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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1919
Page
3
A political quip likens contract demands to a diva who amends a rough draft. Senator Lodge warns the League of Nations terms must be weighed, noting excessive ties could risk the future. The parallel cites transportation for self and entourage as a test of flexibility.
The village church is crowded for Flossie Flatfeet and William Giles wedding. Flossie weeps after the ring is placed, then Giles breaks down crying and insists I feel worse than her. The scene shifts from tender to comic as the groom sobs openly.
A lone cadet at a camp near the historic Sherman march ground sweats over planes and blurted that the spot must be where Sherman defined what war is. The comment comes from an Exchange remark among the boys.
A statistic claims Russia has twice as many blind people as all other European regions combined. The statement contrasts Russia with the rest of Europe, highlighting a large gap in blindness numbers.
A Washington staff officer recalls General Pershing as a genuine man. On the way to France Pershing stopped in his boyhood town and spoke with an old Negro porter. The porter remembers Pershing as a curious, headstrong boy who once hurled pebbles at him.
A child muses on a cold while resting in bed and reveals a copy of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The exchange shows a mother’s concern for flu while the youngster reads about Eva, reflecting a homespun scene from the Youngstown Telegram.
A brief quotation exchange appears noting a peace at any price stance and questioning the role of married men in the discussion. The dialogue hints at evolving attitudes toward partnership and compromise, suggesting underlying social tensions.
A light exchange notes the humor in suggesting cooking with electricity to cut current expenses. The joke emphasizes frugality and modern tech use in domestic life.
Paris reports indicate Italy's Orlando and Sonnino back in Paris and the Italian question settled. Belgium agrees to sign the treaty, easing Belgium and other powers toward unanimity as discussions on Shantung and China Japan railway settlement continue. Baron Makino frames China Japan joint railway, with Chinese police and Chinese appointment of instructors.
The late Mrs. Potter Palmer’s estate shows a personal fortune of 925000 in probate filings. Of this total 250000 is personal property and 675000 is Chicago real estate. The Palmer estate is valued at 15 to 20 million and remains in trust, not part of probate.
A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People study finds 3224 deaths by mobs in thirty years. It tallies 219 victims in the North, 2834 in the South, 156 in the West, and 15 in Alaska and other localities from 1889 to 1918.
London Colonel Seymour Bullock forwards a contribution in the name of the American expeditionary force to fund Sulgrave manor, George Washington's home. The legion comprises five battalions of American parentage, uses Washington's bookplate as its shield on a Canadian maple leaf, and a large silk American flag was presented to Queen Mary with plans to present battalion colors to the Sulgrave manor committee.
Washington reports rapid progress in placing soldiers sailors and marines with war disabilities into vocational education programs. The board says 57 611 cases have been registered and contact has been established with more than 40 000 additional individuals.
May day enlistments in the United States school garden army bring the total to nearly 3 000 000 including members of the United States Hawaii and the Philippines. The bureau of education says the 1919 goal of 100 000 000 dollars of foodstuffs on 100 000 acres of unproductive land would be reached with fifty thousand teachers directing the effort.
An ad style piece promotes Freezone to remove hard and soft corns and calluses. It boasts instant relief with a few cents for a small bottle and claims painless removal without soreness or irritation. It also includes a humorous aside about Billy Sunday and a Philadelphia audience question.
Green's August Flower has been a household remedy for constipation, dyspepsia, and liver trouble. It claims to ease indigestion, headaches, heart palpitations, and low spirits with a few doses. It is described as a gentle laxative sold by druggists in all civilized countries.
In a rural scene a preacher discusses the need for a new heart. Little Bess, held by her father, answers that a new heart is a heavenly stomach, delivering a quaint, comic misunderstanding of spiritual talk.
An advertisement proclaims a lady’s refined presence from a delicate perfume. It recommends bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores then dusting with Cuticura Talcum Powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin.
A short quotation from George Bernard Shaw argues money becomes a curse only when society makes it worthless for some and unattainable for others, turning life itself into a burden.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure for headaches biliousness constipation dizziness and indigestion. The copy urges readers to “clean house” and includes a moral note about thinking before speaking.
Advertisement touts Eatonic tablets as cure for hyperacidity and acid stomach claiming rapid relief from indigestion gas and bloating. It argues conditions like biliousness nervousness and headaches originate from acidity and promises instant relief or money back with pharmacist guarantee. It invites readers to buy a large box.
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