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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1920
Page
3
A Greencastle Indiana grandmother scolds a three year old in a silly incident when the child replies in earnest asking her to leave her face as God made it. The remark reflects a child’s candid innocence in a home setting with grandparents.
A vintage ad promises rapid relief from severe cold and grippe with Pape's Cold Compound taken every two hours for up to three doses. It claims immediate nasal relief, stops runny nose, eases headache, feverishness, sneezing, and soreness, and notes the product is cheap and tastes pleasant.
On a farm the owner declares no more returned soldiers may work saying one veteran dug a front line trench while spading a field. The dispatch moves to a lighter note about laundry and mourning cloth items, including a clothespin suited to Halloween.
A home or pharmacist prepared mix darkens gray hair gradually. Combine Bay Rum one ounce glycerine percent ounce with water half pint and Barbo Compound from a small box. Apply twice weekly for desired shade. It will not cool scalp or rub off and leaves hair soft and glossy.
Two tenants report a breakdown in communication with their landlord both verbally and through letters. The exchange highlights ongoing friction over housing concerns and contact preferences between tenants and management.
A sharp remark sparks local chatter as residents weigh wit and decorum. Townsfolk note humor masks tension while others defend free expression and social norms in daily life.
U.S. damages arising from sinking of the Lusitania and other wartime harms will exceed the claim for 100 German ships seized when the U.S. entered the war. German vessels interned in U.S. ports will not be counted toward the offset, while wartime raiders interned are excluded from the civilian ship total.
A Gridiron Club dinner performance mocked railroad reform by personating McAdoo Hines and an investor. The skit featured magic tricks with a silk hat and failed attempts to unscramble and then “return the hat” as government operation and control. The sketch ended with the trio telling Congress to fix the matter.
A heated exchange questions halting the Congressional Record. Senators Thomas Jones Smoot discuss cost and paper shortages, proposing suspending or ending publication to curb excess speech and reduce printing. The exchange imagines a government sans Record amid famine in paper supply.
Edward T. Cahill filed objections with Secretary Baker and the army engineer chief for Wisconsin and eight other states. He argues the Illinois waterway lowers Great Lakes levels and harms harbor needs and questions treaty relations with Great Britain. The debate ties to St. Lawrence project plans to turn Chicago into an ocean port via Welland and the lakes.
Oil activity spills gas at Chloride Kerwin Arizona area with sediments forming atop water holes. The New Mexico Public Health Association postpones its Albuquerque meeting to Jan 27. Arizona Legion women's auxiliaries planned. McGee well near Tucumcari eyed by oil interests. Nogales hosts Arizona Daily Newspaper Association meeting Jan 19 20. New Mexico land office transfers 1 002 430 76 to state treasurer for year ending Nov 30 1919. Pershing invited to Phoenix by Chamber of Commerce. J B Shumate seeks irrigation time extensions at Los Lunas. New Mexico National Guard to be reorganized by Adjt. Gen. Baca. Las Cruces paving advances. plans for 1920 road work. Tragic crash kills William Brite near Prescott. China Copper Company cuts labor due to coal shortage. Arizona New Mexico boundary line questioned by Col McClintock. Warehouse company organized for American Arizona Egyptian Cotton Growers. Over 3 000 foreigners attend English classes in Arizona night schools.
Pimples on the face and other signs warn of sluggish blood. The ad touts S. S. S. as a vegetable remedy to cleanse impure accumulations and prevent skin disorders. It claims the product is safe for delicate skin and offers medical advice from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Ga.
A Fiddle Creek resident recalls neighbors shouting surprise at Jord Prodd and wife Miz Prodd. The intruders report Miz Prodd restrained Jord with a skillet on the floor while children bet on who would win, a scene tied to tall tales about Uncle Buck and Jesse James.
The remark notes the gap between forming a logical inference and the ease of writing a check, reflecting on practical vs theoretical ability in everyday tasks.
A Harvard undergraduate in the grandstand carries the crowd with wild cheers until late in the second quarter when he scores the winning touchdown on a forward pass. After the play the Radcliffe sophomore asks what all the excitement is about as the crowd roars and a waterboy revives him.
A Birmingham Age Herald quote recalls a local celeb in prison. The town’s famed resident is away ten years, detained by vast steel and stone work.
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