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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
15
Druggists in Pilgrim and Bridgeport Texas report strong customer satisfaction with Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root over many years. They cite relief from back pain gall stones bladder inflammation and rheumatism and urge readers to try a sample with a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Regular bottle sizes are sold in drug stores.
A mother tells her daughter Dorothy to stop tormenting the cat named Teddy and warns she will not speak about it again tonight. Dorothy retaliates with a threat saying she will “catch it tomorrow,” highlighting a tense domestic moment from a Woman’s Home Companion item.
A humorous item frames two goats as unlikely saviors of a hat factory. The first goat asks how riches were earned while the second boasts that it saved hat checks by eating the proprietor's hat, delivering a quirky anecdote.
An era article-style notice promoting auto intoxication illness and home remedies. It cites Dr Pierce s pellets and Anuric as cures for kidney and uric acid troubles, claiming several benefits and referencing Dr Weir Mitchell. The piece reads as an advertisement with suggested daily water intake and premeal dosing.
Western News report says Teutonic allies control the Alt river line from the Transylvanian Alps to the Danube with Bucharest within reach. Alexandria has fallen. 1,200 prisoners plus 10 officers taken near Orsova. Italians suffer 20,000 losses amid broader Balkan and North African fighting.
Sixteen thousand pounds of dressed turkeys, 2000 pounds of cranberries, 100 boxes of fruit, 4000 pounds of plum pudding and 7000 pounds of candy were shipped south for Thanksgiving dinners for punitive expedition troops. Thirty three motor trucks led by Capt. W F Herringshaw carried the cargo with muslin streamers bearing The Turkey Train.
Villa presses north from Chihuahua City in a plan to join Gen Murguia and recapture Chihuahua. Gen Trevino reportedly abandoned Chihuahua and aims to regroup at Juarez with orders to concentrate forces along the frontier. Carranza officials confirm Villa controls Chihuahua City as Trevino seeks a new junction for a push southward. In a separate note, Chicago reports a potential foot and mouth outbreak prompting stockyard shutdowns in Illinois and Missouri to prevent spread.
A quip about finding a hotel run to suit a guest while owning the establishment. The Louisville Courier-Journal frames the exchange as a humorous take on service, control, and personal standards in lodging.
A nostalgic ad and editorial snippet describe Cuticura as a skin and scalp remedy with a mail sample offer from Boston. The editor’s correspondence column humorously notes a reader seeking advice on preventing mustache hairs from falling out.
A condemned man is visited by his wife who brings two parcels one for linen and the other a clothesline as she jokes about the rope. The item ends with an ad urging Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate liver bowels and stomach.
A grandfather explains the term optimist to his grandson Edward. Edward brightens and defines an optimist as the man who fits you with spectacles. The exchange captures a child’s simple, humorous misunderstanding of a grown up word.
Prof Aug F W Schmitz of Oxkla reports long standing backache and Bright's disease claiming relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says two boxes helped, a later three more cured pain, and a final two more maintained absence of severe symptoms. He recommends the remedy and notes price and manufacturer in Buffalo New York.
In a Boston Evening Transcript quip two women compare mates. Mrs Exe laments her partner’s busy social life while Mrs Wye notes her own isolation indicates a lack of social standing.
The rain show draws the eye yet weighs on the heart as growth unfolds from tiny origins into larger forms.
A fat plumber boasts of a mean stunt by Umson who used tinfoil to imprint cheese onto a silver dollar and leave the impression on a plate to fool a waiter into thinking he left a large tip, as recounted in Youngstown Telegram.
A succinct adage attributed to Syrus Eliot reflects inner mastery. The quote emphasizes self-control as a double triumph beyond external wins.
A remark suggesting Smith’s humor appeals was noted as he collapsed on a concrete pavement and injured his humorous bone, prompting concern over the mishap and its handling.
A film director quizzes a bashful young man on a wide range of talents from swimming to fighting. The man lists many abilities but fails to address acting, prompting the director to hire him for a screen-actor role. Life notes this as the birth of another star.
A child and mother humorously debate a girl’s warning to stop throwing stones at a dog. The exchange highlights a stern plea from the dog’s guardian and the boy’s feigned bravado in a domestic setting.
A young man from a small country town visits Cincinnati and receives a barber shop haircut. After the barber suggests a hair cleaning up the man thinks it is a prank. He leaves paying his bill and laughs at what he thought, only to learn the barber meant a shampoo.
Two women tease a husband’s idle workload noting his office is more convenient as a place to go when not playing golf. The remark contrasts appearances with practicality in a light social exchange.
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