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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1920
Page
11
An advertisement touts Danderine as a quick remedy to transform dull hair into abundant soft glossy fullness. It claims immediate beautifying effects, dust removal, scalp refreshment, dandruff control, and hair growth promotion for girls and women.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quips about a diner patron waiting for hot cakes. Beatrice the breezy waitress advises the customer to stand on both feet and rest his jaw to be ready when the hot cakes arrive.
An old advertorial urges mothers to choose California Fig Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It claims the product clears poisons from the stomach liver and bowels and highlights a fruity taste and dosage directions on every bottle.
A Southern exchange mocks rising costs saying the orgy of high prices will continue as long as people are willing to pay the organists. The quote appears in the Boston Transcript parodying recent price trends.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a gentle vegetable remedy for kidneys liver and bladder ailments. It claims rapid relief and urges readers to request a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Elmer Co in Binghamton New York while citing the paper.
Quotation style item records a witty exchange about finances and a sharp quarrel with a spouse framed as a succinct, period-voiced line. The line about dogs adds a quip contrasting proverb with memory of exceptions.
Prof Robert H Goddard describes a new multiple charge high efficiency rocket designed to send recording apparatus to extreme altitudes within the earths atmosphere. He notes rockets would rise and fall quickly enabling daily observations for weather prediction beyond nineteen miles previously reached by balloons.
The article explains rammed earth or cob building as a low cost method using soil from the site. It notes English adoption to ease housing shortages, with history in France Spain and colonial regions. Subsoil clay mixed with straw can be puddled to form durable walls. Sir Walter Raleigh’s birthplace is cited as an example of a cob house.
In Asia Minor Cappadocia west of Mount Argaeus features cone shaped hills eroded into dwellings. Natives carve interiors leaving floors intact and multiple stories, with windows and doors. Some houses date to prehistoric times and Christian monastic use in the fourth century.
Old Lady Plymouth Rock needs identical care to Jersey stock in cold weather to keep eggs coming. Provide roomy housing with ample fresh air, feed with meat scraps or milk, sprouted oats for greens, scattered grains for exercise, and switch milk types carefully. Hatch timing matters with April first for Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island reds Wyandottes and other American breeds and May first for Leghorns. Straw or wheat for nests and floor bedding.
The passenger airliner arrives with luxury cabins lit by electricity. Travel at two miles per minute over sea and mountain marks a two and a half hour London to Paris trip costing 100 dollars. Regular schedules spread across the United States Europe and beyond. The largest airliners carry thirty passengers and allow movement inside.
The anhinga weed grows in Brazil’s river mud and could yield up to 100000 tons yearly for cellulose and linen paper. Experiments show fibers may be chemically spun into an artificial cotton with potential superiority. One mill is already processing it and plans to repurpose abandoned sugar mills for the method.
A lighthearted column notes that managing on a tight budget is hard and a smile hides a complexion care routine. It jokes that a man dislikes vague words like Tf while a woman’s appearance can profit a pharmacist.
Ancient Moro chieftain Benguito reputedly lived to 83, a remarkable age in the tropics. He ruled a powerful tribe with firm diplomacy, fought Spaniards when needed, and kept peace when possible. His tomb, a bamboo frame draped in white Moslem cloth, held his body in a seated position for 35 days.
A light panel of quick wits and humorous exchanges. Mrs Myles jokes about Mrs Styles new forty dollar hat while Mrs Wyles notes husbands gossip about it. A punchy exchange about liberal spending and supposed surgical drills follows with jokes about a boy asking if fifty dollars is a lot depending on earning or spending.
The article explains the origins of the military salute and the open handed gesture. It notes the signal originally showed a weaponless stance and non aggression. It also mentions the practice of retreating from royalty began to protect against potential kicks.
A Daily Thought noting that opportunities are less movable than souls and wills. It urges actively seeking chances rather than passively awaiting them to arrive. The quote emphasizes the value of proactive effort over passive expectation.
A London Answers note traces the cakewalk back to Ireland where a cake was given to the best dancer, though it later became associated with African American culture. The piece highlights the dance as a cultural progression from its Irish origins to its later fame in the United States.
Experts at the University of Wisconsin agricultural college estimate that exposure causes $1,000,000 in annual damage to farm machinery.
A French scientist claims birthmarks in families lacking current social standing mark knightly ancestry, suggesting the marks arise from ancestors who wore armor. The observation ties physical traits to noble lineage across generations.
A mother questions Johnny about borrowing Mrs Naybor's wash tub. Johnny reports Naybor declined, noting the tub’s bands are loose the bottom is out and it is filled with soapy water leaving it unusable.
The Bayer Company explains proper use of Bayer Tablets of Aspirin including drinking one or two glasses of water after tablets. Genuine packages bear the Bayer Cross. The medicine, claimed to be prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years, targets colds headaches toothaches and more with handy 12 tablet tins and larger packages available from druggists.
A Claypool hotel chef shows a frugal approach to turkey meat. He cuts off legs and wings first, then slices the white meat, suggesting soup from the neck and sauce from the giblets to maximize value.
A playful dialogue reveals romance and humor as a fiancée notes she will share his griefs after marriage while he replies he has none now. She smiles and confirms her pledge to share troubles when they are married.
A brief comic exchange shows Jiggs and Biggs reacting to a wife praising her first husband. Envy sparks light humor as the men speculate on loyalty and affection.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound to break a severe cold in hours. The product claims rapid relief from stuffed nostrils headaches feverishness sneezing and nasal discharge after two to three doses with no quinine and low cost.
The French resort of Biarritz renowned for its beauty and fashion near the Spanish border is described as once rivaling Monte Carlo. War transformed its gambling halls into hospitals for wounded French and American soldiers while warships and German submarines operated in the Bay of Biscay nearby.
A dialogue about a boy’s future and training prompts a sharp quip: consider him as a messenger boy. The exchange hints at social expectations and pragmatic paths for a child’s development.
In a wartime scene a clever exchange notes social ascent under conflict. One character remarks that war raises the overlooked, while the other points to a simple prune as a quiet emblem of altered fortunes. The dialogue hints at irony and class shifts without specifics.
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