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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
7
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims calomel is mercury and harmful to bones, promoting symptoms like constipation and headaches, while Dodson's Liver Tone supposedly cleanses the liver and bowels, with a money back guarantee and family-friendly taste.
Nature warns of kidney and bladder troubles with common symptoms and links to Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy. Ad promotes regular and sample bottles from Binghamton New York with ordering details and a patient letters book offer. Includes a short humor quote section.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming quinine fights malaria and iron strengthens the system, priced at 50 cents. The text includes dialog fragments about secrecy and a horse named Jack and Roelle, with stray lines on sleeping wives and truth.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin relief including itch, pimples, dandruff, and rough hands with a free sample offer by mail from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. A brief humor excerpt from the Oakland Tribune features a Creole-conception joke about a southern trip and impressions of French cooking and women.
An old newspaper ad notes MOTHERS JOY SALVE for Colds Croup Pneumonia and Asthma and GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for Neuralgia Rheumatism and Sprains from GOOSE GREASE COMPANY Greensboro M C Adv. Also includes theatrical joke dialogue about a mother-in-law and promo for Dr Peerys Dead Snot claiming worms and mucus removal and digestion aid with one dose.
The text presents a satirical exchange suggesting a man should be tried without a jury of peers and questions whether only coppers would serve as jurors. It hints at a debate on juries and sense versus authority in legal proceedings.
Robert Eliott Gonzales a 28 year old Columbia born writer for The State and a sergeant in the Second South Carolina Infantry died of pneumonia December 19 at Fort Bliss El Paso Texas. He served as a paragrpaher and editor at The State since 1911 and had spent six months abroad in 1913. The funeral was held in Columbia with military honors. His father William J Gonzales US minister to Cuba traveled from Nabana to Columbia after notification.
A recipe notes Black Cake uses brown sugar butter eggs shaved chocolate dissolved in hot coffee and sour milk for richness. It suggests coffee enhances flavor and marshmallow filling for layered versions, and white sugar can substitute for brown sugar.
The passage reviews a church lessons quarter tracing Paul’s life from AD 68 to 63 within Acts and Luke, noting home and mission periods, key events, travels, and Peter, Philip, and Barnabas roles, ending with John’s Revelation vision and a call to faith with Christ’s return. It emphasizes Paul’s conduct, growth, and witness across journeys from Jerusalem to Rome.
Advertises Arbuckles coffee claiming it makes men linger over breakfast and that some towns rely on it as the primary coffee. Cites a State consumption figure of four pounds per person annually and notes Arbuckle Bros., New York as the makers.
The London Chronicle notes an enduring urge for a mid Scotland ship canal from the Forth to the Clyde, dating to Defoe and the 18th century. It cites potential wartime and naval benefits, Saint Glasgow links, and historic Kelving valley plans with significant distance savings to Hull Dundee London and Liverpool.
Mixed excerpts mention Castoria infant remedy and its signature, plus disjointed conversations about marriage, finance, alchemists and stock certificates. The text blends product reference with unrelated chatter, offering no cohesive news event or clear individuals beyond generic terms and stray phrases.
An obscure excerpt describes gas in kelp floats and seaweed from the Puget Sound area. Dr Langdon of the University of Washington is mentioned along with a discussion of carbon monoxide and related hazards. The passage is fragmentary and includes garbled dialogue.
A fractured notice riffs on destiny through birthstones and quirky phrases. It mentions a mock dynamite site carriage and a plan to centralize city departments in New York, suggesting municipal work reforms amid playful wordplay.
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