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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
5
Local store advertises special bargains on Gingham and plush coats with collars at reduced prices of 17.50 after a 25.00 value, plus men shirts and drawers 1.25 to 1.50. December prices include Delmar ginghams 25c yard and a large Wool Blanket line at 5.98 to 7.50.
Reports from Camp Jackson and Camp Wadsworth detail subscrip tion drives and awards, Thanksgiving events, and morale pieces. Notable items include Y M C A subscriptions, a pie eating stunt, camp sports, and health notes amid the Spanish influenza.
Fragmentary note reports on government led food policy including sugar substitutes and syrup products. Mentions imperial cloths officer repurposing unsold textiles for army use and relates to harsh wartime conditions. Contains garbled references to War President Faunce and various industry terms.
Renewed evidence reveals a captured German army directive ordering the use of invaded civilians for military needs south of the Vesle river. It fixes forced labor with wage scales of 50 cents daily for men, 40 cents for ages 17 to 20, and 80 cents for youths 15 to 17, while troops requisition supplies and require gold or silver for rations.
Mayor Hylan plans a 1000 person reception for New York troops from the 27th division arriving in America within weeks. A $25,000 city appropriation funds the celebration as the division trained at Camp Wadsworth and Camp Sevier, with Washington orders pausing most Camp Sevier construction and related facilities.
In New York the fuel shortage and servant scarcity push more renters to apartment hotels. High demand for experienced staff, rising wages, and rapid turnover propel vacancies to near zero as many households shift to temporary or longer stays amid fuel and moving shortages.
New York. The Postal Telegraph Cable Company will contest in court the government seizure of its properties and the proposed consolidation of its land lines with those of the Western Union Telegraph Company, Clarence H. McKay, president, announced. He called the move against the law in both letter and spirit.
Amsterdam reports a Frankfurter Zeitung ad for a diplomatic attaché, aged thirty, tall and free thinker, seeking a wife from a wealthy family to join a future German ambassador. The Standцев newspaper condemns the move, noting global derision toward German diplomats.
Kathleen Florida woman Mrs Dallas Prine details relief after using Cardus for postnatal exhaustion and numb limbs. She reports renewed strength, better sleep, and ability to care for six children, with no adverse effects from the vegetable medicine. Thousands endorse Cardus for similar troubles.
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