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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement claims freezone instantly relieves corn pain and removes corns between the toes and callouses. It markets a small bottle as a cheap drugstore miracle from Cincinnati inventors, promising painless results with no soreness or irritation.
American Edwin Guy Empey living in Jersey City travels to England to enlist as a private in the British army. He trains in London and France, learns the horrors of trench warfare, sits on the fire step, and goes over the top in a desperate combat sequence.
The narrator recalls his return to rest billets in France and volunteering for bombing school. He describes the jam tin bombs, improvised fuse mechanisms, and the dangers of training with improvised devices as British troops move toward Mills bombs for effective explosive use.
The article details a bomber’s drill with a timed device and lever mechanism. It explains throwing technique, stance, and aim to maximize fuse burn time, while noting the awkwardness for British soldiers and the sharper accuracy of Canadians and Americans. The narrator reflects on the danger and desire for peace after a period of training.
A World War I era account describes soldiers using a creek as a bath and wash area during hot weather. A sergeant major halts the swim with a drill order and assembles troops for a bath parade. They line up with rifles and bayonets while seeking cleanliness under the Divisional Baths sign.
Shelley enjoyed the water and composed many poems while idling in a boat. He lived a short life but produced fine work, unlike Coleridge who battled laziness despite a great mind and left his best poems unfinished.
Jesus teaches the disciples about true greatness by serving others as he nears Jerusalem. The passage explores the selfish wrangling, the rebuke for seeking first, and the imperative to aid the weak, with warnings on eternal consequences for selfish living.
A reflective piece argues that everyone needs external impulse to strive for ideals. It asserts the best motive is Jesus friendship, quoting a call to follow commands as the path to true fellowship.
Reflective meditation on divine presence granted to farmers, urging readers to observe their homes and fields for signs of blessing and guidance. The text emphasizes a farmer’s intimate connection with nature and spiritual insight in daily labor.
The passage describes catarrh as a lingering illness causing back ache stomach upset cough and fatigue. It argues catarrhal conditions weaken the body with stagnant blood and unhealthy secretions, claiming full recovery requires addressing the catarrh.
Peruna Company of Columbus Ohio markets the product in tablet form for convenient use and promotes its health benefits in advertising copy.
A playful exchange features Thistation hailed as the sincerest flattery while Miss Cayenne retorts that Shittery is the insincerest initiation. The witty back and forth centers on language and wit between two speakers.
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative and stomach regulator for sour stomach, indigestion, and related ailments. It claims to cleanse the alimentary canal, stimulate liver bile, and improve overall digestion. sold worldwide. Also promotes Dr Peery's Dead Shot worms remedy with mail order, and ends with a proverb about knowledge and ignorance.
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