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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
5
An observant farmer in New York tested a common weather superstition by recording two and a half months of data. He concluded the saying about rain after a clear night had no basis. The piece ends with an advertisement for Dr. Pierce’s Pellets claiming to aid stomach and bowel health.
Quoted aphorism on natural order. Describes meticulous counting of grass blades flowers stars and storms, illustrating a belief in universal law and precision. Reflects Blaikie style of linking nature to cosmic regularity.
A terse dialogue shows Lou challenging a woman's marital autonomy while she asserts she can marry any man she pleases. The exchange highlights tension over social constraints and personal choice.
An advertisement features Mrs. J. S. Blair of Enterprise Oklahoma sharing her illness and recovery with Stella Vitae. The copy promises a money back guarantee, claims a high success rate, and urges readers to buy from a local dealer. The Thacher Medicine Co. of Chattanooga Tennessee is listed as the source.
General Felix Diaz nephew of former president Porfirio Diaz arrived in New York from Havana with his wife and four countrymen. He described Villa as unable to control his men and affirmed he would not join Villa, saying peace requires federal troops.
A New York gossip column recounts how G W Scott, a railroad foreman turned horse breeder, named two racehorses after friends. One colt bore J H Houghton while the other, Martin W Littleton, became a top flyer in the East racing circuit. Littleton later rose to Brooklyn borough president and congressman from Oyster Bay.
White House announces Eleanor Randolph Wilson engagement to Hon. William Gibbs McAdoo. Rumors of a quicker wedding fade as officials confirm McAdoo will remain treasury secretary. Eleanor, 24, is the president’s youngest daughter and the White House heads expect no cabinet changes.
Walker Hill of Mechanics-American National Bank in St. Louis likely to be named governor of the new federal reserve bank board by President Wilson. The Owen Glass currency law makes the governor the active executive and a key financial position, with McAdoo and Williams as ex-officio members. Hill’s background includes leadership in the American Bankers Association and roles in St. Louis business groups. He declined a New York bank presidency offering salary control.
A colleague taunts Senator Sherman about the commercial age and dubious magnates. He retorts lightly as a Boston picture dealer halves a landscape canvas to sell two scenes for the price of one, highlighting the era’s crafty bargains and gendered misunderstandings.
Mrs. N V Willis of Richmond Kentucky credits Cardus the woman’s tonic with curing years of womanly trouble after trying many remedies. She says four bottles restored her strength, enabling her to do all her work and eat freely. Cardus from N Medicine Co Chattanooga Chattanooga Medicine Co for Women’s booklet. The ad claims Cardus is a vegetable remedy aiding the womanly constitution and has helped thousands over fifty years. The second item notes the Baalbek obelisk near ruins in Syria, a massive stone about seventy five feet wide and ~1500 tons, with other large blocks in the old castle wall.
Heal eczema and skin troubles with Hancock's Sulphur Compound. It claims instant relief from itching and permanent cure, backed by testimonials including Mrs. Evelyn Garst of Salem Virginia who says one bottle cleared a rough cheek area. Also promotes Hancock's Sulphur Ointment for complexion care and blackheads with dealer availability.
The piece argues reason as natural guidance from God to avoid oddities and excess. It critiques Portuguese custom of wearing spectacles solely to signal gravity, noting even youths and ladies adopt the fashion to appear respectable in gatherings.
Miss Easton of Fell ing in Durham and Layton Manor in Yorkshire died at ninety five leaving an estate valued at 5 398 900 dollars. Duties on the will exceed 1 050 000 dollars. The list of women with estates over 5 million includes Mrs Rylands Mrs Lewis-Hill Baroness von Hirsch Mrs Alexandra Ralli and Miss Ellison Morison with various large sums.
A Washington woman credits Postum with easing heart irritability after coffee caused palpitations. Her account notes a doctor finding no organic issue and a switch to Postum improving her condition. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with boiling guidance and price details.
Jerry the municipal fish dock horse slipped into the river amid ice cutting at New Orleans. Firemen on the John H. Farley hauled him ashore after about thirty minutes, then a whisky tonic revived him. Jerry later ate heartily, leaving friends unsure what helped most.
In the Alps of southern France, engineers terraced watercourses with a series of small masonry dams to regulate flow at high and low water. The method reduces erosion by breaking falls into smaller steps, limiting flood impact and damage.
Lovers of picturesque Paris press a petition to President Poincare through Societe d Art Parisien to halt planned demolitions on the Island of St Louis behind Notre Dame. The proposed modern improvements have drawn unanimous criticism in the press.
Miss Amelia Bernnecher of Asheville North Carolina barely escaped injury when a man fell from a third story porch. Her dress acted as a parachute catching air and spreading the impact. She clung to the piazza roof and remained unharmed aside from bruises.
Mrs. Helen A. Hager, ninety, proves her vigor by coasting with children in Ackettstown New Jersey. She climbs hills with ease, lives with daughter Mrs. Henry Vail, and reads and sews without glasses, showing surprising vitality for her age.
Dr Raymond Petit announces a serum heated to 56 degrees Celsius made from horse blood as a wound panacea. When spread on surface wounds it activates phagocytes to kill microbes and speed healing. Other brief items include a rabbit chasing a dog in Haworth and a tale about Taft and Washington.
Uric acid poisoning develops slowly with late pain. Bright's disease marks its final stage. Early kidney weakness from overwork or indulgences allows acid buildup causing headache dizziness and impure blood. As crystals form, severe pain follows in kidneys muscles joints and nerves.
An advertisement cites mS KIDNEY nay mS KIDNEY nay with FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY selling for 50 cents. The text also includes a domestic scene where a wife and husband discuss a maid Anne on the street and propriety, referencing a lady with a two dollar and a half hat and another girl present.
An old fashioned remedy for gray hair, Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remedy sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur in drug stores. It claims to darken hair naturally without obvious color change and to stop dandruff and itching with regular use. Advertising copy notes easy application with a sponge or brush and a bottle about 50 cents.
National Aerial League of France considers a regular passenger and freight route across the Sahara from Oran to Timbuctoo in the French Sudan a distance of 1400 miles marked by stone pyramids. Plans include a flotilla of aeroplanes initiating at Oran Alegria with final landing at Timbuctoo.
One hundred years ago on March 18 Boston celebrated the thirty eighth anniversary of the evacuation of the city by General Wilkinson and British troops during the Revolution. The day featured a large military civic parade, harbor salutes, fireworks and illuminations, and a public banquet with patriotic addresses by state city and military officials.
Clem Kinard of Ruffin, N. C. reports seven years of eczema ended after using less than three boxes of Tetterine. The ad promotes Tetterine for eczema and related skin conditions, with an offer to pay if not effective and a free box of We Liver Pills with mail orders from The Shuptrine Co. Savannah Ga.
A Belgian butcher in Allennes left a large tom cat overnight to kill rats. The next morning the rats had killed and eaten the cat except for the skin, leaving no carcass.
Distress after eating relieved by Booth Overton Dyspepsia Tablet. Buy a 50 cent bottle at druggists. Money refunded if no help, or write for a free sample. Booth Overton Co. 11 Broadway New York.
A local meeting reveals a playful clash as a woman explains she opposed a motion only to settle a past grudge. The exchange shows humor and tension in small communal deliberations.
Lame back stiff neck and sore throat are treated with Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. Instruction urges thorough rubbing in and guarantees a cure or money refunded by the dealer. Advertisement emphasizes product efficacy.
A Clerkenwell county court hearing revealed a mother explained two children share the same Christian name because she forgot the first child's name when registering the second. An advertisement urges Hanford's Balsam for rust injury to prevent blood poisoning.
Fragmentary chatter discusses publishing a stabbing affray story with multiple cuts and notes a man named Smith being compelled to leave town while Mr. Jones mentions he was hung. The text hints at gullibility and mischief rather than clear facts.
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