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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
11
A humorous guide to new car mistakes and road rules. It covers stalling at traffic signals, backing into cars or poles, forgetting lights and battery care, burning engines, alarming policemen, and common rookie errors when learning to drive.
The article describes a method to fix a bent nickel headlight rim. Remove the rim from the other headlight, pour molten babbitt into its hollow area, then replace the hardened babbitt into the damaged rim and shape it with light hammer taps.
A preparation blends black oxide of manganese graphite and fuller's earth with water glucose and sodium silicate to form a brushable coating. The mixture ratio uses two parts manganese oxide three parts graphite nine parts fuller's earth ten parts sodium silicate one part glucose and four parts water.
A motorist shares a plain fix for mud holes using old newspapers stored in the car. Folded and fed between tire and mud, the papers provide traction until the vehicle grips. The writer claims this simple method works repeatedly even without other equipment.
A portable spreader, sold at accessory stores, equalizes leaf springs by spreading them and applying grease evenly. Once adjusted to spring width, a single lever operation locks the spread and keeps it ready until the next use.
Gasoline in several European countries costs as much as 1.50 a gallon. Passenger cars or trucks are produced in 382 states in this country. The first taxis appeared in New York City in 1898, and steam was used as motive power.
A Canadian gold rush tale features F. J. Chamberlain’s 1916 move to the Gem Colony in Alberta and later success in Manitoba. He recounts selling holdings, starting a farm, building a house, and growing wealth, aided by family effort and immigration stories. Additional notes tell Allan Nicholson’s 1903 move from Iowa, renting land, buying 320 acres, thriving crops, stock holdings, and a valuation of land and income gains. W. V. Bennett, Canadian government agent, offers information in Omaha Nebraska.
Richard Jerome, a Wakefield lawyer, earns fame as a love adviser. He helps men win hearts with practical plans, yet when a hayride crush Julia Roth resurfaces, he admits his own failed romance and reveals he has loved her since the hayride.
A brief exchange recalls a preacher’s sermon influencing a parishioner to decline a lucrative but questionable deal. The speaker notes turning down ten thousand dollars after being moved by the sermon. The conversation highlights ethics over profit and reflects personal transformation prompted by religious counsel.
A historical note states that no woman has entered the convent of St. Catherine on Mt Sinai for more than fourteen centuries, highlighting a longstanding religious tradition.
In a dawn valley scene a couple flee a murderous Turk who stalks them through dewy fields and a waterfall. Cornered by danger they race toward a river but are finally eaten by a red faced turkey in a darkly comic ending from the Detroit Free Press.
A lively exchange centers on Mrs Styles visiting a milliner shop. The caller comments on her willingness to pay high prices for hats while the milliner notes her husband does most of the complaining in the family.
An ad cites H. D. Lovelee of Rockford Michigan claiming ten years of indigestion cured after using Milks Emulsion. The copy argues typical digestions aids fail, while this nutritious emulsion restores bowel action, boosts appetite, and aids wasting diseases with a money back guarantee. Prices are 60c and 1.20 per bottle from The Milks Emulsion Co. Terre Haute Indiana. Sold by druggists.
In a World War II home front piece, an eagle-eyed superior discovers a large cootie crawling on a private’s blouse during inspections in France. The private swallows the creature and is scolded before tucking it away to avoid pneumonia.
Apply drops to corns and lift away with no pain. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and removes hard and soft corns and calluses between toes without soreness, advertised as the sensational discovery from Cincinnati.
A dialogue presents a policeman noting a motorcar owner fled after a smash while the other victim states the owner is under the vehicle. The exchange highlights suspicion and the scene following the incident as reported in London Answers.
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for clear complexion and clean scalp, Cuticura Ointment for dryness, plus Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Claims the trio leaves hands soft and white with daily use and occasional ointment as needed.
In a pursuit described with dramatic urgency, Caudle notes the robbers slipped away despite officers using bloodhounds, while Gable confirms a clean escape. The excerpt captures a tense chase with law enforcement in pursuit.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often undiagnosed. Back pain headaches and nervousness may signal kidney disease. Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root promises relief with a physician's prescription available at drug stores.
The quote hints at a labor strike resolved by capital management, suggesting leadership framed the victory as capital driven rather than worker triumph.
A proverb-like line claims a big diamond will win more ladies than a dozen faint hearts, presenting a witty contrast between wealth and shy romance.
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