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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1919
Page
15
Emeralds rubies and sapphires top the list of costly gems in ancient times. Diamonds were worn rough before cutting was learned in the fifteenth century. Emeralds remain fashionable and rare, and carat for carat they rival diamonds.
For years druggists have watched Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician s prescription strengthening medicine that helps the kidneys liver and bladder do their work. Swamp Root has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and mention this paper. Adv
Figures from the war cabinet show 8,654,467 men in the war. England provided 4,006,158 recruits while other white enlistments in colonies reached 7,130,280. Non white enlistments totaled 1,524,187 with 1,250,000 from India.
Scientists estimate some lunar mountains crest as high as 36000 feet based on remote sensing and orbital measurements. The finding highlights the Moon’s rugged terrain and varied topography.
A round of disparate reports includes the hailing of Thomas Fitzgerald for the 1919 crime of murdering Janet Wilkinson. Fort Davis Alaska assets handed to 1000 influenza orphans. Wheat movement plans by Walker Hines prioritizing emergency freight. a Sioux City highwayman killed by a deputy’s gunfire during a robbery attempt. Sioux City mayor backs a new dairy to curb high milk prices. Historic Richmond Eureka mines sale set for $9.5 million with Mackay involved. Secretary Glass seeks $20 million for vocational training. Clemenceau’s paper advocates Kaiser punishment. Railroad legislation pressure looms over adjournment. Fire damages American Forestry Association building. ambassador Bonillas reports optimism in Mexico. Brambilla appointed to Washington embassy role. two men wounded in a Louisville Neb. store raid attempt.
A mix of early 20th century reports shows Denmark debating ending royal conscription powers in peace and war. Other items note the Great Northern returning to the U.S. with officers and men, Britain joining the Third International, fires at Methodist Grove and Loch Lake Minnetonka cottages, and broader war and political developments worldwide.
Senate labor committee heard Pittsburg lawyer Jacob Margolis describe ultra radical goals behind the steel strike. He linked I W W Bolsheviks and Russian workers to a plan to create a new society within the old, with William Z Foster pressed for cross examination. Margolis, an anarchist syndicalist, said Russians in Youngstown endorsed the strike at a delegates meeting.
In Washington the Department of Justice moves to curb sugar price surges. Attorney General Palmer informs beet sugar refiners that the Sugar Equalization Board has set 10 cents as the fair wholesale price, with any higher charge deemed a violation of the food control act.
Dialogue between two speakers about visiting relatives. The line frames a conditional plan tying one visit to another relative, suggesting a humorous or coded exchange. It centers on familial relationships and seasonal timing without broader context.
An advertisement urges readers to guard against influenza with Boschee's Syrup, noting 53 years of nationwide use for coughs bronchitis and colds, promising restful nights and easy morning expectoration. Made in America and widely sold as a household remedy. Try one bottle and accept no substitutes.
A humorous defense of tractors lists traits that appeal to farmers. The piece mocks common worries by claiming tractors will not bite or run away, spit at straw, kick stalls, escape barns, or die just as spring work begins. It frames machinery as reliable and manageable.
In his first public remarks at the national industrial conference Judge E H Gary chairman of United States Steel Corporation reaffirmed that the steel strike should not be arbitrated or compromised and objected to conference action. He restated his belief in the open shop and the right to set employment terms between employee and employer.
A Senate investigating committee reported that retail prices for food here run from 200 to 3600 percent above wholesale costs. The panel stated that retail meat dealers appear to take a larger share of profit than farmers, livestock raisers, buyers, railroads, commission and cold storage firms, and packers combined.
Scientists note Mercury travels at about 30 miles a second as it whips through its orbit making it the fastest planet from the sun. The observation highlights Mercury’s swift motion relative to other planets and stars.
Alonzo Whitman aged 61 once a Minnesota state senator and famed confidence man applied to Dansville authorities for admission to the county poor house. He was once a millionaire and later served several prison terms after bold schemes and an escape from a speeding train.
In a witty exchange, a line plays on hair loss and ears, with one speaker joking about a husband who is bald as an egg and noting he has not shed his ears yet. The exchange uses light humor to tease marital quirks.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio pledges one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A. W. Gleason witnesses on December 6, 1886 with product claim that medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces.
The Siamese king proclaims a royal elephant hunt as government stables dwindle. Herds are tracked for weeks, driven to Ayutha, and corralled for selection. Captured elephants are tamed over days while crowds watch the dramatics of the restraint.
Malt extracts have been found valuable for laundries in removing starch from clothing, offering an effective household method.
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