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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1919
Page
11
In a humorous Yonkers Statesman quip Mrs. Flatbush features a new cook and Mrs. Bensonhurst jokes about her dressy appearance. The punchline notes she only burns the fifty dollars, implying a costly kitchen mishap.
A lighthearted Film Fun item jokes about an actress and fashion airs. It notes decollete outfits are acceptable only to a point and quips about what she should wear. The brief humor reflects playful media commentary on style.
Napoleon wore a sword with a large diamond in the hilt at his wedding to Josephine and believed the gem would bring him good fortune.
The column poses a playful question about bee behavior and notes that bees do not lose their temper though they sting when provoked. It suggests curiosity about insects and keeps a light, informative tone.
Reports detail a string of incidents and plans from the era. Fatal parachute deaths near Fresno and a Idaho mine cage accident are reported alongside a Lincoln replica being built in Richmond Missouri. A Boise-Nampa rail collision leaves multiple dead or injured, while a Lincoln Nebr. warrant orders electrocution in a prison wall. Oregon’s governor resists a suffrage session, and a Chicago heist suspect is pursued in San Diego. France gains a new credit and allies a larger war loan. Jail escape notes, giant warship concepts, War Department surplus sales, and a Senate debate on amnesty surface as the Pacific fleet plans grow.
A Paris report says France could return to bread rations in September due to a possible wheat shortage. The article also notes British minesweepers collided with mines off the Esthenian coast, with one sunk and about thirty six lives lost.
In the summer mood of ripening fruits and abundant picnics the advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a sovereign remedy for tired overworked stomachs. It claims to aid indigestion fermentation sour stomach and constipation by stimulating the liver and cleansing the intestines. Sold everywhere.
Japan plans to expand cultivation in Korea to feed its textile industries. By end of 1928 the program targets 250000 acres of American cotton and 85000 acres of native Korean cotton under cultivation, aiming for self sufficiency in foreign output.
An advertising notice explains that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and come in unbroken packages with directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets are inexpensive at drug stores with larger packages also available.
A brief exchange hints at a developing relationship as a magnate presses to avoid delay. The stenographer has waited so long that their acquaintance has evolved into friendship, with flirtation implying potential marriage.
Drugstore advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims long test of years and broad pharmacist support urging readers to start treatment or request a sample by sending ten cents.
A Birmingham Age-Herald note jokes about wireless telegraphy as a “wonderful invention” not yet suited for love messages. The humorous exchange questions who might intercept a message like “Ten thousand kisses,” reflecting lighthearted attitudes toward new communication tech.
A reflective line contrasts the joy found in seeking happiness with the futility of grasping it, suggesting greater fulfillment lies in the journey rather than the moment of attainment.
Mrs. Jas. Rohrberg of 620 Knapp St Pittsburgh reports long lasting relief from backache headaches and weakness after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others with displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and nervous symptoms to try the remedy and seek its advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
The port of St Johns in New Brunswick is set to be nationalized. The move promises elaborate improvements at once and will elevate St Johns to one of the Dominion's greatest ports.
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