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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1919
Page
2
An advertisement argues that many thin people suffer from starved nerves and need organic phosphate. Nitro-Phosphate is touted as inexpensive, sold by druggists with a money back guarantee, said to restore weight, ease nervousness, and brighten eyes, with caution for those not desiring weight gain.
Senator Sorghum warns against overemphasis on oratory, recalling harrowing cases where speakers ignored the audience and the practical needs of politics. The exchange highlights balance between rhetoric and real civic duties.
Scam claims fake aspirin tablets sold nationwide while talcum powder lookalikes circulate. The Bayer Cross on packages is mentioned as a clue to authenticity, and the note emphasizes Bayer's aspirin trade name and historic claims about product identity.
Mrs Benham asks when the proposal occurred and Mr Benham recalls the moment she accepted the commitment. The brief exchange centers on memory of the wedding proposal and its affirmation.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is praised as effective for kidney trouble in drugstore testimonials. Insurance examiner notes many applicants are rejected due to undetected kidney issues. Sample bottle offer by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
A brief witticism from The Moment ponders when sailors raise jury masts, answering that such improvisation occurs during trying times with a hint of dry humor.
A reader panel notes cloth priced at nine dollars per yard seems steep yet argues a yard suffices for a complete gown, highlighting value in fabric longevity and use. The brief reflects shopper prudence and dressmaking practicality.
The record covers diverse Arizona items from 1919: Supreme Court rulings upholding employers liability law. Salt River valley water cuts after a Roosevelt dam strike. Chandler district cotton sales via Boston bank. 1918 copper costs and output. legal victory for Adjutant General Harris against the Arizona Republican. construction of a Gila River diversion dam for irrigation. Mesa Mormon temple plans. Prescott Frontier Days preparations. Arizona copper output compared to national totals. a Cananea Cananea region bandit clash. state tax conference dates and attendees. a Burns Gould moonshine raid near Douglas. Eddie McGoorty defeats Bandsman Rice in Blackpool. Mexican protest at Pan-American congress. doctor shot in Salt Lake City. and Pan German union invite to return emperor.
A terse report notes a new pact with Germany and its final wording. Officials push for swift implementation as international relations eyes focus on the agreement and its potential economic impact.
Western Newspaper Union dispatch from London June 17 reports well informed circles expect German bluffing before signing the peace treaty. Allied officials say delays hamper trade, while France and Britain present the final terms to Count von Brockdorff Rantzau.
The Socialist congress in Weimar rejects a soviet constitution plan for Germany as it garners only one vote. It also adopts a resolution denying pensions for members of former royal families.
New York receives the 148th field artillery regiment with sixteen months' service in France and Germany and high merit in major battles. The Colorado unit was delayed off Barnsgate New Jersey when a British freighter grounded on a sand bar holding the Peerless and the Alaskan. A large Colorado delegation met them.
The report lists hog prices from $20.00 to $20.50 per hundredweight and lambs ranging from $17.00 to $18.00 for good to choice, with lighter descriptions for fair or young, plus eggs priced at $10.00 to $10.74 per case. It also notes ewes and wool terms and miscellaneous entries in a brief market roundup.
Wheat hard winter cwt three dollars eighty cents. Oats white Neb No 3 cwt two dollars three cents. Yellow corn No 3 cwt three dollars thirty cents. Mixed corn No 3 cwt. Feed barley cwt. South Park hay No 2 ton thirty six dollars. Alfalfa No 1 ton mostly two hundred thirty two dollars.
Commodity price list notes wheat flour cornmeal and sugar per cwt or other units with various hide and pelts classifications. Prices include dry flint hides green salted hides cured hides and related leather products with per pound adjustments and bulk measurements.
Bar silver at 1.12 percent with copper at 17 18 cents per pound lead 5.40 spelter 6.15 tungsten 7.50 10.00 per unit details.
A House resolution introduced by Representative La Guardia of New York expresses Congress admiration for aviators Alcock and Brown for crossing the Atlantic. It authorizes the President to confer the Congressional Medal of Honor on the two fliers.
The Allied Medical Association of America adopted a resolution praising properly brewed lager beer as essential in certain treatments. It claimed 23 percent beer is beneficial in moderation and can substitute stronger drinks and act as a variant for many soft drinks.
Heavy weight hogs range 19.75 to 20.15 while light weights fetch 18.00 to 19.75 and packing sows 19.00 to 19.65. Beef steers and heifers show midpoints from 10.00 to 18.50 with varied grades. cows and canners 6.00 to 13.00. Veal calves 14.75 to 16.00. feeder and stocker steers 7.75 to 13.25. Sheep and lambs list 9.00 to 19.00 with weights under and over 84 pounds.
Chicago Produce quotes mix of butter at 46 to 42 cents latest, eggs range from 38 to 42 cents per dozen with various grades, storage packed firsts at 41 2 cents. Poultry alive fowls noted at 39 cents, potatoes US No.1 Old Northern White and carrots priced between 1.75 and 2.00 per cwt, Texas and Louisiana Triumphs cited at 4.25 to 5.00 per cwt.
Sugar prices from New York show centrifugal at 7.28 and cut loaf at 10.50 with crushed 10.25, mould A 9.50, cubes 9.75, powdered 9.20, 9.15, and fine granulated at 9.00, confectioners 8.90, No. 1 8.85.
In a light exchange on a Tomlinville shopping trip Gap Johnson jokes about a rough spell at home with sick children a near-miss lightning strike a broken arm and a car shot, but notes profits from a running horse and gun dogs keeping spirits high amid woes.
A rushed boy asks a stranger if he has seen his father. The boy, breathless and flushed, wonders aloud why the stranger does not know his parent, insisting that he does know the father as easily as the speaker.
A provocative question ponders labor and economy in a world of universal wealth. It debates who would perform essential tasks if riches eliminated work incentives, implying societal roles would shift under universal abundance.
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