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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1920
Page
20
A southern Oklahoma scene recalls a revival meeting where a preacher speaks of heaven and a shouting member longs to be a June bug. A sister warns a Woodpecker might reach him on the way. The piece mixes rural humor with dated quips and a Red Cross Bag Blue slogan.
A humorous exchange centers on pin money as a wife pressures for funds. The husband resists, while the wife insists on providing for a diamond pin. The anecdote plays on domestic finance and lavish taste within a marriage.
A late 19th or early 20th century style advertisement claims Othine double strength will remove freckles and improve complexion. It promises noticeable fading of dark spots within weeks and money back guarantee if ineffective. The tagline mocks aging fashion.
An ad urges readers to monitor blood vitality and avoid weakness. It promotes S S S as a vegetable blood medicine promising revitalization and vigor. The copy invites readers to buy at a drug store and offers free medical advice from Swift Specific Co in Atlanta, Georgia.
An elderly beggar in a wheelchair, with a husky youth shouting in Yiddish to solicit alms on Delancey Street near Williamsburg Bridge, is described as running a modern efficiency scam. Passersby dropped coins as the boy barked, while the beggar smirked at the ruse and the public yielded.
A courtroom exchange centers on a wife seeking divorce from her husband. The attorney asks how their incompatibility manifests, and she responds I wish to get divorced and he doesn't. The remark underscores a personal distinction driving the case.
In a Chicago Journal piece a tongue in cheek look links the Garden of Eden tale to the Adam’s apple. The writer jokes that the throat bulge marks humanity’s ancestral sin and notes how such traits signal lineage from our common progenitor.
A brief quote notes O Rourke demanding three strong cigars at a counter. He dismisses weak ones as always busting his pocket, reflecting a humorous or anecdotal tone from The American Legion Weekly.
Electric fog sirens have been invented and tested, reportedly audible for fourteen miles, signaling a potential advancement in warning systems and public safety devices.
J C Marston the private detective sues Mrs Kate I de Aleria for 14204.30 unpaid balance from a four year investigation into her marriage to Count Harold de Aleria once linked to Senator Nixon and a Nevada mining millionaire. He claims 22321.30 originally with payments of 8317. The case hints at sensational revelations and dictograph records. De Aleria allegedly refused payment and De Aleria was later barred from citizenship after applying for naturalization.
Alfonso Mastrodi of Yonkers, a World War I veteran, appeals as Ellis Island bars his fiancée Maria Iacomini for lacking literacy. He fears losing her, urging Congress to exempt foreign fiances of overseas servicemen from the literacy test. Washington grants 60 days to admit her if she postpones marriage.
About 125 girls at Kemper hall Kenosha resist the rector Rev Dr Alfred Griffin expulsion of four students and two teachers. They admire Helen McDougall of Glencoe who quit after friend Nanie Dickey was expelled. Revolt plans form to reinstate the expelled and the four graduates. Teachers Eloise Squires and Jane Perkins also implicated.
In an Italian restaurant at 736 South State Street a confrontation leads to Giacomo Mirabello stabbing and dying after seven wounds. Antonio Costanzo, the owner, is taken into custody as the killer’s lover and other patrons flee. Salvatore Corrao defends the owner and confesses to police.
A returned soldier is urged to seize a chance to learn a solid business but warned that advancement must start from the bottom. The speaker contrasts this with a risk of climbing over a difficult hurdle.
A newspaper advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It cites testimonials and promises dramatic results with a sample bottle offer by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and urges readers to purchase large and medium bottles from drug stores.
In Kansas a resident spots a stranger seeking a home and jokes about the wind blowing as far as Kansas. The exchange underscores broader housing search difficulties beyond the East in a light humorous tone.
An old advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears head colds and catarrh by opening nasal passages. It promises instant relief from snuffles, mucous discharge, and headache after little application in the nostrils.
Flubdub comments on the fairness of magazine contest judging after noting a prize win.
Advertises a $100 reward for a catarrh cure and claims to treat the disease from within via the blood. Describes benefits, price, and mentions F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio with testimonials available.
British East Africa announces a market push for American made well drilling machinery. The move aims to boost extraction capacity and secure supply chains for future projects.
Reports from Washington cite NSW stockmen detailing heavy losses from wild dog packs. A delegation asked the minister of public lands for aid to build a dogproof fence, covering about 40 000 square miles, to protect roughly 50 000 sheep.
The ad urges taking aspirin from the Bayer Tablets package marked with the Bayer Cross. It claims aspirin has been prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years and lists conditions it helps, including colds toothache and rheumatism. Tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
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