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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
7
A Brinuza band in Lom gardy crafts a wooden instruments ensemble with reed pipes, drums, horns, and a bone flute. Members shun written scores, relying on keen ears and instinctive harmony, often inspired by melodies captured on a phonograph.
An ad touts Tetterine as a remedy for blemished skin with soft velvety texture, claiming it outperforms soups and powders. It notes availability from druggists or by mail for 50c via Shuptrine Co., Savannah Ga. The notice also mentions a newly opened School of Commerce in Merro Plata, Dominican Republic, offering day and evening classes in arithmetic bookkeeping commercial practice and more.
An American advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine for nasal catarrh and repeated colds. It asserts internal use cleanses the blood and reduces susceptibility to colds, promising cure guarantees and testimonials with a $100 reward if not effective.
A collage of old sayings and advertisements notes a quarrel over philosophy and includes promotions for Cuticura remedies Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills and Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets. The text combines witty definitions with product pitches and satire on social norms.
American food administration warns that reports claiming plentiful food in Allied countries mislead the public and threaten conservation efforts. Recounting Paris prices and meat rations, the piece cites U.S. correspondent Pitney noting widespread shortages, shrinking herds, and reliance on imports as France struggles to feed its population and soldiers.
Lieutenant Colonel Nenudoviteh of the Serbian mission arrived in Washington to thank President Wilson for U.S. relief work in Serbia. A cousin of King Peter, he once served as aide to the crown prince and was severely wounded in battle while on active front service.
The report notes barley and rye imports surged while domestic rye and barley consumption stayed similar to prewar levels. It cites 1915 production well below normal with no imports in sight, and contrasts France with Italy whose grain demand and tribor shares are strained, underscoring U.S. government sources.
In Christiania Miss Sara Christie takes seat in the Norwegian Storting replacing Professor Seeland. As a substitute for vacant seats, elections occur for such vacancies and members join committees to draft legislation. Christie serves on the defense committee handling army and navy estimates and is noted as a director and longtime city council member.
The National Rivers and Warriors congress opens its fourteenth convention at the New National museum. Governors mayors and business leaders attend as the group plans how government branches can cooperate to utilize waterways amid railroad congestion and crisis.
Experts in circus booking and routing will assist the government with transportation and supply movement. The "kitch" system of big tops will be applied to army cantonments to standardize field kitchens, enlisting seasoned circus personnel for nationwide service.
French women and girls aged fourteen to over sixty work behind British lines in France. They excel at painting camouflage on guns and making jackets for army storehouses and ordnance dumps. They work with speed and accuracy, in clerical sections alongside British Auxiliary Territorial Service girls, though many do not know English.
Rev Dr David J Burrell hires Miss Mercer Boyer of Cleveland Ohio as secretary as war claims most young men for such posts. Mercer Boyer works at Marble Collegiate Reformed Church in New York City amid wartime staffing needs.
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as a plant based alternative to calomel claiming it cleanses the liver and bowels without salivation. The advertisement urges readers to visit a drug store, try one spoonful, and demand a refund if not improved, asserting it keeps the family healthy for months and is safe for children.
Fragmented report describes historic church smoking incidents, noting public indulgence and clerical concerns from Britain in the seventeenth century to Seville cathedral. It mentions church members and clergy debating discipline and Pope authority to suppress such practices during services.
A vintage advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for constipation indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver troubles. It claims relief from headaches indigestion and upset stomach with a few doses and urges readers to ask their druggist for the gentle laxative sold worldwide.
An article extols the Cathedral of the Holy Savior in Moscow as a colossal church with cupolas covered in gold and lavish interior decorations. It claims the church was built over many years at enormous expense, with figures cited reaching tens of billions in unspecified currency.
An old ad advertises a home hair darkening mix using water az Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken streaked hair without staining the scalp or being greasy. It claims simple use, low cost, and notes instructions come inside each Barbo Compound box.
The notice urges careful examination of every bottle of Castoria, the longstanding infant remedy, to ensure it bears the proper signature. It highlights that Castoria has been in use for over 38 years and notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A playful aside asks why Jollying carries the phrase soft soup. The reply notes the abundance of He in the term and adds a lighthearted remark about the saying being common slang.
Anurie, a double strength remedy by Dr. Pierce, is praised as a cure for rheumatism kidney trouble and related symptoms. The notice urges timely use to prevent kidney disease and offers sample or purchase options at a nominal price.
A garbled passage shows a speaker referring to taverns and old railroad tenets. The text includes questions about politeness and selling tickets or items at low prices to clear them out. The fragment offers no clear entities or event.
Dr. TR Jowett of New York cites Goebel performing on Tuammer as a notable act with audience remarks calling her singing worse. The event highlights a colorful street performance mood in the city.
A Clarksburg West Virginia reader praises Dr. Pierce remedies. Mrs Fannie Booth endorses Peasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels and recommends Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as effective tonics and血 medicines.
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