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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1920
Page
3
An old advertising insert touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds and grippe. A dose every two hours for up to three doses supposedly clears blocked nostrils, stops runny nose, relieves headaches and feverishness, and costs only a few cents with no quinine.
A child named Bobbie plays with Grandma and a school scene. When asked what the capital letter Y is, he quips that it is a sling shot, showing a sly mix of reading and humor in a domestic moment.
An advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It claims the product removes poisons from the stomach and liver, highlights its fruity taste, and urges mothers to insist on the California brand with dosing shown on the bottle.
The magistrate notes a charge of using scurrilous language toward a man and striking him with a dangerous missile. The prisoner claims he did nothing and denies wrongdoing, saying he called the man a lying pup and struck him with a brick.
An advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a remedy for coughs bronchitis colds throat irritation and lung troubles with claims of better sleep and easy morning expectoration. It notes long use in American homes and widespread availability.
A Boston Tran script quips about a preacher’s eloquence and a parishioner’s restraint at a collection plate. The exchange hints at powerful sermons and civic-like restraint, followed by a reflective line on silence if people spoke only on known matters.
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Mott Osborne, commandant at Portsmouth N H, launches a nationwide campaign to place 59 state prisons and five federal penitentiaries on a humane basis. A wealthy ex convict known as the Gray Brother backs the effort, with 1600 New York City ex-inmates aiding. Joliet prison in Illinois is criticized. Illinois prison chief John L. Whitman calls for an impartial investigation.
Surgeons and medical men worldwide note two signals: Dr Alexis Carrel returns from France to resume research at the Rockefeller Institute in New York, joined by John D Rockefeller’s renewed gift of 10 million dollars. Carrel, born Lyons 1873, advanced war wound treatment and surgical methods, earning honors including the Legion of Honor.
At Madison Wisconsin ex soldiers who served at Archangel challenge Col Raymond Robins claim that American troops mutinied in Russia due to allied policy. Robins cites affidavits but refuses to name sources while Lieut Kleifoth in New York denies any mutiny occurred.
Jacob Gould Schurman president of Cornell offers his extensive philosophy library to the University of Louvain for shipment to aid the Belgian library. Dr Butler notes German destruction compares to Omar’s 643 A.D. burning of Alexandria as 1914 loss of about 200 000 volumes including rare Bible editions. Many American scholars offered aid for rebuilding the library.
Over $100000 is spent on New Mexico rural school improvements. Las Vegas chosen for a Baptist college. Arizona and New Mexico face forest fires totaling 404 with half caused by people. Crop and wage data show shifts in wheat, apples, and farm labor pay. Arizona mineral output exceeds 174 million dollars with copper leading. Federal aid approved for Douglas Ro deo highway link. Census taking begins with 87000 enumerators. Arizona enforces motor vehicle laws on lights and speed.
Louis Young of 1652 Clifford Street Rochester New York writes that after thirty years of chronic bowel and stomach trouble plus bowel hemorrhages he took Peruna faithfully and began to feel better his wife urged continued use and now he is a well man. Liquid or tablet form.
The narrator recalls a banquet honoring a visiting celebrity. While waiting for the guest of honor, a suited man hurries toward the head table as the narrator quietly asks for water, only to realize the error when the guest himself approaches.
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging with directions for colds pain head ache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes Bayer as the genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents.
A Syracuse backwoods visitor buys a winter cap for one dollar at a gents store. The man plans to alter the cap at home by slitting the back and lacing it with a shoestring to make it fit. The anecdote comes from the Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
A playful exchange questions happiness in love while a man dismisses any longing to swap with General Pershing. The line then pivots to a philosophical query asking whether ignorance or knowledge causes greater suffering.
The Birmingham bishop warned that churchgoing is declining with time. A Birmingham clubman at a club window quipped about Thompson and his wife heading to church, guessing Thompson is ill or Mrs. Thompson wears a new dress.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes promising rich fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. It claims the Direction Book guides diamond dyeing over any color and urges buyers to consult their dealer to match materials.
A Princeton discussion about a new student group is recounted in Everybody's Magazine. Tom recalls a summer ride with Rastus on his father's plantation where a hornet nest on a tree prompts a warning about organized effort.
A quirky aside links a husband praised as worth his weight in gold with a warning about the Mexican border. The author muses that most people imitate others and jokes about catching canvas backs, using light humor and scattered references.
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