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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1920
Page
2
Mrs. Ole Beam of 820 Pennsylvania St Gary Indiana describes severe kidney related symptoms including back pain swelling chills and fatigue. After using three boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills she reports being entirely cured and enjoying good health since.
Mrs Peck accuses Henry of not listening as she asks for three pounds. Henry responds with alarm and a smile as she notes his denial of understanding. The exchange hints at tension over money in a domestic scene from London Tit-Bits.
An advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It urges parents to look for the California name on the bottle and claims the product is tasty and harmless with clear dosage directions for kids.
Rats gnaw insulation on electric wires leading to fires attributed to defective insulation. They also gnaw holes in lead water pipes, creating further hazards.
A dinner party anecdote questions whether doctors ever have a right to end lives when they cannot cure. The remark implies doctors have historically acted similarly, sparking controversial humor about ethics in medicine.
The last A E F forces in Liberia arrived in San Francisco aboard the transport Logan, as regular troops take their places. Other items cover a Boise freight derailment, a murder case in El Paso, a Lincoln kin buried in Ogden, and notable gifts and political developments from across the nation.
The French cabinet fixed January seventeenth as the election date for the president of the republic. Belligerent and geopolitical notes appear alongside reports ofLenine's peace moves, Bulgarian peasant unrest, and royal guard actions surrounding King Boris. International figures and events occupy the day with aviation and maritime news as well.
San Antonio dispatch says Francisco Villa with a cavalry squadron heads toward Tampico to confer with Pesoquez rebel chief to seize Tampico oil fields and seize control of the district. Reports note General Murguía’s defection from Carranza and a hostile note to the Mexican president.
An advertisement promotes Cascarets for bowel cleansing and liver relief claiming overnight results and painless action. The clipping also includes unrelated quotes about Hamlet and a humorous remark on church watches and energy versus prosperity.
Lieutenant Bruce Struthers piloting an army plane from Douglas to El Paso, Texas, was killed when the craft crashed into a mountain east of Douglas. Observer Charles R. Evans was seriously injured but survived after being freed from the burning wreck with aid from a nearby farmer.
El Paso Captain A F Wilson of Troop L and his brother Gifford Wilson proprietors of a photo engraving firm were arrested on a federal charge for unlawfully possessing a plate resembling revenue stamp plates. Captain Wilson was arraigned before US Commissioner A J W Schmidt and remanded to county jail in default of a 1500 dollar bond to await grand jury action.
Kansas City and Topeka report numerous cases of a strange intestinal illness linked to Skiatook Oklahoma. Four deaths and hundreds ill prompted state officials to monitor the situation closely. Inspectors found the area under control but provided no clues for disease identification.
Western and Southwestern buyers pushed heavy airframe purchases at the aeronautical show. Major deal announced: 500 machines sold to E. J. Johnson of the Aero Transportation Company of Denver. I B Humphreys bought six air lanes at 8000 dollars each.
An old Bayer advertisement touts Aspirin as safe after nineteen years of physician use. It urges consumers to look for the Bayer Cross on packaging and tablets and notes handy tins of twelve tablets cost a few cents with larger packages from druggists.
Advert says catarrh is bloodstream disease and promotes S. S. S. as a blood cleansing treatment. Claims of splendid results and offers medical advice from the Chief Medical Adviser at 42 Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Ga.
A London Tit-Bits gag shows an editor asking Baxter to learn about angina pectoris but the reporter finds no such person in local or London directories. He wonders if the name is a maiden name now possibly married, highlighting the joke about missing identity in a newspaper office.
A terse exchange hints at a medical debt matter. The doctor reassures the patient that settlement can be handled through the widow, suggesting a posthumous or pending financial resolution. The line carries a tone of grim practicality and social obligation.
A woman angrily accuses a well known Indianapolis man of tailing her at a corner shop window. He denies it, then makes a sharp quip about her appearance. She retorts about a policeman, he fires back that the officer wouldn’t follow her either.
A fragment discussing liquor production and a remark that moonshine remains the answer. The text notes Colorado features 17 national forests totaling over 13 million acres.
A humorous comparison suggests a hay stack offers more security as property value than a stack of chips, highlighting risks and resilience of physical hay over perishable snack assets.
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