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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
7
An advertisement warns against calomel mercury salivation and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy. It claims the product cleanses the liver better, prevents sickness, and leaves users energetic with a money back guarantee.
Dialogue shows a young wife returning from cooking school praising progress while evaluating Miss South and Miss Smith. The husband reminds that Miss Smith has no one to practice on, highlighting classroom dynamics and neglect of effort.
An advertisement touts Athlye double strength treatment to remove freckles with daily applications. It claims even severe freckles fade to reveal a lighter complexion and offers a money back guarantee. Also notes marriage comment and implied social advice.
Reader testimony advocates Anuric tablets from Dr. Pierce as a cure for kidney and bladder issues. The writer claims long use of Pierce medicines, personal recovery, and recommends abandoning salts and alcoholic medicines. Includes endorsement from Mrs. Melinda Miller as a preserved woman for her age.
A humorous reminiscence contrasts past and present telephones. The speaker recalls earlier, rarer telephones and the hassle of delivering unimportant messages to neighbors, noting how modern chats replace time consuming calls.
A church pastor from Stephen a Church in Perth Amboy New Jersey touts Elixir Babek Goon Tonic as a remedy for chills malaria and fever. The notice claims wide use among parishioners and mentions purchase price at 50 cents with distribution by Sklovzewski Co. Ishington DC.
A compact note points out that some women speak a lot, while others listen, hinting at social dynamics where talkative women challenge expectations and provoke discussions on gender roles.
A narrator overhears a drunken man praising the Germans then shifting to support the Allies. A brusque fellow asserts loyalty to the Allies and brags about his adaptability in a humorous, dialect-inflected exchange.
Ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes or use in foot baths for instant relief of tired sore feet. Claims over 100,000 packages used by troops at the front and sells for 26c. Also includes unrelated ad lines about carpet timing and a road tax note.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a pure vegetable blood purifier. It warns that bad blood causes weakness and digestion problems and claims the remedy, alcohol free, removes impurities from the body with directions on the wrapper.
A clipped dialogue notes Dobbs the painter has vanished from his bohemian haunts after selling a few pictures, with a wry remark that he will not return until broke. Hanford's Balsam is advertised for bunions and thrush, urging thorough nightly use. The ad closes with a quip on dignity and honor.
Dr F Schoenleber of Kansas State Agricultural College urges strict sanitation and veterinary supervision to prevent hog diseases. He advises cleaning lots and premises, vaccinating only when disease is near, and using affordable vaccines from the college or veterinarians. He warns against disease on most farms and links cleanliness to healthier hogs and fewer losses.
Professor H L Kempeter of Missouri warns poultrykeepers that early spring hatching yields bigger profits. Five to seven months are needed for a pullet to mature to lay, with heavier breeds needing more time. Hatch by May 16 to maximize winter eggs and ensure strong chicks before heat arrives.
Opinion argues farmers should raise hogs calves lambs and kids for fresh meat alongside crops. It notes no law requires nine tenths of land in cotton and urges reducing cotton acreage to allow pasture and feed crops.
Add a tablespoonful of charcoal every other day to the soft food of the fowls. It will brighten up their combs and tone up their system which otherwise might be in a condition for making them ready victims of disease.
The dairy cows will be a key factor in the food supply this year. Land owners with ten acres should help families by providing one or more cows. A good cow is inexpensive to feed with pasture and modest crops. Cows can cut family food costs in half and even reduce shop bills. Raising a few heifers each year is feasible with a silo and pasture.
Fowls for breeding should be separated from layers this spring to build strong breeding stock. Keep the brooder in a sunny, well ventilated area with ample space but protected from cold to ensure healthy growth of chicks.
Rye is sown early in spring for grazing and shows rapid growth on good soil with the influence of spring rains and sun. It proves productive under favorable weather.
The article argues true beauty stems from health, not skin foods or face creams. It links common ills like headache, fatigue, dull skin, and eyes to constipation and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative, noting a family testimonial and offer of a free trial bottle.
An advertisement argues pellagra is curable with diet and the Baughn Pellagra Treatment claiming a guaranteed cure or money back. It directs readers to Dr. Hendon at American Compounding Co Jasper Alabama for a free book. The snippet also includes a nuisance line about a petroleum merchant and gasoline by products.
Mr. Allen Gales Jennings of Washington DC writes that after trying about fifty salves lotions and prescriptions he found Hancock's Sulphur Compound Ointment cured sores in his nostrils. He plans to continue using it and praises it as the best cure. Hancock Sulphur Compound and Ointment are sold by all dealers with a booklet available from Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co Baltimore MD.
The advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills from four decades earlier claiming they regulate liver and bowels. It notes Great Britain advanced 2 billion dollars to its allies in 1915.
A modern strategist questions frontline bravery asking if officers would lead a charge without reliable telephone contact. The exchange highlights tension between traditional courage and communications reliance in wartime leadership.
An old advertisement urges using Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system with Quinine and Iron as printed on the label. It notes the price as 50 cents. A new invention, a metal ankle clip for shoe laces to protect during shoe blackening, is also mentioned.
Letters from Kansas City women selected by local druggists to try Vap-O-Rub describe their experiences with the cold remedy. Mothers report relief for chest cold and bronchitis, noting its vapors and skin absorption.
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