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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
6
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for upset stomachs in children. It claims a coated tongue signals constipation and promises gentle cleansing within hours. It warns against counterfeits and directs asking for the California Fig Syrup Company product.
A lamed lord in a Petunin tavern spins a strange tale of a creature with turtle-like armor, feathered limbs, fur on its legs, and a spike on its spine. The guest mocks the tale as fantasy while a debate about belief and whip rumors unfolds amid wartime chatter.
A dated advertisement touts Eagle Pile Remedy as a practical home treatment for piles. It claims endorsements from physicians lawyers merchants mechanics and others and urges readers to try a box or send $1 to Reed Distributing Co for a free explanatory booklet.
A garbled dispatch from the Richmond Times-Dispatch references a man nicknamed the Bird Man of the Future and includes fractured dialogue about molasses and plans with boys, presented in a clipped, nonsensical OCR style.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment to restore dry, falling hair and remove dandruff. It instructs rubbing ointment into the scalp, then shampooing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Free samples offered at Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 50 cents by mail or druggists.
A fragment reflects on Shakespeare and the idea of the world as a stage. The speaker ponders if streets in his day were filled with chorus-girl costumes as a humorous comparison.
Ad snippets praise Allen's Foot-Kase powder to shake into shoes and baths, claimed to relieve tired feet for troops and civilians. Also mentions Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a vegetable laxative product. Ends with unrelated moral line about ambition and “busta” man.
American Arthur Guy Empey, in Jersey City, journeys to England to join the British Army en route to France. He stages a wartime play with fellow soldiers, improvises a rafter seating system in a village theater, faces rival acts, and endures a chaotic but successful debut revealed through bold backstage humor and frontline experiences.
A chaotic prank involved bottles, an entrenching tool, and misfired shots as Alkali Ike attempted a right side shot while a behind the scenes actor damaged bottles on the left. Despite the fiasco the overall show drew crowds and was extended for a week with new troops passing through.
The chapter describes Tommy’s life away from combat where he and fellow Tommies gamble in billet rooms. A regular Canfield banker polices disputes, with Crown and Anchor and Louse as favorites. Games use canvas boards and numbered cards, with House games organized by backers as soldiers shout “Eyes down unlucky lads.”
Dainty table trifles and kitchen hints on desserts, sauces, and fruit presentations. Recipes include rhubarb and pear salad with olive oil dressing, frozen prune fluff, amber marmalade, and tips for adding sugar to roast dishes. Includes moral lines and a closing couplet.
Practical, compact tips on saving fuel and effort in daily tasks. It covers skinning potatoes with burlap, baking on two sheets, wiping milk bottles, carrying kindling, using wooden spoons, avoiding glass fragments, using rice water for laundry starch, hanging brooms, eye care, preserving leftovers with gelatin, and economical egg production and sizing strategies.
Philadelphia mother describes relief from nervous indigestion headaches backache and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for three months She reports improved appetite and mood and says she now feels well enough to eat anything without distress or nervousness The ad cites Mrs J Worthline of 2842 North Taylor Street Philadelphia as a testimonial source
Private Bill Jones, once a San Francisco customs inspector, arrives at a French depot quartermaster’s office with a government order. Only a major and captain are present as he greets them with a salute and references Milo. The captain recognizes him from past work in the immigration department.
A report describes an incident where a brick was thrown at a window injuring Soph I and Burr confirms their fingers were broken. The event occurred last night with the motive and perpetrator undisclosed.
A clipped dialogue shows a man recalling his wife’s sarcasm about his whereabouts. The exchange hints at domestic tension and social humor without explicit details.
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