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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1918
Page
11
Matron's gingham house dress remains popular as a practical all purpose garment for home and outdoor work. Designs feature pockets and white bodice accents, with trim like rickrack. Coordinations include plain and plaid ginghams, organdie, Swiss embroidery and shorter sleeves for kitchen tasks.
Step by step guide explains fastening a belt with a back double knot and loops. Describes creating two knots and threading the belt to secure it, ensuring the end remains tucked and stable during wear.
The article argues that specialists reduce errors in children’s clothing design and highlights early fall styles appearing in major shops. It notes cost comparisons between ready made and home sewing, suggesting savings on finer fabrics, and describes a pictured eight to thirteen year old dress with box plaits, pockets, a jacketlike bodice, contrasting belt, simple embroidery, and silk buttons with cord loops.
American troops move into the Alsace Lorraine trenches under calm discipline. New recruits from civilian life adapt quickly, bearing heavy packs and reliable rifles. They express a personal grudge against the Huns and vow to defeat Germany, with officers stressing readiness and gas mask discipline. The brigadier general notes their confident, not boastful, approach as they endure No Man's Land and learn front-line duties.
William J D Knickerbocker of Degden North Dakota left the line at the St Paul recruiting office declaring he wished to become a devil dog. He passed an almost perfect physical test and heads to Paris Island South Carolina for Marine training.
Two Tarantola brothers from the city who had not spoken for two years slept in the same bed and ate at the same table again bonded through Marine enlistment. Dan twenty and Angelo eighteen reconciled after Angelo broke up a marble game and joined the corps. Dan followed two days later. both are at Paris Island S C now.
Philadelphia draft board refused George W. Nicholson, 30, enlistment after Dr. John H. Bailey, medical director of local board No. 22, found his heart was on the right side. Nicholson pleaded to go, having previously been turned down for being underweight.
In Knoxville Tennessee Mrs A P White of Powell Station Knox county is hailed as the champion war mother of Tennessee and perhaps Dixie She has five sons in the service Captain Roy D White Lieutenant John H White Private William Homer White Cook Marvin B White and Private Edgar White All my boys volunteered she declares proudly
Boulder and New York markets report mixed metal rates with tungsten concentrates at 60 percent worth 20.00 and 22.50 per unit, 25 percent at 12.00 and 12.50, 10 percent at 9.40 and 12.20, lead at 8.05, spelter at 8.80 8.87, copper at 25.62, and bar silver at 1.01.
Chicago market report lists prices for butter including creamery extras and firsts with various grade notes. Potatoes show Minnesota and Wisconsin prices by bulk and sacks, with Ohio and Michigan entries. Poultry quotes include broilers and fowls with cents per pound.
New York sugar prices list centrifugal and confectioners grades with per pound and crate figures. Chicago grain and provision prices show No 2 yellow corn No 2 yellow oats rye barley Timothy lard and ribs with bid and ask values.
Kansas City Butter Creamery lists 43c for firsts 42c seconds 40c packing. Eggs Firsts 39c seconds 38c. Poultry Hlens 23c 26c roosters 18c springs 24c broilers 28c.
A damaged OCR excerpt shows various hides and pelts pricing. Mentions green salted hides, salted and dry pelts, horsehides, wool pelts, butcher shearlings, and buckskin pieces with numerical values scattered. No clear event or entities beyond general trade terms.
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