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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
3
The article describes a stylish one piece dress combining satin and chiffon velvet with redingote layer over satin. Features include a satin panel edged with velvet buttons a long waistline a velvet belt fur trim a velvet cape and satin sleeves with deep tuck cuffs and a high satin collar. Best suited for slender figures with defined waistlines.
A home milliner should mix silk posies with wax flowers to avoid overly stiff trims, ensuring balanced and natural-looking embellishments. The advice emphasizes combining materials for pleasing results in hat and accessory decoration.
A compact home crafted circular bag of heavy silk or cotton blends stores all four travel essentials neatly. A central round powder box and multiple small pockets hold hairbrush, comb, mirror, toothbrush, paste, powder, clothes brush, scissors, needlecase, with room for a nightdress and extra handkerchiefs. Silk is more luxurious, but cretonne with rubberized lining works well too.
The ideal nursery floor is cork carpet though it has a brief initial odor. It stays warm and clean, can be wiped daily with a damp cloth to stay fresh, and remains comfortable for children seated on it. A few small rugs over it can fill gaps.
A historic hair tonic recipe instructs steeping tea, straining, and mixing borax, rose water, glycerin, bay rum, and cantharides in a large bottle for daily use.
Describes evening coats crafted from luxurious brocades with oriental metal embroidery and long panel trains edged by fur. Arm slits are outlined with fur and collars use the same trim, while linings are soft solid-color satin.
The Western Newspaper Union News Service reports bar silver at 75.5 cents, Spelter at 12.6746 per 100 pounds in St Louis, Lead at 7.50 in New York, Copper casting at 32.12, and Boulder tungsten concentrates at 15 to 17 per unit. Crude ores show 60 percent at 15.25 to 9.40 or 12 at various levels, and 10 percent ranging 3.70 to 10 per unit.
Lead-silver ore arrives from Verde Monster at Jerome while sampling and reduction plants at Wickenburg screen up. A. V. P. sidetrack Horseshoe near Jerome becomes a mining hub. Copper company forecasts a 15 million dollar cash surplus this year as wage levels rise in Verde district.
Weller mill drops ten stamps on Ballard mine ore in Bear Creek gulch. Gold Anchor at Horse gulch Rico ships first ore. William Swinhart readies Black coal mine on Deep creek Routt co for winter. Liberty Bell Gold Mining at Telluride employs about 150 men. Lennox coal mine bought by Paul Tulare for Denver interests opposite Milner Routt co. Kittimac property in Silverton district shows steady work and improvements. Carnotite district teams enrich Placerville with concentrates. Emma property eight miles NW of Rico developed by Tonopah Belmont. Giant Eclipse mine on Monarch hill Salida district ships ore worth 300–800 dollars per car. 50,000+ tons in sight.
In New Mexico the November mine south of Steins continues steady silver lead production. The Oaks Company prepared another ore shipment from Clifton mine in the Mother Lode group at Mogollon. The Socorro mill tramway is in regular commission and lower grade ore is being dumped for tram disposal. The Johnson mine shaft at Mogollon reaches about 270 feet while sinking. Mill ore is awaiting burro transport to a custom mill. Cleveland mining camp north of Silver City expands with an additional flotation mill and a new unit for the large power plant.
The La Barge oil fields near Kemmerer plan development. A new well was brought in Thanksgiving day in the Big Muddy field. Lander field exploration is nearly halted for the winter. The Elkhorn Company, early Big Muddy operator, reportedly sold its holdings to Midwest for 600000 dollars.
The Washington Star notes Switzerland in winter as a land of dazzling ice and blue valleys where skating, hockey, bob sleighing, and skiing thrive. It describes mountain railways enabling easy travel, Christmas customs with St Nicholas and the Christkindli, and New Year праздничные rites, while expressing gratitude for soldiers, refugees, and the destitute amid World War I.
A devotional urging readers to view problems through faith in God. It notes God’s unchanging is supreme and promises provision. The piece encourages adopting Christ’s mindset to see each difficulty as a future triumph, with confidence in divine outcome.
A humorous cartoon caption shows Mr Spiffkin refusing a cheerful pose for a photo. He explains to the photographer that a too joyful look would prompt his wife to rush home from a visit. The caption ends with a lighthearted exchange about appearances and travel.
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