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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
3
Advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle nightly cleanse for liver stomach and bowels removing sour food gases and bile. It contrasts with salts and purgatives, promises no griping, and claims effectiveness by morning at 10 cents a box, urging millions to use to avoid headaches billiousness coated tongue indigestion and constipation.
A mathematics professor and his wife tighten household budgets on a small salary. The professor notes his wife aids savings, joking that she is his co efficient. The quip highlights frugal living and clever finance in a scholarly home.
Ann or Rebecca Cox from this place recounts near lifelong illness and back trouble eased after using Cardul, a women’s tonic. She credits one bottle with relief and claims it helped avoid surgery, supporting continued farm work and family duties. Cardul advertised as available at all druggists.
Mrs. Torkins asks Charley to promise to share details if he enlists so she can speak to the general about his care. She worries about his over shoes and diet and notes his carelessness.
A patient recounts relief after using Swamp-Root for kidney and bladder troubles. He cites a prior diagnosis of kidney failure, claims a gravel stone was passed after four bottles, and endorses the remedy. Sample bottle offer and booklet requested, with sale details for Kilmer & Co. products.
In a witty exchange, Puck quips about the dull state of business and the local scene, noting responses from The Plano Moan and The Scissors Grinder. The brief dialogue sketches a period newspaper humor page with playful verse and columnish items.
President Wilson appeals to all Americans to unite in wartime sacrifice stressing industrial patriotism and urging South farmers to resist cotton prices and grow food. He calls on workers, railroads, merchants, and editors to support abundant harvests, shipbuilding, and efficient distribution as the nation faces a global war for democracy.
Latin American nations align with the United States on Germany's challenge to war with Cuba declaring war and Brazil and Uruguay endorsing the move while several others pledge support or neutrality. The region signals readiness to mobilize, with total peace strength noted at 334000 soldiers and potential forces ready to expand.
Six days before Passover Jesus visits Bethany for a meal with friends Martha Lazarus and Mary amid critics led by Judas. Mary spends a large sum on an alabaster ointment, prompting praise from Jesus for doing what she could, while Judas and others criticize. Lazarus’ presence also draws crowds, fueling opposition.
In Mexico City General Carranza addressed the new Congress declaring strict neutrality in the world war. In the box with German Minister HI von Eckhardt sat Austrian and Spanish diplomats while Henry P. Fletcher the American Ambassador sat with the British Minister nearby.
The Shipping Board created a $60,000,000 corporation to build and operate a vast fleet of wooden carry ships to supply the Allies and defeat the German submarine campaign, with the effort officially starting Monday.
Washington reports the war department reversed a prior ruling and says states may form new National Guard units under existing law. The move could expand the guard from about 126,000 to 400,000 at peace strength or over 600,000 if war footing is adopted.
Chicago woman Jos O’Bryan reports two years of female trouble left with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She regained strength and weight, claiming the remedy cured weakness and restored health. The ad promotes the product as a standard treatment for displacements, inflammation, irregularities, and related female illnesses.
The scene shows Miss Mabel replying sharply to a question about a manly man. She dismisses the idea, saying a real man is unsettled and cannot stay with any one girl because she isn’t strong enough to resist him. The eleven oclock bell underscores the tense exchange.
Advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast acting regulator for indigestion dyspepsia gas heartburn and sourness. It claims relief in five minutes with harmless formula and offers a fifty cent case promising a hundred dollars worth of satisfaction.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a charter member of a disease prevention group and a person named Wolke. The text includes stray lines about swatting something on a head, with no coherent narrative or clear event.
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