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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement touts Anuric as effective against backache kidney disorder and uric acid buildup. It claims relief from nervousness and fatigue, recommends meat reduction, water between meals, and taking Anuric before meals. Testimony from Mrs. W. C. Zeschman in Omaha supports relief and endorsement.
A swarm of small green locusts appeared at Palitai two and a half miles south of Tientsin on September 9. Peasants beat them off to save crops then gathered baskets for sale in the native city as evening markets offered them across Chinese districts.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a harmless nightly remedy for liver and bowel discomfort. It claims no griping or sickness unlike Calomel or harsh pills and highlights low cost and sleep-time action.
A Louisvile Courier Journalist quotes a wry exchange on worry as a cheap hedge against trouble and misfortune, suggesting mindset can alter fear and outcomes.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes promising a new fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It notes a direction book with each package and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials. A separate line urges a man to have backbone for himself and ham bone for the family.
A fragment describes a girl harming a lamb and eating it, followed by a harsh comparison of two men. The lines suggest a grim, cautionary tale about carelessness and appetite, with stark imagery. No clear real-world events or entities beyond the animals and abstract figures.
Tacoma court grants dismissal to 21 alleged S W Ws under state syndicalism law while 50 still face trial. Armours tragedy in Pasadena leaves boy dead and father who killed himself. Notable injuries in Tempe to land commissioner Moeur and banker Kingsbury. Barkley seriously hurt. Raisin crop outlook doubles value to 33 million in California. Arizona students Pacond and Russell die and injure in Nogales auto crash. Naval crews race on San Diego bay. Jackson Barnett, richest wards can buy car and donate 200000 to church as Cato Sells approves expenditures. Baker seeks 150000 for defense council. AFL to investigate Gulf islands labor. Western front traffic shows 310665 enemy messages intercepted. 176913 bearings. McNary bill extends sugar board to 1920. Red Cross allocates 15000000 for Europe, 139? million domestic, 1250000 Siberia. U S loans 17000000 to exporters via War Finance Corp. Army promotions constrained until postwar roster resolved. Pacific Development Co funds 5 million loan to China. total 30 million planned. Naval officers largely reject decorations. only one of 7200 army medals declined.
International notes report Marshal Foch in Paris claiming divine inspiration behind defeating Germany and the Allied victory willed by God. Other items include Litvinov predicting Bolshevik‑Allied peace, a failed assassination attempt on General Denikine, and shifts in money and production amid postwar turmoil.
Advertorial note extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for hidden kidney issues. It cites a Life Insurance examiner and claims many insurance rejections stem from undetected kidney trouble. Sample bottle available by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co. with newspaper mention.
A Kansas City Star barbs at regional farmers with a Jimpson Junction speaker saying the outlook for the working class is poor. He notes some have admitted no improvement for the rheumatic than a Duckeye in a pocket.
Advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer package with directions for headache colds pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Claims Bayer means genuine aspirin approved by physicians for nineteen years. Tin of 12 tablets costs a few cents. aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
A quoted social note from the Boston Transcript contrasts a woman's concern over a fiancé's slang with her attempt to warn him that her father disapproves of his phoniness. The piece highlights airs and manners in private romance.
Advertisement urges adding Cuticura Talcum to toilet requisites. It extols a scented face skin baby and dusting powder and perfume, claiming the Cuticura Trio Soap Ointment and Talcum ensure fragrance with 25 cents each available everywhere.
A light observing note from Washington Star remarks that much golf is played so some women think their husbands look good in knickerbockers. It presents a social angle on golf attire and gendered vanity.
An advertisement pitches Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach, stimulates bile, and aids liver function. It claims wide use for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, constipation, and related issues, sold by druggists and dealers worldwide. Try a bottle, take no substitute.
Edith teases an awkward cousin about dancing like an angel and Jack jokes that angels cannot dance. The Boston Tran script captures witty back and forth with humorous banter.
Acute catarrh description and claim that Hall’s Catarrh Medicine strengthens the system and cleanses the blood to reduce frequent colds. States internal use and blood action on mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents. testimonials offered and a $100 guarantee. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A dialogue contrasts old etiquette with modern habits as a woman recalls showing art treasures to guests in the den upstairs and now presents stock in the cellar. The exchange hints at changing social norms and private interests within a household.
A man who can express himself in seven languages finds it hard to make a living in one language. He showcases linguistic skills but financial success remains elusive despite his broad linguistic ability.
In Denver, officer James F. Boggio dies of wounds and Sergeants Jeremiah M. Barry and detective George Schneider are wounded after a gunman Adrian Pearl Thompson is killed during a coordinated raid on a West Forty sixth avenue residence. A mother and son were present as officers searched for Thompson amid a stairway ambush and a fatal volley as Boggio fell at the attic door.
The sun did not appear in Yuma Arizona on January 8 for the first time in forty eight years as rain fell all day. A local hotel with a long standing sign offering free board on sunless days anticipated a surge in customers but reported no rush.
Four people died when the car they rode in was struck by a fast freight on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Sumner Illinois. The victims were H. A. Piper a wealthy oil man his son Shelby and Shelby’s wife and their 10 year old son.
A Tokio cable to Nippu Jiji reports heavy Japanese reinforcements rushed to Irkutsk to bolster Admiral Kolchak’s forces. The note identifies the location as Irkutsk and attributes the dispatch to Japanese authorities.
Washington report says the Supreme Court narrowly upholds Congress power to define intoxicating liquors for wartime prohibition. In a five to four ruling Justice Brandeis writes for the majority affirming provisions in the Volstead act banning manufacture and sale of beverages with 0.5 percent or more alcohol. Justices Day Van Devanter McReynolds and Clarke dissent.
A Binghamton woman describes months of nervous gloom and relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the product as a standard remedy for female illnesses including irregularities, pains, and dizziness and invites letters for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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