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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1919
Page
3
The piece presents a parable where a prima donna edits a draft noting transportation for herself and entourage. Senator Lodge warns the League of Nations must be weighed carefully to avoid future harm from excessive ties.
The village church was crowded for Flossie Flatfeet and William Giles wedding. Flossie cried after the ring went on, then Giles broke into loud sobs crying he felt worse than her and asked to be left alone.
A youth in an aero squad at a camp near the historical Sherman ground mutters this must be the spot where Sherman said what war is after struggling to finish his plane task.
A historical claim states that Russia has twice as many blind people as the entire rest of Europe combined. The statement contrasts Russia with the broader European region in a summary of disability statistics.
Officers and men praise General Pershing for honesty and leadership. A Washington staff officer recalls meeting Pershing on his way to France and sharing a story with a grocer porter about Pershing’s boyhood mischief and later kindness.
A mother guards her recovering son from influenza while he feigns sickness to hide his reading. The boy, named Junior, reveals under the covers that he has been reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin and cites Eva from the story as the reason for his pretend cold. The scene appears in the Youngstown Telegram report.
A terse exchange challenges the idea of a peace-at-any-price man as the speaker contrasts it with married men. The remark prompts questions about evolving masculine roles and social expectations in relationships.
A light exchange jokes about using electricity for cooking to cut current expenses, highlighting a pun on electrical terms. The banter hints at frugality in domestic settings.
Paris May 6 The peace treaty for the allies is to be handed to the German delegates at Versailles Wednesday. Signor Orlando and Baron Sonnino have returned to Paris from Rome and expect broad agreement after Italy’s settlement. Belgium’s crown council has signed, deeming terms honorable. Japan’s Makino outlines Shantung and railway arrangements with China, stressing Chinese police on joint China Japan railway security.
The late Mrs. Potter Palmer's estate inventory lists $925,000 in total assets. Of this sum $250,000 is personal property and $675,000 is Chicago real estate. The Palmer estate itself is valued between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000 and remains in trust, continued by Mrs. Palmer.
A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People report states 3,224 persons were killed by mobs in thirty years. It breaks down by region with 2,834 in the South, 219 in the North, 156 in the West, and 15 in Alaska and other areas.
Col Seymour Bullock forwards a contribution in the name of the American expeditionary force to aid the Sulgrave manor fund. The Anglo American institution recalls the legion of five battalions of American parentage, its shield copied from Washington’s bookplate on the Canadian maple leaf. A large silk American flag of the legion was presented to Queen Mary and the battalion colors may be given to the Sulgrave manor committee.
Washington. The federal board for vocational education says 57,611 veterans with war disabilities have been registered for retraining and contact has been made with more than 40,000 additional cases. The effort targets soldiers sailors and marines in need of vocational programs.
May day enlistments in the United States school garden army bring total enrolled to nearly 3,000,000 across the mainland, Hawaii and the Philippines. The education bureau said the 1919 goal of 100,000,000 dollars of foodstuffs from 100,000 acres of idle land would be reached with fifty thousand teachers directing the child gardeners army.
Freezone promises painless corns removal with a touch of the solution on any corn or callus, then lifting it out. A small bottle costs a few cents at drugstores and is claimed to work on hard, soft, or between toes without soreness. Also notes a Billy Sunday anecdote about a Philadelphia girl asking to smoke after a sermon.
Green's August Flower touted as a household remedy for constipation, liver trouble, and low spirits. It claims to ease nervous dyspepsia and indigestion, with a few doses acting as a gentle laxative. Sold worldwide by druggists.
A preacher spoke of a new heart while Little Bess questioned its meaning. Her father asked if she understood and she answered that a new heart is a heavenly stomach, eliciting a simple, bright explanation. The exchange reflects a child's literal interpretation of spiritual metaphors.
An advertisement touts a refined woman’s appeal from a delicate skin scent. It suggests cleansing pores with Cuticura Soap and hot water then dusting with Cuticura Talcum Powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin.
A Shaw quote on money as a social curse followed by an advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming relief from headaches indigestion and diszust. The brief ends with an afterthought slogan clean house and an advertisement tag.
A pithy reflection notes that excessive caution in speaking could lead to perpetual silence. It implies that overthinking words cancels speech and quiet reasoning prevents交流.
An advertisement touts Eatonic tablets as a cure for acid stomach indigestion gas and bloat. It claims Hyperacidity causes many ailments and promises rapid relief for belching sour stomach and related pains with a guaranteed refund if not satisfied.
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