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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1919
Page
3
A teacher asks why an eight year old boy cannot find happiness in flowers birds and blue skies. The boy William answers that Saturdays would make him happy, revealing a humorous or ironic take on contentment and routine. The vignette captures a child’s pragmatic longing within a simple classroom exchange.
Advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a nationwide remedy used for fifty one years for coughs bronchitis and throat settled illnesses. Claims include a good night's rest easy morning expectoration and natural healing support with a long history of American manufacture and sale.
A hotel gathering hears boasts of big game kills. A stranger recounts using a double barreled gun on a flock of 10000 blackbirds and claims no birds were counted as killed on the spot, later finding four bushels of legs.
Dialogue fragment shows Peggy reacting to Percy’s claim about a cherished watch case containing his prized possession. The exchange hints at vanity and a boast about personal achievement, with Peggy’s surprise at the hidden keepsake.
A collage of vintage ad slogans and quips notes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claimed to ease headaches constipation and indigestion. The page also features humorous lines about war and a quip about a lawyer, alongside a cartoonish exchange about holding a grenade and cigar on a trench step.
A laundress sings Oh Happy Day while hanging laundry using Red Cross Bag Blue. The scene notes a cheerful mood marked by the cleaner whites and the phrase happy day.
Little Caroline and her grandmother attend church and discuss a pastor who intrigues the child. The girl, puzzled by a speaker with abundant hair, calls the pastor a "fluffy man" and wonders who he is. The exchange reveals a child’s humorous take on a preacher.
The Outlook notes that delaying expression of love and admiration harms life’s beauty. It adds that while “Don’t cry over spilt milk” is sound, avoiding spill altogether is wiser for daily nerves and happiness.
General March lists 3918 DSMs awarded for gallantry. Second regulars (marines) lead with 664 crosses, First division 800, Third regulars 233, Twenty-sixth National Guard 229, Forty-second Rainbow 205, Thirtieth group 177, and other divisions follow in order. Infantry tops branches with 2942 decorations, air service 251, medical corps 238, artillery 183, engineers 149, signal corps 50, tank corps 36.
The savings division credits the Boy Scouts of America with selling 42 367 265 75 dollars in stamps during 1918 by 250 000 enrolled boys from 2 156 095 signers. January shows 1 479 721 75 dollars from 74 795 subscriptions. Top seller is G Schuyler Tarbell Jr of Ithaca New York with 77 165 25 dollars. Scoutmaster Hodgsoff and others place second to fourth. The Seventh Federal Reserve district leader may be Robert Clover of La Grange Tl with 18 885 25 dollars from 633 subscriptions. The piece praises scouting and its spirit.
The Montana legislature memorialized Congress to permit honorably discharged soldiers to retain one suit of uniform outer clothing for home use, with return required after four months. A subsequent act reversed earlier orders, allowing retention and wear for ceremonial occasions by qualified veterans.
Thousands write to the surgeon general’s office asking help from a new division named the Port of Missing Men. Letters come from across the country, many with photos, though they omit key facts. The column appears in army hospital papers, reaching about 50 000 readers who may hold clues.
The dialogue notes a paradox as one speaker asks about the noise in the mountains while the other hushes to reveal a still is present. The line hints at illicit moonshining in a rural setting.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming to cure catarrhal deafness by acting through the blood. Explains deafness from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and offers a $100 reward for any case not cured, with price 75 cents and free circulars from F. A. Cheney & Co., Toledo.
A brief quip contrasts a man planning to visit a mind reader with a woman questioning the value of such an outing. The exchange captures a moment of skepticism about parlor entertainments.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims vegetable herb science and purity with a sworn statement in every bottle and offers a sample bottle by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
The Real Regretter quotes a man asking about his wife’s regret after marrying a poor man. He retorts that she regrets less than he does, illustrating a sharp, ironic exchange from the column.
A sly remark about the card club prompts a gag about social talk and a blunt line on legal counsel. The joke contrasts ignorance of law with ignorance by a lawyer, hinting at courtroom wit and small social theater.
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