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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1919
Page
7
A brief quotation from the Boston Transcript frames a slangy exchange on a masked battery. A father asks about the term and the source replies with a witty line about pretty lips.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and may misattribute symptoms to other causes. Back pain headaches nervousness and fatigue signal kidney trouble, and Dr Elmer's Swamp Root is recommended with an offer of a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Elmer Co. Binghamton NY.
An ad explains mixing Bay um with Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. It claims a half pint of water, one ounce of Bay rum, and glycerine create a non greasy scalp safe dye. Directions are included in each Barbo Compound box. Advances note men’s equality is a social topic.
In a witty aside a speaker notes a successful outing with Miss Port catching a beau during the fishing party. The exchange frames the victory as social rather than angling success.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults with stomach and bowel issues. It claims quick relief from constipation and foul-tasting medicine, warns against counterfeits, and directs buyers to seek the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company. It also mentions the first phonograph being 40 years old.
A 1918 testimonial urges Eatonic as a remedy to restore appetite and digestion after the flu or a cold. The letter from Fowler, Indiana, claims the product cleared stomach toxins, improved strength, and allowed normal eating, touting dramatic quick benefits and a risk-free trial.
Arizona news roundup reports $9,800 raised for war charities at Ajo, a Phoenix vagrancy ordinance, and the Imperial Yuma canal project estimated at $31 million. It covers Holbrook oil district organizing, disputed crimes in Phoenix and Prescott, copper and lead metal records, and new state appointments in mining and livestock agencies.
A national display unfolds in France as crowds honor Franklin D Roosevelt amid ongoing Allied operations. Officials praise his leadership and resolve as celebrations echo across cities and towns.
Theodore Roosevelt twenty sixth president dies at Sagamore Hill and will be laid to rest Wednesday afternoon in Youngs Memorial cemetery Oyster Bay. Funeral service at Christ Episcopal church will be by card admission only no flowers no music and no eulogy per Mrs Roosevelt. Congress adjourns in respect and committees will attend the funeral. Arch Roosevelt attends from New York and heads to Oyster Bay after news of his father in law’s death.
President Wilson arrives in Paris with no formalities and goes to Murat residence for talks to shape the peace congress work. Lord Robert Cecil is among early arrivals with Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Balfour potential attendance from Cannes.
A Breslau dispatch reports a violent clash between soldiers and striking German coal miners at the Koenigsheute colliery, the largest in Silesia and among Germanys biggest, resulting in many deaths.
A German official wireless statement says Germany will take diplomatic and military measures against the Bolshevik government. It cites Bolshevik advances and Radek in Berlin as creating a state of war with Russia and asserts Germany must intervene to protect its interests.
The entire British cabinet has formally resigned at Premier Lloyd George's request to avoid complications in forming a new ministry. Ministers will keep their duties until successors are appointed.
Police guard homes of wealthy residents and several judges after warning that Philadelphia plot participants have reached New York. Authorities indicate prominent churches and other buildings were named in the Philadelphia alert.
Recruiter banter shows a rookie asking if he looks like twins as Leatherneck humor highlights camp life. The exchange captures a light moment amid training.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as instant relief for indigestion including sourness gases and acidity. It claims undigested food discomfort ends the moment a tablet is swallowed with cost low at any drug store.
A wartime reminiscence recalls troops marching into battle singing as they faced the German forces. The vivid line about the “Huns on the run” captures the morale and grit of soldiers during conflict.
Advertisement extols Cuticura powders as an exquisitely scented face skin baby and dusting powder and perfume. It urges using the Cuticura Trio Soap Ointment and Talcum with each item priced at 25 cents everywhere.
The exchange asks how to pronounce hauteur with a humorous remark about hot air. A quip compares two girls described as lacking sense to an oyster, reflecting light sarcasm in casual dialogue.
A quotation marks a view that the most dangerous men are those who seem honest in intention but use dishonest methods. It suggests caution toward individuals presenting virtue while pursuing deceitful aims.
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