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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
2
The article promotes drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this daily practice cleanses sour fermentations gases and acidity, improves appetite and energy, and can brighten appearance within a short time. A quarter pound of limestone phosphate is inexpensive at a drugstore.
A quirky remark by a spectator explains a colorful baseball scene in which two colored teams apparently face biased calls. The comment likens a foul to a chicken as players protest and seek a fresh start.
Mrs Anna Lly of Burling Wis reports cure from side and back pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Tablets and Sanative Wash. The publication notes many testimonials and invites readers to write for free confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Massachusetts.
A blast during repairs in dry dock at the New York Navy Yard on the submarine E-2 kills four men, including one enlisted electrician, and injures ten others. The explosion leaves the vessel intact from the outside while interior components are shattered and gas accumulates. Investigators say the Edison storage battery is not to blame.
President Wilson seeks to mobilize manufacturing railroads and business resources for national defense. He has asked leaders of major engineering groups to appoint reps to gather data to organize industry for emergency use, with letters sent to heads of the AIME ASME ASCE AIChE and ACS.
General Carranza reassures the United States he will pursue and punish those responsible for the murder of American mining men near Santa Ysabel. A consular report says he issued orders for immediate pursuit and capture. He also announced a decree allowing Mexican citizens to execute bandits without formality.
In a special message to the Virginia General Assembly Governor Henry C. Stuart urges legislation for state troops to have right of way on all railroads during active service a fair workman's compensation law a preferential primary for state office candidates and a commission to study land mortgage banks to establish rural credit systems in Virginia.
Federal authorities moved to prevent typhus from entering the United States from Mexico. Martinez Mop oting, a Mexican from Negros, Mexico, died of typhus in a local hospital. Dr John W Tappan, immigration medical officer, acting under orders from Dr C Pearce, arranged to disinfect all persons from Mexico suspected of exposure.
Washington debates how to handle the Carranza government after the Santa Ysabel murders. President Wilson and cabinet seek to let Carranza pursue criminals and restore order without U.S. intervention while Congress weighs intervention resolutions and State Department vigilantly watches for Carranza's response. Carranza signals dispatch of troops to capture outlaws and punishes participants.
Albert Clark private in the Fifth United States Infantry was removed from the steamship Santa Marta at Kingston by a British neutrality officer while the American flag flew. After several hours ashore he returned to the ship and continued to Washington. Clark said he would report the incident to the War Department.
Ohio federation of mine workers plans a ten percent wage increase for machine and pick coal mining on a mine run basis when the current contract ends April 1. The decision came at the federation’s final convention session in Columbus Ohio.
In Petrograd via London Emperor Nicholas declares no separate peace while war continues. He vows to force enemies from Russian soil and to act only with allied consent, reaffirming commitment to the Allies through friendship and shared sacrifice.
General Victoriano Huerta lay in state in El Paso wearing a showy Mexican general’s uniform. Family members and former Mexican army officers viewed the casket and accompanied it to Concordia cemetery before plans to move the body to Mexico City when peace returns, per his wishes.
Victoriano Huerta former Mexican dictator died in El Paso Texas at 8 36 p m He was surrounded by family and sclerosis of the liver was given as cause Burial expected in Mexico Huerta a professional soldier supported Diaz and later Madero before backing the Diaz revolution and seizing Madero and his brother Gustavo in a plot to overthrow the government
El Paso reports martial law and negotiations with Mexico to arrange special trains and military escorts to move Americans refugees to the border. US State Department urges mining company workers in Chihuahua and Durango to return home amid reports of several more American executions. George St Parsons allegedly slain near Babicora ranch after Peter Keane and Bart Kramer had been killed. General Jose Rodriguez captured.
Bitter cold and snowstorms stretch across the West with readings 30 to 45 degrees below zero near the Canadian border. St Louis logged four degrees below zero and Chicago fell to below zero as Oklahoma and Nebraska expected relief from humidity.
The American Henry Ford peace party selects five delegates to a neutral conference at The Hague. Named are Mr Ford, William Jennings Bryan and Miss Jane Addams.
Elico Arredondo, ambassador designate of the de facto Mexican government, called at the state department to assure Secretary Lansing that Carranza forces have orders to pursue and detain or kill bandits tied to killings of American citizens in western Chihuahua. He said all Carranza soldiers in northern Mexico could be mobilized if needed and warned Americans to avoid that region.
Miss Jane Addams president of the Woman's Peace Society urged the House and Senate military committees to halt any army expansion until the European war ends. She described the preparedness drive as driven by panic. General Balise later defended the administration's plan as a military expert.
A character recalls Mandy praising her husband while noting she might have doubted his worth if she had married a woman who lacked the strength to work. The exchange reveals themes of resilience and social expectations in marriage.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready-to-use tonic that darkens gray hair to any shade, eliminates dandruff, stops hair loss, and makes hair glossy. It claims noticeable results by morning and after a couple of applications.
A light exchange shows Susan the servant sparring with the matron over strawberries at a boarding house. Susan quips about one strawberry short while mum surveys the fruit and meal, evoking domestic humor.
Several brief ads promote Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel health and Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh as a versatile remedy. Also notes a girl who boasts indifference after love loss and a February haymaking and August ice remark appear as short items.
A collection of humorous quips contrasts fishing jokes with self help jibes. The exchange highlights camera use on fishing trips and a pun on breaking bad habits versus forming good ones.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching Blind Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First application gives relief, sec.
Bolivar Missouri mothers Mrs. M. J. Porter Mrs. J. Jacques and Mrs. M. B. Ferrer endorse Vicks Vap-O-Rub as a safe outside treatment for colds and throat troubles. They praise its dual action inhaled vapors and skin absorption for a range of inflammations from bronchitis to burns and rheumatic pains. Three sizes priced 25, 60, and 1.00.
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