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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1919
Page
6
A feature on outdoor summer outfits for women highlighting versatile, durable travel and camping wear. Describes knickerbockers with attached leggings, detachable skirts, sturdy coats with patch pockets, and practical hats. Notes affordable outing suits from leading outfits, suitable for wilderness, mountains, sea, or city excursions.
A feature on the new all-day dress designed for busy women. The one-piece wool frock blends formality and practicality with a belted front, semifitted bodice, and long skirt. Trimmings of narrow braid and angora give the tailored look suitable for street wear and daytime errands.
The Congress debates repeal and continuation of daylight saving. Bills H R 282 and A R 283 seek repeal, while memorials from states urge repeal or maintenance. Advocates cite war garden time and energy savings. farmers and urbanites clash over the sun against the clock.
Excerpt warns that in the sixty sixth congress there is momentum to suspend immigration for four years as emigration of foreign born citizens grows. Labor groups advocated such limits post war era. Two main groups return: relatives of war victims heading back to Europe and natives of liberated regions like Czecho Slovakia and Yugoslavs who hope to live under new regimes.
A British Royal Society for the Protection of Birds proposal envisions Helgoland as a bird sanctuary. The island, once a German naval fortress and key wartime base, would offer a safe breeding ground and potentially attract birds to English shores.
Experts from the geological survey Maj J W Bagley and J B Mertie report on using cameras and airplanes to create topographic maps. They say aerial mapping could soon produce detailed elevations over vast areas like Alaska at high speed, replacing slow field surveys.
A featured piece notes a spectacular motor sleigh crossing the Cascades with photographs of the journey. It compares the feat to early tank success, highlighting snow traversal, a stalled car rescue, and a gully crossing as key moments.
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