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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1919
Page
6
An exchange from the Louisville Courier-Journal hints at an animated talk between a wife and a man, with a provocative question about how she married her husband. The wife's brief replies imply secrecy about the topic discussed.
An ad describes a hair treatment to darken gray hair using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine mixed with water. It claims to color without staining the scalp, staying non greasy and non transferable, and offers full directions inside each Barbo Compound box.
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge says his fourteen kids run a caucus and appoint a committee to petition him for what they want and to threaten consequences if denied, a humorous Christmas season scene from the Kansas City Star.
A concise note explores how social expectations influence courtship and proposals, suggesting a playful yet pointed view of gender dynamics in romantic negotiations. The piece reflects dated attitudes and uses humor to frame the topic.
Weekly Health Talks lauds Dr. Pierce of Buffalo for openly sharing his remedies. The text extols Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, sugar coated Mayapple aloe root and jalap thresh ingredients, claiming gentle bowel movement with no after effects and potential big health benefits.
The Johnson strike near Quartzsite sold for 30000 dollars while Commonwealth ships copper average 3000 a car from Pearce. Hardshell mine at Hardsaw runs 100 in silver amid weather suspensions at Holbrook. Consolidated Arizona yields about 1000000 pounds copper monthly. Yavapai copper stays strong until demand slips. A 113 pound copper specimen comes from Emerald Isle. United Eastern Mill produced 6873 tons in November valued at 175833.52. Wrigley Sulphide Mines to reopen as metals stabilize per Kingman reports.
Liberty Potash Company filed articles of incorporation in Wyoming with a capital of 11 million dollars and a filing fee of 2205. The firm will operate in Sweetwater County. Fenex Oil reports a new well on Big Muddy lease section 10, depth 3214 feet, producing over 300 barrels daily. First Assistant Secretary Vogelsang rules carnotite and related compounds are not metals in Consolidated Ores Mines case. War Trade Board loosens ship supply limits, bunker coal licenses remain and destination control continues.
USGS reports 1918 eleven month mining totals for New Mexico show all metals down from 1917. Copper remains dominant with major production from China Copper Co at Santa Rita, Phelps-Dodge Tyrone, Eighty-five Lordsburg, plus Magdalena Orogrande and Caricito districts. Gold and silver led Mogollon at $115,948 gold and 312,000 ounces silver.
Primos Company in Camp Urad runs at full capacity under Mr. Matthews. Colorado top mining counties include Boulder Clear Creek Eagle Gilpin Gunnison Hinsdale Lake Mineral Ouray Park Pitkin San Juan San Miguel Summit and Teller. Wellington Mines Company paid a $100000 dividend on January 2. San Juan region faced labor and influenza strain but 1918 output matched 1917 despite costs with gold silver lead and copper gains and zinc production of 3.2 million pounds.
Notable items include a $31,000,000 canal at Yuma, a Jerome to Clarkdale interurban in operation soon, and Parker cut off rebuilt with red clay and gravel. Projects on Maricopa agriculture, Sombrero Butte claims, and Verde Squaw crosscut indicate rising activity in mining, transport, and development across the state.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a remedy for dandruff itch scalp and hair loss. It promises rapid fluffiness gloss and new hair growth within weeks with a small affordable bottle available at drug stores.
Society chatter labels some debutantes as wall flowers while joking about their prospects of becoming brides. The playful banter hints at social expectations and courtship norms in the community.
An old advertisement urges readers with kidney and bladder discomfort to try Dr Kilmer swamps root claiming quick relief. It promotes sample requests and urges mentioning the paper for a purchase.
A couple quarrels over vows at the altar as the woman challenges the man on his promised commitments. The brief exchange appears in the Boston Transcript as a sharp domestic moment.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for itching and dandruff spots on the scalp then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims daily use yields clear skin and a soft, white appearance.
A short aphorism attributed to D. M. Mulock stresses two core qualities. It posits that loving behavior attracts love and humility provides guidance, presenting a concise moral for personal character development.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. It claims to treat catarrh from within by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces, boosts general health, and supports nature's healing. Testimonials are available, with Druggists priced at 7c. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Auerbach asserts that those who despise nature and soar above its laws have forfeited the right to live. This stern maxim frames a moral limit on human rebellion against natural order.
Paris reports at Luxem bourg Palace meeting the Supreme Council heard M Noulens describe Bolshevik power as the enemy of the entente. He warned Europe faces risk of agitation and war until the regime falls and urged Allies to seek that outcome. Germany and allies may join the League of Nations once deemed trustworthy.
A report to the Third army commissioners warns Germany faces severe food shortages affecting health and sanity. Infant deaths rise and tuberculosis is spreading while fats are scarce. In Coblenz residents are ordered to cut electricity use by half as coal limits bite. The Rhine will soon open to transport Allied supplies via Holland.
New York. J Willard Robinson a former stenographer for Jeremiah A O Leary is indicted for treason for carrying messages between O Leary and German agents in Holland in 1917. He allegedly traveled to Rotterdam on an American tank steamship in April 1917 delivering to Frank Richards an O Leary correspondence. In June 1917 he returned with secret messages written in invisible ink seeking German aid for Irish freedom.
About one hundred thousand cotton mill operatives in Bombay walk out demanding higher war bonuses. No major clashes occurred, only stone throwing by non-strikers reported.
Prince John, youngest son of King George V and Queen Mary, died early Sunday at Sandringham. The king and queen were at his bedside. he had just turned fourteen. Once a favorite with all classes, he was lively and loved by Princess Mary and Windsor household. Born January 12, 1905.
An unidentified woman died after being trapped between an elevator and its steel shaft on the seven teenth floor of a downtown Chicago hotel. Police and firefighters used a gas torch to burn away part of the shaft to extricate her, and she died shortly after arrival at a hospital. Paris election results show the majority Socialists and Centrists leading in Baden with multiple party seats and vote totals.
Mrs. JAS. Rohrberg of Pittsburgh credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing months of backache headaches and weakness. Her husband bought three bottles after a friend’s tip, and two bottles restored her health. The ad urges other women with similar symptoms to try the product and contact Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for service.
Dr. Fred Pridham of Johns Hopkins Hospital proposes a topical treatment using a mineral double nitro peroxide to extract impurities and germs from diseased joints. Applied on skin over the affected bone, it forms blisters after six to twelve hours, indicating reaction if infection is present.
A quoted exchange features a chronic quote user and a henpecked husband. The man muses that love is blind, while the wife awakens perception after marriage, hinting at the shift in attention and sensitivity within domestic life.
Silas and Ezra recount glimpses of the underworld in New York with quips about subway and rats cellar sightings as reported by the Buffalo Ex press in a whispered exchange.
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