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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
3
American women are praised for their resilience in wartime and are urged to rely on Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic. The ad claims cures for chronic female ailments, promotes proper functions, and offers free medical advice from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Home in Buffalo, New York.
Green's August Flower has long been marketed as a household cure for constipation indigestion and nervous dyspepsia. The advertisement claims it relieves headaches upset stomach and faint heart palpitations with a few doses and labels it a gentle laxative available through druggists in civilized countries.
George Ade quips at French Lick that some women drain a man like vampires. A New Year tale follows a romance where a sweetheart vows faith through 1918, linking affection to a string of pearls seen in Tiffany's window yesterday.
No Older Than Your Face, is true in most cases. Then keep your face fair and young with Cuticura Soap and touches of Cuticura Ointment as needed. For free samples address Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50. Ady.
The piece defines stalwart character as the invisible asset formed by consistent daily devotion to duty, highlighting its value as a durable moral possession built over time. It emphasizes steady effort, self discipline, and quiet resolve as core ingredients.
A jumble of old notes mentions two dollar bills and dance on the green at a gathering. It notes Methodist church membership rise in Japan and Lyons munition workers with women making up over fifteen percent. Several product lines promote pills and tonics, while a stray remark mocks marriage as trouble and patriotism.
The Colorado highway commission reminds that it is a misdemeanor to let field water flow onto roads and ditches. It urges property owners to drain into road culverts and keep culverts open to prevent muddy, impassable roads during drainage.
The Nashville Tennessean reports state by state proportions of roads surfaced. Massachusetts leads at 47.0 percent with Indiana 42.5 New Jersey 40.5 Ohio 86.5 Rhode Island 84.5 Kentucky 32.2 New York 22.7 Connecticut 23.2 and California 20.2 percent. Oklahoma has the smallest at 0.2 dirt roads while South Dakota 8 Iowa 1 Kansas 1.8 North Dakota 1.6 and Nebraska 1.7 also show very low surfacing. The report notes gravel roads inflate apparent surfacing in some states and cites Iowa dirt roads maintained well for ease of travel.
The article advises shaping roads to shed water with soil dependent crowns from one to two inches per foot and wider ditch side slopes. It notes culvert outlets should be riprapped to prevent erosion on downhill grades and supports wide tires for highway protection.
Road drag use described to protect dirt roads from water and erosion. Text emphasizes proper road construction and maintenance to keep earth paths intact and usable.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable alternative to dangerous calomel. It claims to restore liver function, purify bowels, and prevent salivation, with a money back guarantee if not effective. The piece also mentions a separate canal slide report noting ongoing movement at the Mast Culebra site and large dredging efforts.
A Southern ad touts Tetterine as invaluable for clearing blotches and itchy patches, promising a bright, velvety skin. It claims eczema and other skin diseases yield to Tetterine and notes the product is sold by druggists or mailed for 60 cents by Shuptrine Co., Savannah GA.
In Burma Judeite supplies meet Chinese demand. Mineralogists describe it as harder than nephrite with specific gravity 8.20 to 8.40, versus nephrite 2.95. Nephrite is carved into vases cigarette cases cigar boxes candle sticks portrait frames and other art objects. Judeite has been found in Alaska about 150 miles up from the mouth of the Kowsk river.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as effective for catarrh by acting through the blood rather than local applications. Claims to combine tonics and blood purifiers to treat mucous surface conditions and mentions testimonials and free literature from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
A grandmother reads to Sloan aged four who cheerfully decided to hoover on his eyes when asked to rest them. He bluntly asks if she is Hoovering on her eyes, illustrating a child’s misinterpretation of the term Hoovering.
An advertisement urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature In Use for Over 30 Years, emphasizing Fletcher's Castoria as a familiar remedy for infants and children and noting children cry for it.
A humorous exchange where a father questions his son about settling down as a girl is described as plain and sensible, and the son replies that sensible girls are always plain. The dialogue captures a rural, folksy tone with a witty clash over marriage expectations.
The text blends whimsical phrases about flowers and bedding plants with sly advice on romance. It contrasts sharp roasts such as those about courtship being a preliminary skirmish with a warning to think twice before accepting favors.
A farmer used dynamite to save a nearly matured potato crop after floodwaters threatened the fields. He blasted deep trenches to drain water from the sandy subsoil, allowing the surplus to drain and preserve the harvest, though nearby crops were ruined by the excess water.
An ad advises mixing a hair darkening solution using Bay Rum glycerine and Barby Compound to darken faded gray hair. It claims the mixture colors hair gradually without staining the scalp, does not become sticky, and can be purchased or made at home at low cost.
A character asks about the proletariat and learns it is the working class in Russia causing global conflict. The scene emphasizes reading current papers to understand world events and national responsibility.
Advertisement promises quick relief for piles with PAZO OINTMENT, claiming cures in six to fourteen days. Warns of guaranteed refund if it fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles.
A satirical item cites a foreman declaring the jury temporarily insane and all in agreement. The quip challenges courtroom seriousness with a punchline about collective mental state.
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