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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
11
Blouses and smocks rival evening frocks with bright colors and extravagant trims. Georgette crepe chiffon and net with lace and gold accents lead evening blouses, paired with black satin skirts for formal wear. Gold and silver girdles, beadlike decoration, and fur accents heighten the luxe look.
Fashion notes show velvet gowns rising as satin styles dominate, with designers favoring chiffon velvets and velveteen for versatile frocks. A marine blue wide-ported velveteen afternoon dress features plaited sides, a georgette bodice, and removable muffler collar, while satin gowns emphasize draped skirts and sunburst motifs.
Ashes mark a shift to vibrant batik decorations in autumn fashion. Patrons will see high colorful effects across blouses overblouses and negligees, reflecting bold textile trends.
A garbled price list from Denver outlines prices for hides pelts and related leather goods. Items include butcher hides from 16 lbs and up at 40c per lb and under 16 lbs at 40c, dry salt hides 6c per lb, dry flint pelts, short wool pelts, and various cured hides with prices ranging from 15c to 36c per lb. Also listed are calf hides, bulls, horsehides, glue hides, kip hides, and pony glue with scattered figures and descriptors.
Bar silver at $1.32% per ounce. Copies priced at 21 to 22e per pound. Lead at $6.75 and spelter at $7.75. Tungsten listed per unit from $7.50 to $12.00.
Chicago market quotes list hogs heavy packing sows and pigs with prices from 13.25 to 18.75 for various weights and qualities. Cattle ranges show beef steers at 11.25 to 20.50, cows 5.75 to 13.50, veal calves 17.75 to 18.75, and feeders and stockers around 6.25 to 13.00. Sheep and lambs are noted with varied values including lambs 10 to 15, ewes around 8.50, and breeding stock 6.50 to 11.75.
Chicago markets report Butter Creamery at 54 66c per pound with fowl prices at 24c to 25c. Eggs firsts 59 60c ordinary firsts 43 55c. Potatoes Northern whites $2.50 to $2.60 per sack, early Ohio $3, Western Russets $3.00 to $3.15, rurals $2.90 to $3.00.
The Chicago market shows No. 2 corn at 1.52 to 1.53 percent, No. 2 yellow at 1.53, rye No. 2 at 1. eRe, barley at 1.12, Timothy seed at 8.00, clover seed nominal, pork and lard prices listed, ribs around 18.50 to 19.50. Prices reflect mixed commodity quotes with varying cents and percentages.
King Albert of Belgium becomes the first reigning monarch to attend the U.S. Congress, greeting with praise from Senators Lodge and Cummins and House leaders. Leopold and Queen Elizabeth accompany him as crowds cheer in the Senate and House galleries during the Belgium ally's historic tribute for American wartime aid.
The War Department plans to enlist 1000 white men for immediate assignment to the Chemical Warfare Service at Lakehurst proving grounds. Lakehurst chosen after a nationwide site search for ordnance and chemical testing. The article notes advanced gases developed there and claims rapid wartime impact.
Dr William Darrach of Columbia University notes American troops averaged a ten pound gain from mobilization to demobilization, marking a historic rise in health alongside advances in preventive medicine and public hygiene. He credits vaccines, inoculations, and improved living conditions for broader disease control and a healthier postwar generation.
A National Industrial Council survey shows rapid growth of works councils in American industry since 1916. From 29 by 1918, there are now about 225 councils in 176 firms, mainly in metal trades and biteyuild.ag industries east of the Mississippi, with employees electing reps to jointly work with management.
Lucy Foreman of Kansas City Kansas writes that after years of illness and a diagnosed inflammatory condition she found relief using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. She credits the medicines with restoring her health and curing her ailments.
Atchison Kans. Mrs Ida Tickner recounts starting Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription about twenty years ago for displacement and feminine weakness. She felt relief after the first bottle and has used it when run-down nervous or weak, calling it a friend.
A remark about a man being held up in a taxi prompts a judge to ask about the chauffeur's charge. The exchange highlights questions of motive and compensation in the case.
An advertisement touts Bayer tablets of Aspirin in genuine Bayer packaging with directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes Bayer as the genuine aspirin used by physicians for nineteen years and mentions small 12 count tin boxes sold for a few cents. A separate item states an adjustable foot for ladder stability earned a patent for its inventor.
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