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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
15
An ad touts Freezone as a cheap, painless treatment for hard and soft corns and toe calluses. It claims instant relief without irritation, to be applied with a drop and lifted off with fingers, crediting a Cincinnati genius.
A witty exchange features a confident woman declining monogamy as a man proposes commitment. He counters with a sarcastic remark about organizing a syndicate to win her acceptance, reflecting urban humor from the Boston Evening Transcript.
A brief exchange features Mollie asked if she entertained last night and Charlie replies she sang the entire time. The light dialogue highlights performance over interaction in a domestic setting.
A lighthearted quip features two neighbors bantering about a garden that earns no praise from either, with the punchline that even nearby chickens ignore it. The exchange evokes a humorous rural scene and neighborly rivalry.
Casualties of American forces total 10 383 since the war began. Americans hold sectors along the front in six locations. Forty prisoners taken northwest of Montdidier. Germany plans intervention in Russia per German papers. British June casualties total 141 147 versus 166 802 in May. Alexis Romanoff reportedly alive. Sailors from a sunken American vessel landed at Shelburne Nova Scotia. Italians seize Monte di Valdella with 800 prisoners. Pershing cites 309 German prisoners near Chateau Thierry and three German planes destroyed. Franco British airmen down 36 German machines. Berlin reports 12 Allied planes down the same day. Germany seeks peace as Austria defeated. French British gains include 1 400 German prisoners and a repulsed attack near Merris. British report heavy German artillery near Amiens Albert Scarpe Arras Festubert Lens region.
Reports from Petrograd to Petrograd ink riots and machine guns. Bolshevik troops clash with mobs as typhoid rumors spread among German soldiers in northern France. Austria faces political moves with Seydler resignation and parliamentary summons on July 16. Channeling tensions, Kerensky visits Paris and meets the Russian ambassador. Uruguay proclaims July 4 as a national holiday in honor of the United States. San Juan Puerto Rico reports a hay fever like influenza epidemic with about 2,000 cases. Hungarian mutinies in Gyor and Pecs lead to 2,000 soldiers condemned to death. German militarists mark Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s murder anniversary amid peace struggles. Unconfirmed reports claim Bolsheviks toppled in Moscow, Korniloff’s forces seize the city, and Grand Duke Olaf proclaimed emperor.
Daniel C Corbin, noted railroad builder and multimillionaire, died in Seattle Washington from pneumonia after an operation. Meanwhile Western congressmen led by Representative Edward T Taylor seek remedial measures in Congress as Cripple Creek gold mines face closure due to rising operating costs and freight rates. In War Savings Stamps, Cochise county reported 469 866 raised from 6111 subscribers Bisbee led with 287 106 from 3811 buyers, followed by Douglas with 155 733 from 1392 subscribers.
Washington reports the first United States military contingent in Italy has landed as General March confirms. Congress is urged to approve an extra 100 million dollars for housing wartime workers in industrial centers, on top of 60 million already allocated for shipyard labor.
The fourth of July event in London featured King George following presidential precedent by throwing the opening ball. The Rotary Clubs golf tourney occurred during the convention week in Kansas City at Blue Hills, won by M. A. Mc Laughlin of Lakewood, Colorado.
The Food Administration Grain Corporation announced a minimum price of two dollars a bushel for No 1 wheat aboard cars in the intermountain territory. Separately Americans and French plan joint celebrations in Paris on July 4 and July 14.
The Goerlitz program published in Nachrichten outlines Germany's demands: annex Belgium with autonomy for interior, full Flanders annexation, coast control including Calais, Briey and Longwy basins and other eastern regions, and restitution of colonies. Britain to surrender fleets and bases, Gibraltar, Egypt, and Suez to Turkey. indemnity of at least 45 billion dollars. Greece to restore former king with prewar frontiers. Austria and Bulgaria to divide Serbia and Montenegro. all powers to cover Germany's war costs and supply raw materials now.
London reports a German submarine torpedoed the 11 000 ton hospital ship Llandovery Castle seventy miles from the Irish coast on June 27. The ship carried 258 aboard including 80 army medical corps, 14 nurses. only 24 saved. The attack was without warning and a lifeboat with twelve sisters capsized drowning the nurses. Rome reports Italian defense at Monte di Val Bella repulsed and more than 2000 prisoners captured.
The Montgomery County Historical Society forms a committee to move an 1734 Horsham grist and sawmill to Elmwood Park Norristown. Miss Mary Iredell offered the mill, and Norristown council pledges borough care. Plans aim to bring a large driving wheel turbine wheel and cob crusher for display.
A brief ad touts a sale or promotion offering ten smiles for a nickel and urges buying Red Cross Bag Blue to keep clothes clean and white.
A Boston Transcript note captures a candid exchange where an heiress seeks a devoted partner who loves her for who she is. Impecune counters, probing the value of affection versus wealth in a humorous social vignette.
A brief cartoon caption shows a man noting only waiters palms in a cafe while a girl mentions observing the lovely palms, signaling a playful mix up of words and a punch line.
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white. Shake to make a quarter pint of freckle sunburn and tan lotion at very low cost. Massage into face neck arms and hands to fade freckles sunburn and tan and achieve clear soft white skin. Harmless.
The Fuel Administration reports 11,688,000 net tons of bituminous coal mined in six days, up 5.7 percent from the prior week. For the month the estimate is 46,478,000 net tons, about 10 percent above April’s production.
Community telephone service in Owensville suffers as lines are busy with residents away aiding the war effort. Messages explain callers are out soliciting for the Red Cross or helping with hay, leaving others unable to reach family and friends.
A writer asks if their verse will endure over time and receives a blunt reply that its resilience appears solid. The exchange hints at a stubborn belief in the work’s lasting value and rough tone.
The remark derides male watchers and mocks a cheap mirror line used to belittle female performers. It underscores gendered audience expectations and the luxury vs value debate in entertainment.
Washington reports a government price change for wheat with new market basises for No. 1 varieties across cities. No. 2 wheat will be 3 cents below No. 1 and No. 3 seven cents below No. 1, with grades below No. 3 handled on sample.
The United States House introduced the final appropriation bill of the session. Including loans to allies, total expenditures reached 35.189 billion dollars.
A state of war has been proclaimed in Archangel province with authorities announcing mobilization and heightened security measures across the region. The declaration signals intensified military readiness and potential curbs on civilian movement as tensions rise.
The Argonaut reports snowy owls in Nebraska a rare Arctic arrival with only four prior visiting records in the nation. The birds stand about two feet tall and are more likely to roost on straw stacks or hummocks than in trees, noted for their striking plumage.
"Well Pete," said Meandering Mike. "T s'pose we will," answered Plodding Pete. They note that new anti loafin' laws make dodging work harder than working. It takes a strong minded woman to keep her calendar torn off up to date.
An advertisement promotes Eatonic tablets as a solution for stomach pains, heartburn, and nausea during hot weather. It claims quick relief, appetite restoration, and a money back guarantee if symptoms persist, urging readers to start today and trust their local druggist.
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