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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
7
An old promotional note warns against calomel mercury salivation and touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe vegetable liver remedy. It claims health benefits like waking refreshed, a regular bowels, and no salivation, with a money back guarantee and child friendly use.
A fiftieth New York convention speaker from Hartz of Detroit cites carbolic acid price drops due to war. He shares a grim tale of Josh Lee who saves oatmeal by cooking a week ahead and ends with a whisky gag. Also notes on a friend who won’t lend money, Hanford’s balm ad, and Maine fish catalog stats.
Joseph W Widener, the Philadelphia millionaire, argues that city geography defines social rank in Philadelphia speaking of Market Street north or south as crucial. An English observer questions the relevance before Widener insists the location matters. Also noted is Paris National Library housing an ancient Chinese sky map with 1 460 stars.
A Southern planter responds to our question about the season, saying the backward period has hindered the cotton crop but that farmers expect to bale it out. He emphasizes cautious optimism despite difficulties.
A Washington druggist praises Milxir Babel for malaria chills and fever sales, noting 8600 bottles sold in five months. Henry Evans of 022 F St NW Washington DC endorses the product and lists 60 cents at druggists or postage prepaid from Kloczewski & Co Washington DC.
Quoted lines describe a vacation without meals except fish caught by the group and a $15 weekly charge. Advice promotes Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for burns and scalds, with guidance to apply to cool the skin and a bottle kept on hand for accidents.
A Kansas City Star excerpt notes a county seat with a model jail offering better meals than local country hotels. It quotes a poor man saying he has lived with help for two years and a speaker asking how he has managed. The piece contrasts hardship with the imagined quality of civic facilities.
Distressing pimples advertise Cuticura Ointment and Soap with a five minute wash and extended bathing. Free samples offered by mail with a book from Cuticura Boston. Also included is a humorous dialogue about an accident and insurance.
A famed essayist and New York connoisseur attended an artistic tea in Washington Square with near artists including poets sculptors painters and novelists. Attendees wore green burlap djibbahs and sandals. The vegetarian collation surprised observers as the critic quipped that artistic longings always come with long hair teeth faces but rarely long purses.
A southern patron discovers his wife listed as seeking a husband aged 28 to 30 on a matrimony agent’s roster. The wife calmly explains she had the entry added during a winter illness when a doctor warned to prepare for the worst.
A satirical tale follows Lila, daughter of the Egg and Poultry King, as she rises from a local amateur troupe at the Grand Opera House to dream of Broadway fame. Witty hijinks recount her stage misadventures, family meddling, and the harsh, comic path to stardom.
Miss Ida Creel of this place reports rapid health gains from the Baughn treatment for pellagra. She notes weight increase from 98 to 116 and freedom to eat anything without harm, urging others to consult the American Compounding Co. for a free Pellagra book and remedy promises.
A Judge notes the futility of long trials to show a point about right angles and animal behavior. The text humorously describes cats, rats, and a mule’s drink from distilled water, implying tricks and guesswork in coaxing a beast to drink.
A hungry man asks a woman for food, she warns him to leave or call her husband, and he admits the stoop-shouldered farmer in the next field is his husband. He then recants and says if her husband has a meal, give it to a starving stranger.
The text notes new applications of Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh such as stopping bleeding in dehorned cattle and treating mosquito bites. It also mentions costly sixteenth century dictionaries chained in schools and Bibles in churches, and references Adv. Troxing taught in Australian state schools.
A woman asks for her photo back after a moment of folly. She fears the man may have moved on and lost interest. He replies with a cheeky counteroffer sending an entire collection of about 500 photos and asks her to return all but hers by passenger train at his expense.
An old ad blurb touts Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic with quinine and iron to drive out malaria and strengthen the body. Also mentions a Q&A about job satisfaction from a playful inkblot cartoon and promotes Hanford’s Balsam of Myrrh. The page notes a balloon ascent tool as a novelty from 17ss.
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