great Britain
Aged Castle Caretaker Struck Down by Prank Visitor
The Birmingham Age Herald reports a facetious guest asked to see the Kaiser’s former room, causing the aged castle caretaker to collapse. The incident reflects a risky joke during a visit to an English castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Birmingham Age- Herald
Fortune Teller Reading Sparks Doctorication Remark
A reader's fortune telling card reading hints at money coming, prompting the client who claims to be the new doctor across the way to laugh at the notion. The Boston Transcript weighs in, calling luck a sugar coated label for mental laziness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
One Drawback About A Colorful Yard Cleaner Inventor
A rustic anecdote about a colored man named Washington who cleans back yards and devised wrapping a horse fore legs with fly paper to trap flies. A client praises the paper while Washington notes occasional mishaps when a horse’s legs stick together and need separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fly
Vast cave found in Matehuala mine in Mexico
Workers in a Matehuala mine near San Luis Potosi have unearthed a cave said to be among the republic’s largest. Over 300 feet below the mine, it spans 15 feet in width, with undetermined length. Explorers plan careful survey, noting a sulphurous fountain issuing a blue stream and predicting it may rival Mammoth Cave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matehuala
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Republic
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
No Way to Beat the Game of High Living Costs
The piece notes the futility of escaping rising living expenses. It describes quitting meat, buying cabbage and greens, and still facing higher prices as vegetable costs surge. The food system is portrayed as unforgiving with fixed price tags.
These Irritating Husbands Quip in Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier-Journal tease quotes a wife nagging her husband for new clothes and a joke about other women trying to hire him away. The exchange highlights domestic humor and social expectations reflected in a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Duel Indefinitely Put Off
The Potter Pryor duel tale from Civil War era is recounted in Wisconsin Magazine of History. Virginia Congressman Roger A. Pryor died recently in New York City. John Fox Potter of East Troy challenged Pryor to a four foot bowie knife duel. Pryor refused calling it vulgar. Potter’s knives are exhibited at the State Historical Museum in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter-Pryor
Wisconsin
History
Roger A. Pryor
Virginia
New York City
John Fox Potter
East Troy
Walworth County
Potter
Pryor
State Historical Museum
Madison
House-Hunting Quandary Puzzles Pa and Son
A playful exchange frames a lesson in effort as a father asks his son about the toughest hunt and the boy replies with a practical twist: house-hunting. The dialogue echoes a domestic vignette about everyday challenges.
Old Codger Compares Looks With Bald Man
A humorous remark notes how a man with eight hairs on his head appears more impressive than a bald rival. The line highlights vanity and playful insult without harm.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marine Eye Remedy Company
Vanayu, Vu
Western Newspaper Union News Service
John Krause
Nebraska
Alliance
Neb
Krause
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Italy
Treasury Department
Fair Price Committees
Attorney General
Senate Agricultural Committee
Palmer
Roosevelt
Glass
Congress
General Pershing
Baker
Joseph G. Wilholt
France
Paris
Nancy
Strasbourg
Willis E. Davis
Norman E. Brookes
Meadow Club
New York
Hamburg
Keresan
Lacey Murillo
Luxemberg
Chamber of Deputies
Walter Elliott
Kearney
Louisburg
N. C
Louisville and Nashville
Columbia
Middle Tennessee
Dallas
P. H. Spencer
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
W. B. Burrell
United States District Attorney
Detroit
William Baldwin
Standard Oil Company
Spruce Street
Paul J. B. Haverly
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge
Illinois
Smith L. von Fossen
Beardstown
Irish Republic
American Commission On
Mr. Schleusner
Dean’s
Wm. Schleusner
Wellston
Mr. Schucll
Doan
C. H. Coggeshall
Notary Public
Doanse Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Texas Oils
Fort Worth
Tex
Ben Ov Smith & Son
Ft. Worth
Texy
Denver
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