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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
2
A laboratory tour reveals the care behind Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Herbal sourcing exceeds 350000 pounds annually, with peak-season harvesting. Solvents extract properties, utensils and vessels are sterilized, and the product is pasteurized and bottled in sterile containers. Letters from women praising the remedy support its claimed health benefits.
Coal output in McKinley and Colfax counties New Mexico is within 10 percent of normal officials say. General Wolters reports raid by Mexican bandits near Zapata Texas. Todd shipyard resumes Tacoma operations after strike. Peach picker Margaret Myers earns up to 20 dollars daily in a cannery. A. B. Cook of Helena elected president of American Hereford Cattle Breeders Association. Hansen suspension bridge near Twin Falls Idaho opens claim to highest bridge in US. Anaconda Copper Mining plans to close Montana mines due to fuel shortage 12000 workers to lose jobs. IWW trial for murder of Lieut. Warren Grimm set for Jan. 5 at Montesano. Oregon Short Line ordered to complete spur near Briggs Idaho unlocking 13 million tons coal. Libel case in Spokane over coke seized for unlawful profits. 18 aeroplanes planned for Montana forest patrols next summer. National idle workers reach 1,000,000 amid coal strike. U. S. embassies report Jenkins released in Puebla. Allied removal of Kaiser from Holland could trigger dash into Germany. US fiscal year 1919 receipts rise nearly half billion. Panama canal disbursements etc. Hoover buys Washington Herald with Crane Rogers as managers. Secretary of Commerce to be Joshua W. Alexander. Sugar control ends with Sugar Equalization Board dissolution Dec 31.
Foreign notices report the former German crown prince renewing his house lease at Wieringen until next spring. Paris papers note February conscription for the class of 1920 and April release for the class of 1918. Swedish aid to Berlin and Vienna valued at about 1 million dollars is reported.
The notice lists butcher weights and prices for hides including 16 lbs and up, under 16 lbs free, dry salt hides, pelts, and cured hides with per pound rates. It also shows horsehides, bulls, and glue hides with varying cents per pound and totals for 8 items. Colorado settlement prices give bar silver copper lead spelter and tungsten figures.
Hog prices range from 13.50 to 14.30 with variations by type and weight. Cattle prices cover beef steers, heifers, cows, veal calves, and feeders with wide brackets across grades. Sheep and lambs show values from 4.00 to 16.50, including ewes and breeding stock.
Chicago prices for corn oats rye barley timothy and clover seeds shown with No 2 and No 3 quotes and ranged values. Pork nominal lard ribs listed with current price points and spread.
Market roundup listing Chicago prices for butter creamery 57 72c eggs firsts 79 89c ordinary firsts 70 72c poultry alive springs 25c fowls 16 26c turkeys 30c potatoes northern whites $2.95 3.10 per sack bulk $3.10 3.10 frozen $2.75 2.20 per unit.
An old advertisement warns kidney trouble signals including nervousness dizziness back pain and sleeplessness. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Holland as a remedy with a money back guarantee. The ad urges readers to ask for the original imported brand and avoid substitutes.
A motivational line states that success equals doing what you can well without seeking fame. It emphasizes consistent effort and mastery in any task rather than glory.
Advertisement promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented economical powder for face skin baby and dusting use. Claims to render other perfumes superfluous and notes it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment.
Hundreds of volunteers fought a raging California forest blaze that threatened Angeles National Forest for 13 days. In Pomona district alone more than 1,000 aided in night and day efforts. Back fires and air guidance kept flames contained. few cabins burned and Pasadena waterworks will gain a protective firebreak by US forest service rangers.
A disjointed passage features lines about barnyard terminals as code for cocktails and a joke about a husband blaming his wife after loss. It includes a line to Hazel noting marital perceptions and a statement on a temper and sizing up an easygoing man.
The piece discusses Sir Walter Raleigh's claim that Shakespeare lacked a complete hypocrite in his plays due to a happy childhood. It notes Dickens' harsher youth and suggests readers may dispute Raleigh, citing Gloster and Iago as hypocritical figures.
Experts from the United States declare victory over yellow fever after a long Sanitation driven battle in Guayaquil Ecuador. No new cases have been reported in the city for about three months signaling the end of the epidemic.
A terse exchange hints at a moment of unwanted closeness. Molly deflects as a specific kiss is referenced, with the question of whether help was sought and a reply denying need for aid.
A writer confirms the editor finally accepted their poem after five persistent submissions. The exchange hints at editorial patience and the repeated push to publish.
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