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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1918
Page
9
B S Gaddis promotes a Phoenix hospital to aid civilian and wounded during reconstruction. By January $60 000 will be spent with total unit cost at $100 000 as Dr W O Sweek endorses the project.
Extension Service of the University of Arizona demonstrates home canning on orchard grounds. A Cochise County housewife canned many fruits using cold pack and gathered fifty varieties, saving transport time and money. Red Cross and War/Postal departments arrange overseas Christmas gifts with Pershing coupons for service members and cartons supplied by Red Cross for mailing overseas.
The message urges warm support for the Red Cross Christmas membership drive, encouraging help from dawn to dark as part of the season’s charity effort.
The Arizona State Fair in Phoenix November 11 to 16 will devote an entire building to a poultry exhibit, aiming for the largest display in the state and west. Competition will be intense with valuable awards, and breeders from across Arizona are eager to participate. Government urging more hens and laws limiting killing of laying biddies heighten interest. The exhibit promises instruction on modern methods for showing and raising stock, offering farmers a near real time schooling by top experts.
Secretary Boyce and the Fair Commission outline a series of Arizona driven races with a $1000 purse for Arizona New Mexico and West Texas entrants. Mobile Day on November 16 draws the week’s largest crowd. A stripped chassis race for cars under 1200 manufacturer list offers a $750 purse. Details via Secretary Boyce.
Salvage means more than junk collection. tin and platinum are needed, along with nut shells fruit pits seeds for carbon gas masks. Feathers are in demand and should be saved and turned in to Red Cross Headquarters to fund relief efforts.
American soldiers in France sent home 467748.14 dollars in the week ending September 19 according to reports to the United War Work Campaign headquarters. Remittances were routed through agencies including Vic M C A and Jewish Welfare Board at no cost to soldiers abroad. This service saves over two thousand dollars monthly and is one of many provided by United War Work organizations.
Arizona Cattleman reports the Arizona Cattle Growers Association asked Phoenix authorities to exempt seasoned cowboys from the draft. They argue green hands cannot manage western ranges and without older hands cattle gathering and feeding will falter, threatening beef supply. Action is expected once officials grasp the urgency.
Instructions from the department of agriculture advise boiling potatoes in salted water with skins on to avoid waste time and sogginess. Cook twenty to thirty minutes and drain immediately. Do not overcook or leave potatoes standing in water. Seek new recipes from the USDA.
Display of marble works with illustrations and stone samples shown. Work guaranteed. Mrs. Mary F. Titus serves as agent for the firm.
An old adage suggests a beautiful woman has good digestion and recommends light meat meals with occasional Chamberlain's Tablets of 25c to aid digestion.
Cigarettes scattered from planes to American infantry and artillery as they pushed Germans from the St Mihiel salient. Some 20 000 packages stamped Compliment of the Knights of Columbus were delivered to front line troops with chocolate and cigarettes via air drop and on foot by Y M C A workers.
Mrs. A. E. Lidenberger of Rockford Indiana reports bronchial trouble in spring and says Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is the only relief she finds. After a few days of use all signs of bronchial trouble disappear.
Officials mandate subscription payments in advance for all readers. The ruling takes effect on November 1 and applies to the entire subscriber base.
Musgrave offers cash for all hides at Cash Second Hand Store. For Food and Freedom, they promote bond purchases as a way to support the cause.
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