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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
7
The 1918 year book asserts no monopoly by Swift & Company or by any single packer. It states the largest packer handles at most one eighth of US meat production, five large packers at most one third, with active competition in livestock buying and dressed meat sales.
A Kansas soldier describes to his mother that his bed is piled with blankets. He jokes that the bed is so covered a bookmark helps him find his way in. Published in Copper's Weekly.
A dialogue shows a student asked if living to fool someone. The response insists on effort to improve on nature’s works, highlighting a playful confrontation about wit and progress in study.
A vintage advertisement promotes a lemon juice lotion mixed with orchard white to soften smoothen and brighten the skin. It claims to remove sallowness freckles and tan and suggests daily face neck arms and hands massage. Also mentions Cuticura products for skin conditions and a separate farm-missing notice fragment.
Antiseptic powder for shoes and foot baths offers quick relief for tired swollen and tender feet. Over 100000 packs are in use by troops at the front with 25 cents price widely advertised.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets claiming to regulate the liver bowels and stomach. The copy hints at health benefits and includes a quip about people avoiding responsibility.
February receipts from War Savings and Thrift stamps totaled 41, WHLOOG dollars daily about 2,000,000. Mogind reports 7000,000. The stamps offer a safe investment to help fund shipbuilding, educate youth in saving, and mobilize support, especially through women’s participation while urging not to neglect duty.
The article describes summer frocks in crepe georgette and voile for girls from eight to fourteen or fifteen, noting two piece designs that omit the waistline. It highlights a slim eleven year old’s two piece voile dress with a short blouse smocked at the bodice, two pockets, color accents, and light fastening details.
Fashion notes describe jackets and skirts trending short with etons and boleros prominent. Dresses follow eton bolero styles over crepe organdie, with close sleeve fits and conservative material use. Descriptions mention high hemlines, georgette blouses, and trimmed fashion pieces seen at markets and fairs.
An old advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy for biliousness and constipation, attacking calomel for causing bone necrosis. It promises quick relief, a money back guarantee, and suitability for children, claiming the product cleanses liver and bowel waste overnight.
An old-classic advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy. It asserts internal action through the blood to mucous surfaces, promises disease foundation destruction, general health boost, and natural restoration with a $100 reward for any uncured case. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio offer testimonials free.
A reflective note cautions that vanity leads to loss of stability and comfort, urging restraint and humility to preserve well being and community harmony.
A promotional notice invites readers to request free information about the book Cattle Breeds and Origin by David Roberts. The ad from Roberts Veterinary Co in Waunesa Wis suggests mailed inquiries for details on cattle breeds and origins.
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