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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
15
A young costume praised for Belasco's staging notes a crepe georgette gown with silver spangle bands and an ankle veil. The outfit shows a forerunner long tunic drapery, a short pleated bodice, wide scarf sleeves, and a beaded waistline, paired with a filmy sailor hat.
A satin gown shown in black offers a simple, dignified daytime look with a short plain waist and full gathered skirt. The elbow sleeves end in a ruffle and a light ribbon girdle appears optional, designed to showcase matching lace collars, capes, fichus, and sleeve flounces.
A dated advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a quick bowel cleanser for babies and children, promising relief from feverish, fretful, and ill mood by morning. It claims a 50-cent bottle includes full dosing directions for all ages and adults. An aside notes Nova Scotia yields 500 bushels of potatoes per acre.
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS The cost of food today is a serious matter to all of you. To cut down your food bills and at the same time improve the health of your family. Serve them Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti two or three times per week. Children love it and thrive on it. It is the best possible food for adults. Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Nebr., for beautiful cook book telling how to serve it in a hundred ways. It's free to every mother. California annually ships between twelve and fifteen thousand carloads of deciduous fruits.
Ad copy promises a complete cure for a cold in one day using LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Calls for the signature of 3. W. GROVH and offers the product for 25 cents.
Brief item notes Gladys inviting Mr Jobbins to a mistletoe party. Mentions a laundress happy with Red Cross Bag Blue for white clothes and praises good grocers. Advert tone echoes 1940s or earlier social notices.
A witty exchange contrasts literature with commerce as a character jokes that the only book he values is the volume of business he handles. The remark underscores a practical mindset over artistic pursuits.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsia as fast and harmless relief for indigestion and related symptoms with a promise of results in five minutes. It urges readers to buy a fifty cent case from any drug store. An electric blower replaces towels in washrooms of large factories.
Dandruff and itching relief ad suggests rubbing Cuticura Ointment into the scalp then shampooing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Prevent skin and scalp troubles by making Cuticura a daily toilet preparation. Free sample by mail with Book. address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
The brief notes rising interest in the new and old dimes. A humorous correction follows, quipping that the speech import was nonexistent and that the speaker fabricates it himself.
Paris January 3 the allied powers respond collectively to German peace notes. They deny responsibility for the war and insist on reparations and guarantees, citing Belgium France Great Britain Italy Japan Montenegro Portugal Romania Russia Serbia. Belgium Germany war crimes and the aim to secure nationalities and small-state independence are outlined with emphasis on neutrality violations and continued resistance. In 1916 copper output from Copper Consolidated and Calumet & Arizona is projected at 271 million pounds with Calumet & Arizona producing 96 million pounds for the year.
Washington reports detail German proposal for a return to independent Belgium and Serbia, readjusted borders in Romania and Hungary, creation of Poland and Lithuania monarchies, evacuation of northern France, and postwar guarantees. Germany also seeks reparations from Russia and colonial restitution, plus a world peace conference to finalize disarmament and enforcement.
A coroner's jury ruled an electric power line broke and fell onto a barbed wire fence as an elderly Tucson couple attempted to reach New Year services at the San Xavier mission. Sheriff Forbes offered a 250 dollar reward for information on those who tapped and connected the live wire to the fence.
Washington reports the naval observatory memorandum listing four solar and three lunar eclipses in 1917 the greatest number possible in one year. The era’s last seven-eclipse year occurred early in the previous century with the next in 1935. A total lunar eclipse occurs January 8 from 12:50 a.m. to 4:39 a.m. ET across the United States.
Doctors report widespread grip and kidney strain this season with back pain and weakened kidneys. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root herbal remedy is advertised as a gentle healer for kidneys liver and bladder and samples are offered for ten cents to prove its claims. Regular bottles cost 50 cents and one dollar with notice to mention the paper.
An old newspaper ad promotes 10 cent Cascarets for biliousness and constipation, claiming a torpid liver and clogged bowels cause indigestion, foul breath, and headaches. It promises sleep-forced cleansing and relief by morning, with lines about other ads for dentrifiant laundry and gambling scruples.
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