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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
6
An old advertisement describes using California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It claims to relieve constipation, feverish or cross moods, and stomach issues within a few hours, and warns readers to avoid counterfeit syrups while asking a druggist for a bottle.
The twenty fifth annual report notes earnings of Cork and Werry for the fishing year, with Galway placing third in herrings. Cork reports £7880, Galway £6070, and overall district catches include ash and shellfish, with multiple species such as turbot, cod, and hake listed in regional totals.
Squeeze juice from two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle lotion. Grocers and drug stores offer three ounces of erclaurd white for a few cents. The sweet fragrant lotion promises lighter, clearer skin and is advertised as harmless.
A wartime tale describes a surgeon appealing for a small skin donation to save a wounded man. The piece promotes Cuticura remedies for burns and skin ailments, including soap and ointment, with free samples offered from Boston. An unrelated note mentions a St Louis spinster and eye balm claims, ending with a social observation about graduates reforming men.
In World War I memoir style, Arthur Guy Empey details training in France and frontline skirmishes. He and his crew use ruses, including a musical fake to mislead Fritz’s machine gun, then silence the gun with a coordinated barrage. The tale mixes trench life, punishment codes, and battlefield humor.
Three days after silence on Mritz, German gas swept the trench aided by a favorable wind. A new periscope watcher spotted a greenish yellow cloud approaching. The warning system sounded as troops donned respirators with only about eighteen to twenty seconds to fit the gas helmet.
In the Intelligence department, Empey discovers his role is far from the glamorous espionage he expected. This installment details his challenging experiences and adjustments as a newly assigned spy-catcher.
The Carnegie hero fund commission marked its fourteenth annual meeting by recognizing twenty four acts of heroism. Seven silver medals and seventeen bronze medals were awarded with ten heroes losing their lives. Pensions totaling 4560 per year were granted to dependents of nine deceased heroes. Educational funds of 2100 were allocated in two cases and 8000 in eleven cases for other worthy purposes. Payments await commission approval.
Consul Walter F. P. Boyle reports that a U.S. imported cornmill has been erected at San Pedro Sula Itanduras, Puerto Cortes, as part of wartime cereal production efforts. The new stall mill marks the start of a local cornmeal milling industry.
Practical advice on selecting fresh fish by sight and smell, how to gut scale and clean, and quick methods to remove odors. Includes steps for boiling with aromatics, cooling, and serving ideas such as fish salad and codfish in white sauce. Ends with a Cowper quote on knowledge and wisdom.
A compact guide to light summer dishes using peas lettuce and greens. Recipes include Green Peas Cooked With Lettuce Rochester Soup with almonds and butter substitute and Asparagus Salad with tomato or red pepper rings and buttered toast. Creamed Onions offer a quick green option with butter or white sauce.
The piece notes that marriages may fail when couples are compelled to study each other and overtalk issues, leading to strain unless children or shared history keep them together. It warns that natural affinity matters more than artificial efforts to please.
A short ad touts Freezone as a magical drop that stops corn pain instantly, letting the corn be lifted away with fingers. It claims the druggist sells a tiny bottle for a few cents to remove hard and soft corns and calluses without pain, amid praise of a Cincinnati genius.
London Chronicle recalls Sir Spencer Ponsonby Pane as one of the era’s oldest special constables. In 1848 he led thirty foreign office clerks who were armed with muskets and cartridges, warned they should not be used unless defense was essential, though locks and ramrods hindered use.
Advertisement for Eagle Pile Remedy touts rapid cure for piles for men and women of all ages. Includes testimonial from I L Quackenbush of Clifton New Jersey and orders from Reed Distributing Co Paterson New Jersey with a $1 trial offer.
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