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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1919
Page
7
A Bath man receives dividend checks from shares in a silver mine bought 34 years ago. A friend recalled the purchase after seeing a notice that the mine would pay its first dividend, and he began to cut coupons. Fifteen million is the average daily attendance at movie shows in the United States.
A footpad asks if the money is all the victim has cut. Smith replies the sum may still send him to prison. The assailant returns the money, admitting it isn’t enough to avert imprisonment.
A witty remark suggests Jones rejects the season’s Peace on Earth theme as he gifts his son a cornet. The exchange hints at a humorous critique of holiday sentiment without stating any concrete events or dates.
A brief dialogue explores how couples confront rising costs after marriage. Love confronts its blindness, and the piece pokes fun at choosing conversations from a telephone company for clever talk. The tone mirrors a social comic from early 20th century daily papers.
A quirky collection of maxims about vacations voting and education. It suggests a vacation is successful when the traveler returns with a sense that work is easy and notes a policy that vaccination status affects voting in Norway. It also urges self-education as a model for teaching grandchildren.
Kidney trouble warns of danger with symptoms like nervousness dizziness back pain and sleeplessness. This ad promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries used remedy, imported from Holland, offering promise of prompt relief or money back, and urges customers to demand the original imported brand in sealed packages.
A spinster recalls a two month old kiss from a man with influenza. The brusque doctor confirms transmission is possible and quips that exposure is too late for harm. The woman admits she enjoys discussing the topic.
A brief reflection contrasts pursuing popularity with noble means. It notes popularity follows true virtue, and some people act oddly to gain revenge, highlighting motives behind actions and the imperfect pursuit of justice.
An elderly man at an eye hospital is tested for vision. A placard twenty feet away proves unreadable. after moving closer, he still cannot read and explains sorrowfully that he never learned to read.
A fragment from Bookman recounts a tale of a murderer with yellow eyes who, warned by his wife that killing her would lead to hanging, is eventually hanged on Tuesday. The brief ends with Finis.
A playful exchange frames an aviator living high as a riddle about a single flight up. The dialogue hints at altitude and a lighthearted misdirection. No further facts provided.
London faces stricter food rationing amid reduced transport and shortages. Fourteen weeks of supply remain if conserved. meats and butter capped, bread limited to a roll per meal. Shipping disruptions in American ports threaten further congestion in Atlantic and Gulf trade.
Des Moines Iowa reports hog show opens with more than 1.5 million dollars in hogs. Grand Models Equal, in the aged boar class, died on first day. Owned by Thomas Robinson of Independence Iowa, the animal was insured for 1000 dollars.
Washington reports the Russian soviet government is prepared to negotiate for peace on terms that demand the departure of Bolshevik leaders and the overthrow of the soviet system. Official advices from authoritative sources are cited.
Sworn testimony by former German attache Wilhelm von Brincken alleges agents of the German government marked Charles M. Schwab Sir Cecil Spring-Rice Lord Fisher of the British admiralty the late Lord Kitchener and the British vice consul at Ensenada Mexico for assassination in a plotted operation discussed with Commissioner Henry M. White in Seattle Washington.
In Montgomery County about five miles from Montgomery a mob of roughly twenty five masked men stopped an automobile carrying Miles Phifer and Robert Crosby. The two men, Crosby a discharged soldier, were shot to death after being accused of assaulting white women. They were being transported to Wetumpka state prison for safekeeping.
President Wilson starts a strict vacation as a remedy for his nervous exhaustion. He will be forbidden to work and will not see any Senate leaders handling the peace treaty ratification to ensure the matter is completely set aside for his rest.
An old advertisement markets California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children, emphasizing its fruity taste and urging mothers to look for the word California on the package. It promises proper dosing directions on each bottle and urges mothers to give it without fear.
A painter on a water tank in Buhl Minnesota warned of disaster as a cow scratched her back on the ladder. The frightened animal charged away, horns catching the ladder and the man, who yelled as the cow galloped a quarter mile with paint and ladder in tow, leaving the painter uninjured.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that removes liver and bowel poison, relieves head dizziness and sour stomach, and “works while you sleep” without gripes or harsh side effects. It contrasts with Salts, Oil, Calomel, or harsh pills.
A Los Angeles Times anecdote recalls a boy asking his mother if God is a cousin, following a family visit East where cousins treated him kindly. An unrelated Cuticura ad suggests a skincare routine using Cuticura Ointment and Soap for a variety of skin issues.
A Chinese newspaper note states that widows in Korea may not remarry. It claims widows who have been married even for a month are forbidden to take a second husband. The article reflects traditional customs and legal restrictions of the period.
In a Dublin shop window a notice reading Iron sinks prompts a visitor to enter and claim awareness of the fact. The shop keeper fires a rapid volley of unrelated phrases while the visitor disappears, then returns and proclaims Yes I know and marble busts.
A Birmingham Age Herald quip suggests judging wealth by a large dog on the veranda rather than house size. The joke contrasts affluence seen in mansion features with the expense of feeding a Great Dane, highlighting social commentary on wealth indicators.
In a playful exchange quoted from the era, a stout father asks about his son’s activity. The response reveals humor as the son is described as a hammock tester, illustrating light domestic wit in the period.
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