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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1920
Page
6
Mrs. Ole Beam of Gary Indiana describes severe kidney symptoms including back pain swelling and fatigue. After using three boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills she reports full recovery and ongoing good health.
Mrs Peck confronts Henry with a sharp accusation about listening to her request for £3. Henry denies and tries to reassure, while the moment reveals tension in their exchange as she accuses him of smiling while promising money. London Tit-Bits presents a domestic snippet of miscommunication and irony.
An advertising block urges mothers to choose California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It claims the product cleanses stomach, liver, and bowels, notes a fruity taste, and promises clear dosing directions on every bottle.
Rats chew insulation on electrical wires leading to fires often blamed on defective insulation. They also gnaw holes in lead water pipes, contributing to property damage and hazards.
An amused dinner party shares a provocative aside about doctors and killing tied to the question of medical limits. The remark plays on the long standing debate over end of life choices and medical ethics in a humorous, though unsettling, moment.
Western Newspaper Union reports the last A E F forces in Liberia arrive in San Francisco aboard the Logan as regular troops replace them. Other items note a Boise derailment, a murder charge release in New Mexico, and a Lincoln cousin's burial in Utah.
Foreign observers note January seventeenth as the election day for the French republic president. The report also mentions a German buyer paying 2,000,000 marks for William II’s yacht and Bulgaria’s peasants stirring unrest with Belgrade and Geneva dispatches detailing the political scene.
Washington reports Francisco Villa with a cavalry squadron travels toward the Tampico oil districts to confer with Pesquez the Tampico rebel leader. They plan a campaign to seize Tampico city and control the Tampico oil region as federal General Murguia defects from Carranza and sends a defiant note to the Mexican president.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle nightly cleanse for stomach liver and bowels claiming overnight effects with no gripe or inconvenience. The text then shifts to a theatre quote about Hamlet and a wry remark on watches in church followed by observations on energy and prosperity.
Lieutenant Bruce Struthers piloting an army plane from Douglas to El Paso was killed when the aircraft crashed into a mountain east of Douglas. Observer Charles R. Evans was seriously injured but survived after being extricated from the burning craft by a passing farmer.
Capt A F Wilson of Troop L Third Texas cavalry and his brother Gifford Wilson proprietors of a local photo engraving firm were arrested on a federal charge for 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 awaiting grand jury action.
Kansas City and Topeka Kansas and Muskogee Oklahoma report numerous cases of a strange intestinal malady linked to Skiatook Oklahoma with four deaths and hundreds ill. State officials monitor the outbreak as inspectors find the situation under control though no clues to cause have been forwarded.
Western and Southwestern buyers led by E. J. Johnson of the Aero Transportation Co of Denver announce the largest order of 500 machines. I B Humphreys also buys six air lanes at eight thousand dollars each as buyers eye air transport, mountain aid, and sightseeing uses.
An old advertisement extols Aspirin branded Bayer highlighting its 19 years of physician use. It urges consumers to look for the Bayer Cross on packaging and tablets and notes small tin boxes of twelve tablets and larger packs are available from druggists.
An old advertisement claims catarrh can be cured by cleansing the blood with S. S. S. It urges avoiding surface remedies and suggests writing to the Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Georgia for medical advice on individual cases.
A humorous note from London Tit-Bits recounts a young journalist failing to locate a person named Angina Pectoris in local and London directories and biographical references. The editor had asked for medical detail on angina pectoris, prompting the puzzled reply that no such name appeared in any directory.
A terse exchange reveals a debtor asking to settle the bill when a judge negotiates with the deceased’s beneficiary. The doctor answers that payment can be arranged through the widow, signaling an informal settlement strategy.
A woman in Indianapolis accuses a well known man of following her after they turn to view a corner shop window. He denies it then makes a quick, flirty remark prompting her retort about a policeman. He counters with a wry punch line implying she is not followed either. The exchange showcases a sharp, humorous street encounter in a city shopfront setting.
A dialogue asks if liquor will continue to be made surreptitiously and confirms it as moonshine. The note adds that Colorado has 17 national forests totaling over 13 million acres.
A rustic comparison notes that a stack of hay is far safer property than a stack of chips, using a rural metaphor to contrast value and risk.
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