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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1919
Page
6
A reader from Providence recounts relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache nervousness and headaches. The note urges women with functional disturbances to seek help and to write for advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Med Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
A friend ponders the genius's versatility and likens Jones to a piece of furniture that becomes a folding bed at night. The remark frames Jones as adaptable in a concise, playful comparison.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as painless relief for corns and calluses. A tiny bottle costs little and can be applied with a few drops to lift off corns between the toes and hard skin on the soles without pain.
A pupil asks if Rome was founded by Romeo and the teacher replies with a wry twist. The wise man clarifies that Juliet’s tragedy is what Romeo found, ending the joke with a clever wordplay.
A quirky item notes Cholly Woggles praising himself as a great catch while a countering line calls him the poor fish. The piece notes that 27/600 spiders would be needed to produce one pound of web, reflecting a humorous comparison.
Southwest notes report the Arizona State Fair dates set for November 3 to 8 1919. Gallup NM agents seize a full opium smoking outfit and whiskey still parts. University of Arizona grows its military staff by over 100. New Mexico issues nearly 17 378 automobile licenses to date. Road funding for Sandoval to Bernalillo costs 48000. Phoenix Chamber housing plan for fair visitors with State Fair Commission. Arizona Cattle Growers plan convention over Kenyon and Kendrick bills. Perry Bean of Roswell installs a 1200 milking machine. Governor Larrazolo commutes and pardons in Grant County. Ray NM faces threshing machine shortage with crop abundance. Douglas AZ lab opens with Willa McNitt overseeing tests. Wilson signs proclamation adding Crook National Forest lands. Tijeras road project advances with 18000 contract. Tijeras to Ellis ranch survey and 165000 estimate. Phoenix groceries price investigation led by Smalley reveals price gouging. reports to Riordan and Flynn. NM highway dept receives War Dept supply shipments for road work including tractors locomotives dump cars pumps and measuring equipment.
A handbill urging overthrow of Gary's military administration circulates while Col. W. H. Mapes holds troops in the city. Officials warn a military court could replace civil courts. nine prisoners are in custody after raids. An anonymous threat to kill Mayor Hodges and march on mills adds to the tense scene as federal actions unfold in Gary and New York security measures are tightened.
Announcement from Honolulu T H states complete cures of leprosy are being achieved at Kalihi territorial hospital. In recent months twenty patients were paroled without recurrence and blood tests show no leprosy germ. Current patients show marked improvement using Chaulmoogra oil derived from Taraxogenes Eurzii seeds, refined for leprosy treatment.
Testimony in a Brooklyn navy yard court martial reveals petitions to enroll friends in the naval reserve during the war. Lieut. Com. Christopher Marsden faces bribery charges for enlistment acts while Frank P. Bouvier, Marsden’s assistant, testifies he heard of no bribes or gifts.
The advertisement shows green salted horsehides priced at $10.00 and $12.00 per unit, with headless hides 50 cents cheaper. Ponies and glue are also offered, with prices marked in the listing.
Market listing shows bar silver at 1.17 percent, copper unspecified, quae and Otis at 23 cents, lead at 6.2 dollars, spelter 31.06, tungsten per unit 7.50 to 12.00. Prices reflect commodity values for metals and alloys in a regional settlement report.
Beef and hogs grade ranges listed with prices for heavy hogs medium hogs light hogs and packing sows. Cattle include beef steers heifers cows cutters veal calves feeder and stocker steers with price bands. Sheep Lambs ewes and breeding stock quoted with varied quality levels and ranges.
Chicago cash grain and farm product prices show Butter Creamery 49 2 Yyec Eggs Firsts 53 54c ordinary firsts 44 45 46c at mark storage packed firsts 54 55c. Fowls potatoes Northern sacked bulk whites 2.15 2.35 Red giver Ohips 2.60 2.75 Mican 2.0 Cash Grain mixed 1.42 No 2 yellow 1.42 1.48 Oats No 2 white 71 72c White 69 72c Rye No 2 42 1.42 Timothy 8.50 11.25.
An old advertising claim touts Pape's Cold Compound as instant relief for nasty colds. A dose every two hours, up to three, supposedly clears congested nostrils, stops runny nose and headache, and ends grippe misery with a tasty, quinine free formula.
A pair of lovely girls exchange a sharp quip about romance. The first laments a man who pursues affection despite all resistance, while the second counters with a man who refuses to love at all. The dialogue captures a light humorous clash over romantic persistence.
A publisher advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promises consistent quality in every bottle and offers a sample if ten cents is sent to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with a note of the newspaper.
A witty exchange from London Tit-Bits mocks generosity as Miss Prattle is praised for sharing everything including her best friend. The quip plays on social moralizing about selflessness and sociable conduct in a humorous light.
Advert says Bayer name marks genuine Aspirin and urges use of Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging with proper directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Bayer claims nineteen years as physician prescribed. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Aspirin is Bayer trademark for acetylsalicylic acid.
An advertising pitch asserts Red Cross Bag Blue cleans better than rivals and promises snow white clothes. It urges readers to try the product and implies continued use thereafter.
A witty exchange from the San Francisco Chronicle lampoons marriage with the quip that hair loss is a consequence of matrimony, suggesting the partner failed to consider this before tying the knot.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It asserts internal action through the blood, promises overall health gains, and offers $100 to any case not cured, with Druggists selling for 75 cents and testimonials available.
The text claims high footwear costs stem from a hide shortage, labeling it a profiteering skin game, and notes that flawless performance rarely equates with substantial achievement.
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