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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1919
Page
6
Providence woman Mrs Adeline B Lynch testifies of relief from backache headaches and nervousness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others with similar symptoms to seek help from the remedy and to contact Lydia E Pinkham Med Co Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
A friend describes Jones as versatile, comparing him to a folding bed bookcase that becomes a bed at night. The remark reflects a humorous, literary tone about adaptability and clever engineering in a social exchange.
Advertisement claims Freezone removes corns and calluses painlessly. A tiny bottle costs little. applying a few drops on the corn or callus stops pain instantly and allows easy removal, supposedly with no soreness or fuss.
A pupil asks if Rome was founded by Romeo. The teacher replies that Rome was not the founder and that Juliet was found dead by Romeo, framing a playful misattribution in a classroom exchange.
A brief collection notes self regard by Cholly Woggles, calls him a great catch and labels him the poor fish. It adds a curious fact that 27 600 spiders would be needed to produce one pound of web.
Agents at Gallup seized a complete opium smoking outfit and whiskey still parts and arrested the owners. Major Boni Face’s University of Arizona unit grows by 100. New Mexico issues 17 379 automobile licenses, near December peak. Road project Sandoval to Bernalillo costs 48000. Phoenix Chamber plans housing for fair visitors. Arizona Cattle Growers to meet over Kenyon Kendrick bills. Perry Bean installs a $1200 milking machine in Roswell. Governor Larrazolo commutes and pardons in Grant county murder case. Ray area crops raise threshing risk. machines strained. Douglas lab opens with Miss Willa McNitt as tech. Wilson adds 29440 acres to Crook National Forest in Arizona. Tijeras canyon road work nears. contract 18000. Tijeras to Ellis ranch survey advances. 165000 estimate adjusted. Food administration finds price gouging by 104 Phoenix dealers. New Mexico highway dept receives War Dept storage shipments for road work.
A handbill urging overthrow of the Gary military forces is in Col. W H Mapes's possession as Gary remains under military control. Officials hint a military court could replace civil courts, with a firing line mentioned and nine prisoners after raids. An anonymous warning warned of a band planning to kill the mayor and attack mills.
The Corpus Christi bureau of information revised the total dead and missing from the tropical hurricane to 357, reflecting updated figures after a revision.
Announcement from Honolulu reports complete cures of leprosy at Kalihi territorial hospital. In recent months twenty patients were paroled with no disease recurrence and blood tests show no leprosy germ. Those under treatment show marked improvement using Chaulmoogra oil, refined through a process by Dr. A L Dean.
Frank P. Bouvier testified at the Brooklyn navy yard court martial that he had not heard of Lieut. Com. Christopher Marsden accepting presents in exchange for enlistments during the war. Marsden stands accused of taking bribes for naval reserve enrollments sought by political allies.
An itemized price list shows Snited Horsehides No 1 at 10.00 and 12.00, No 2 at 9.00 and 10.00, headless 50c less, plus ponies and wine priced 4.00 and 7.00. The notation Green indicates a condition or lot naming in the sale listing.
The report lists metals with unit prices including bar silver at 1.17 dollars, copper at 23 cents per pound, lead at five units, spelter at 7.06, tungsten per unit at 7.50 to 12.00. It presents a snapshot of market prices for metals.
At Chicago market, hogs range from heavy 14.50 to 16.00 and cattle include beef steers at 16.50 to 18.25, with cows 6.50 to 13.50 and veal calves 19.50 to 20.75. Sheep and lambs show 13.75 to 16.15 for lambs and 6.75 to 8.00 for ewes and breeds at 7.00 to 13.25.
Cash grain in Chicago shows mixed corn at 1.42 for certain classes and rye around 42 1/2 cents. Potatoes and poultry prices include Northern sacked Whites at 2.15 to 2.35 and Red River Ohios at 2.60 to 2.75. Timothy at 8.50 for 25-pound lots.
An advertisement urges readers to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for up to three doses to relieve a cold or grippe. It claims to clear nasal passages, stop runny nose, ease headache and feverish symptoms, and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
A playful dialogue features two lovely girls debating flirtation. One asks what is worse than a man who makes love despite resistance, and the other replies that the worse is a man who won’t give up. The exchange ends on a sly, teasing note.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non habit forming kidney liver and bladder remedy with a sworn purity statement in every bottle. It stresses vegetable ingredients and saline sample offers by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY and mentions availability in two bottle sizes.
A witty London Tit-Bits quip questions Miss Prattle’s generosity with a sharp jab at her habit of sharing even her closest friend.
Bayer insists on the Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in a Bayer package with proper directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Bayer is the genuine aspirin named for nineteen years prescribed by physicians. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer manufacture of monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
Sociologists estimate crime rates differ by marital status with 38 per thousand bachelors criminals versus 18 per thousand married men. The ad promotes Red Cross Bag Blue for laundry, claiming it yields true blue results and white clothes, and notes that all good grocers carry it.
A witty exchange from the San Francisco Chronicle quips that hair loss is the fault of not considering marriage beforehand, reflecting a sharp humor about domestic life and prudence.
An advertisement claims a $100 reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It states the internal remedy works through the blood to mucous surfaces, improves general health, and supports nature, with Druggists selling it at 75 cents and testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
Critics say leather costs drive shoe prices up, accusing profiteers of exploiting a skin game. The adage about perfection notes risk in avoiding mistakes.
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