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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
2
The article extols patriotic spirit of American women in war service and urges use of Favorite Prescription for menstrual pain nervousness and dizziness. It notes availability in tablet and liquid forms and cites a ten cent trial from Doctor Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY along with a mention of Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel issues.
Health blurb describes stomach sourness, gas and bloating after meals with mention of instant relief product. Laments indigestion pain and headaches as accompanying discomfort. Contains promotional tone urging immediate remedy.
Western Newspaper Union reports on ongoing war progress with mass casualties and troop movements. German forces retreat toward the Rhine as 1.5 million prisoners are released. Austria Hungary faces armistice violations and brutal reprisals. Allied conferences set for December 16 with key leaders. British Indian army losses tally over 101 thousand. Serbian massacres by Bulgarians leave villages emptied and officials executed.
Reports from Riga declare Lithuania proclaimed as a republic while ex-emperor Williams abdicates in Holland. Bolshevik gains threaten northwestern Russia. Luxemburg time shifts to French. Influenza wanes in Amoy but ill per cent of locals. Chinese and allied troops review in Peking. American POWs repatriated via Switzerland. Dresden revolutionaries vote with Socialists winning most seats. Bethmann-Hollweg seeks war origin inquiry. European press cites shared defeat and guilt.
The excerpt from the armistice terms notes restitution of Russian and Romanian gold to Germany or seized by Germany. Illinois reports 22 566 deaths from Spanish influenza. A Denver office assists disabled soldiers regionally for Colorado Wyoming Utah and northern New Mexico. Thomas J Mooney removed from death row to life imprisonment and assigned to a prison foundry.
President Wilson approves a four minute men group of the committee on public information to wind up by December 24. Bernard Baruch, head of the War Industries Board, sends his resignation effective January 1. The War Department releases the U S Army corps in France as of November 7. An American traveler reports orderly German troop withdrawals from Frankfort and beyond.
Lieut. Charles Miller of the United States army aviation corps and test pilot at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, landed in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh after flying 91 miles from Dennison, Ohio in fifty minutes. Trotting horse breeders move to simplify governance of light harness racing with steps toward consolidating the National Trotting Association and the American Trotting Association. Richard E. Remner of the New York Athletic Club set two American walking records in the United War Work eight mile handicap in New York, first eight miles in 1:01:34, then added a one hour record by 119 yards for seven miles and 1,437 feet.
Government urges continued sale of thrift stamps to cover war expenses and support the army in Europe and on return. Belgium’s King Albert and family to visit Paris. U S sugar division to begin demobilization around December 15. South Africa reports 50 000 influenza deaths among Europeans and natives. Japan to lead delegation to Versailles peace talks. Madam Prieur files murder complaint against former German emperor. Ori zaba sails to Brest with 500 reporters to cover peace conferences. Hungary to intern von Mackensen’s 170 000 troops. Mauretania returns with first large U S troop convoy to Gravesend Bay. Germany suggests neutral commission to determine war responsibility.
State fair events in Phoenix and Tucson fare changes, plus local bond issues. Arizona towns report a tomato canning plant proposal, quail scarcity near Bisbee, a Jer ome hospital converted to a hotel, influenza deaths among Navajos and residents, and roads improved after rains. Major items include Fort Huachuca gun school, Polish relief funds, a redistricting measure, and Thomas E Campbell elected governor born in Prescott.
President Wilson announced plans to go to Paris for the peace conference and said allies accept his principles for peace. He said cables and wireless will keep Congress informed, pressed rail reform, endorsed a new shipbuilding program, urged woman suffrage, and outlined tax plans for 1919 and 1920. He noted no private motive in going to France and expressed resolve to help soldiers’ sacrifices.
Colorado's crop output last year set records with 2 235 812 955 pounds of vegetables grain and fruit shipped from the state across 57 365 cars. Wheat alfalfa hay potatoes beans oats corn barley rye millet wild hay peaches peas cantaloupes and more totaled hundreds of millions of pounds. Flour production reached 509 139 048 pounds and sugar shipments and canning totals are also reported.
Mrs O S Johnson of Ellensburg credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after illness post marriage and helping her bear a child The ad urges other women with functional disorders to try the product and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for advice based on 40 years of experience
A French soldier mocks English usage in a humorous scene, noting translation quirks in a magazine. The piece contrasts language confusion with a joke about a lottery prize and ends with an ad for Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming health benefits for liver bowels and stomach.
The Peruvians allegedly used printing-like methods to decorate fabrics with durable vegetable fibers. They employed copper rollers for multicolor patterns and mordants to fix dyes, a process likened to modern printing with remarkable technical and artistic merit according to experts.
A soldier recounts a tense encounter with a German sapper during combat. They crawled toward each other and exchanged words in broken German and English, ending with a defiant exchange about who remains.
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