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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
2
An old advertisement hawks Carets for cleansing bowels liver and stomach with a ten cent box. It claims to purify the system while sleeping, avoiding griping or sickness and promising quick daily improvements. The copy contrasts with social chatter about a Washington party anecdote involving a young officer and multiple engagements.
A health ad promotes Jad Salts as a kidney cleansing remedy. It claims meat wastes build up in blood and cause headaches and dull kidney pain, advising a tablespoon in water before breakfast for four days to flush acids and improve kidney function.
The article notes experts have not all weighed in and the play’s full production promises few clues about plot and action. The writer mentions uncertainty as questions linger about the call boy and the stage door man awaiting final decisions.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It claims the product cleanses the stomach and bowels, relieves feverishness and stomach issues, and suggests it preserves a well and playful child. it targets mothers and urges asking for a bottle with directions for all ages.
A fragmented report notes A Kisser and Hurter in a dispute over Tom Mlais. The text hints at tensions or actions surrounding Mlais but details are unclear and incomplete in the readable portion.
Across the world a major fire devastates the Canadian parliament, killing two guests of the speaker's wife. The loss is estimated at six million dollars with inquiries into arson dismissed. Britain contemplates a large loan as the war widens. International fronts shift with Villa near the Texas border and tensions rise in Lisbon and Saloniki as Allied forces endure. The Philippine bill advancing greater self government clears the Senate while global headlines push forward.
Ambassadors and officials dispute the phrasing of the Lusitania accord with Germany. Washington says the dispute over including submarine warfare terms is grave while Berlin rejects adding that phase. The article also notes congressional action on Panama indemnity and Nicaragua canal funding.
Reports detail Arkansas floods with hundreds evacuated at Gould and Cummins as crews rush boats and supplies. Navy guns valued at 150000 capsize with a barge. U S plans for civil engineers and a 360000 fund for a national aerial reserve are cited. Theft in Wilmington, a Chicago address claims navy readiness, and a Hickman refuge camp shelters 2000. Church membership data show 39,980,718 in 2016.
Across Belgium and France heavy shelling and sapping continues. British and German forces clash near Somme Ancre lines while naval engagements unfold with prize crews aboard the Appam and reports of the Moene. In Saloniki civilians injured by Zeppelin bombs as Greek refugees die, and Erzerum tightens under Russian pressure with Turkish defenses faltering. A U.S. incident at Fort Oglethorpe prompts inquiries into the strangulation death of Sergeant Perry.
The Arkansas River floodwaters create a widening lake in southeastern Arkansas, engulfing towns and leaving thousands homeless. Seventeen lives lost and property damage reaching into hundreds of thousands threaten more as the Mississippi rises, with Arkansas City workers fortifying a narrow levee amid a 40 by 20 mile flood.
British forces press Kamerun region actions while a Spanish official says 900 Germans and 14 000 colonial troops crossed into Spanish Guinea seeking asylum. They were disarmed and interned. Other fronts show limited activity with raids in northwest Russia and minor infantry and grenade attacks in Galicia and Bukovina.
Guelph Ontario officials warned after the Jardine munitions plant fire that an attempt would be made to destroy the winter fair buildings now occupied by the military and armories housing two batteries. Special guards were posted at these sites and nearby factories.
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria will travel to Germany to repay Emperor William’s earlier visit to Nish Serbia in January. The trip follows the return voyage route through London. Also reports the British steamship Balgownle of 1061 tons gross sunk with all but the second officer saved.
President Wilson is understood to hold that the British steamship Appam brought to Hampton Roads by a German crew should be treated as a prize of Germany under the 1628 Prussian American treaty. The state department reportedly agrees. No final decision has been made as Secretary Lansing has not yet been consulted.
Frank J. Sprague declares the United States has the nucleus of the world’s strongest fighting machine after a month aboard the battleship New York. He spoke upon returning to town, outlining air electricity and shipbuilding authority and praising naval capabilities.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel mercury based laxatives. It claims calomel causes bone necrosis and sickness while Liver Tone cleanses the liver and bowels, improves mood and energy, and is vegetarian and non salivating.
Doris greets Mrs Browne at the door with a cheerful welcome telling her mother is out shopping and will not return until late tonight. The scene captures a warm domestic exchange in a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item.
Red rough irritated hands find relief with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Soak in hot soapy suds, dry, then apply ointment for a one night treatment. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A private, famed by his captain, is challenged for retreat in a severe Afghan engagement. The captain asks why he fled, and the private insists he ran to locate where the heaviest fighting lay, claiming it fulfilled his promised duty.
A British officer recounts a club tale of a very fat man seeking enlistment. The recruiting sergeant declines, noting the man is too stout, while the applicant insists every part of his body serves his country.
A humorous exchange features Mr. Jagsby responding to a friend about New Year goals. He reveals his own method as framed, turning a light moment into a comic remark about commitment.
A Georgia physician details a personal recovery using Grape Nuts, claiming faster strength gain, improved digestion, and restored nerve and brain function after a period of illness. He notes rapid return to work and urges others to try the product with trial offers.
A judge comments on how the Willis-Thia conflict has affected fashion. One speaker notes it has altered designers’ work, while another says it has not changed fashion because the patron still funds the clothes.
Historical advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich blood and build up the whole system, priced at 50 cents.
A jail scene captures an accused man recalling his experience on the rack with a defiant tone. The prisoner says the ordeal wasn’t his natural bent and rebukes those who fight his battles and lose.
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