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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1919
Page
6
State Board of Equalization raises assessed real and personal property in Missouri to 2 271 205 992 dollars, a 20 percent increase from last year. Updates include aviation prize plans, financial outlooks in Mexico City, military spending, and civil notices.
Reports from Hamburg declare martial law amid raids on food depots while England faces divorce fever and a surge of court decrees. News covers French soldiers missing in Germany, British petroleum searches, priest strikes in Loreto, Alcock and Brown prize split, Petrograd bread shortages, and a vast array of sports and legal developments across nations.
Leslie Meeks, 15, lost his right hand and part of his arm while employed by Cook Brothers at their Chandler area farm. A jury awarded $4,000 in damages. The case highlights youth labor risks and compensation in agricultural work.
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder trouble are urged to seek Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root. The ad claims common complaints mask kidney disease and lists back pain headaches and nervousness as signs. It promotes a sample offer and instructs readers to mail ten cents to Binghamton New York for a sample.
A London Ideas quip has a Chinese diplomat suggesting a man died by inward guilt after eating gold leaf. A society woman questions the death while the diplomat attributes it to the consciousness of guilt.
In a department store scene Mae Day jokes with a group of clerks about a lost customer. Sally Cylie challenges the idea, noting the woman’s age and gray hairs, teasingly comparing looks to a thirty six and asserting she is over fifty.
War drives cotton and linen prices higher while grocers offer 5 cent goods as supplies stretch. Consumers are urged to extend fabric life by using Red Cross Bag Blue in laundry to lengthen service.
In a playful exchange a man recalls a prior kiss and a training stunt, while plans unfold for a proper homecoming for a veteran returning from France. The conversation hints at a festive welcome and affection amid preparations.
Personal happiness grows with the range of interests. Some men live their preached ideals, most fall short in practice. To critique a boss one should keep a mile distant and whisper to oneself. A woman often has a reason for being unreasonable.
A three year old girl named Charlotte, daughter of a College avenue resident, went barefoot on a warm evening to a neighbor's porch. The neighbor warned her to wear shoes to avoid catching dampness. Charlotte answered, I have had it.
The Manchester Guardian reports on epigrams about peace terms told at a dinner for Edward Price Bell. Observers call it a peace with a punch or a peace with a vengeance reflecting ordinary workers’ view of the 10 000 words and its impact.
Gwendoline de Vere gazes at rain and muddy streets sighing over misery and heart hunger. A Kitchen voice calls Gwen to dinner promising liver and bagon, jolting her thoughts with a simple domestic cue.
Sellum notes the market remains weak with scarce checks. Wright admits hunger and says he sold a bundle of submission slips to the junkman for enough to buy a pack of Unlucky Hit cigarettes. The exchange highlights rejected or scarce credit in Europe.
Mother takes Joe and John to a doctor for adenoids and tonsils as the teacher advised. At supper she relays the verdict to father. Six year old John blurts out asking which boy is his and which is Joe’s.
The earliest land transaction on record is Abraham paying 400 shekels of silver for the field of Machpelah where he buried his wife. This purchase marks the first documented land sale in biblical history.
An advertisement promotes organic nitro phosphate as the remedy to thinness and weak nerves. It claims the product feeds nerves and body cells to raise weight and improve health, while warning heavy users should not take it if they do not wish to gain flesh.
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