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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
7
An ad touts ethine double strength to erase freckles with overnight and morning applications promising quick results. A humorous note follows about Harold McCormick of Chicago funding the Yarrowdale crew and a costly hotel bill in Orida, ending with a quip about two cent stamps.
A fragmented excerpt notes three moves and a single visit by paperhangers, followed by odd eye ailments cured by nightly Roman Eye Balaam and Adv. It also mentions that American incomes last year surpassed thirty billion dollars.
A Cleveland woman recounts four weeks in hospital for lower body pain and fainting. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with significant improvement and urges others to obtain a bottle from a drug store. Also includes laborer job ads for Bethlehem Steel Co. in Sparrow's Point and a goods sale listing from Glan & Iro in Buffalo.
An editorial warns against watered coffee as adulteration sold in lower priced bulk grades. It notes army roast specs forbid water in roasting and urges buyers to choose reliable packaged brands like Arbuckle Brothers of New York to avoid watered, weight-saving practice.
A collier upset at high prices confronts a German waiter in a Tyne hotel. He drags the waiter to the door and menaces the proprietor with a vivid, angered warning, vowing violence if served again. The incident reflects wartime tensions and xenophobic sentiment.
Free mail sample offer from Cuticura Dept L Boston promises quick soothing cream for burns, itching, crust, and scale. Ad copy urges daily use to prevent minor skin troubles from becoming serious and notes sales nationwide with testimonials.
A father explains the idea of a silent partner to his son in a colloquial exchange. The dialogue hints at intimate marital dynamics and a joke about partnership in business within a rural setting.
Report quotes W S Gearhart on oiling roads as a practical improvement over plain earth roads. Benefits include less drag and dust, with best results on hard smooth surfaces. Oiling on sandy soils works well, while clay and loam soils limit effectiveness and oiled dust can drift into buildings.
Proper moisture levels prevent mud or dust by keeping soil near its optimal moisture for packing. Good drainage and a well crowned road aid water runoff, while absence of grass and weeds helps retain binding materials for a stable surface.
A federal Public Roads Office survey shows convict labor on public works increasing since 1885 from 83 to 86 percent, with road work rising from 1.8 to about 13 percent. The report recommends state supervision of convict labor on roads rather than county oversight.
The owner of a new automobile can be won over to good roads if caught while crossing a new sod improvement two and a half miles long from fence to fence, revealing how road upgrades tempt motorists to support reform.
Major General Goethals accepts the post of state engineer of New Jersey. The state plans to spend about $1,500,000 on a new highway system.
Local druggists report falling calomel sales and promote Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, pleasant tasting liver remedy. The ad claims it guarantees results, costs 50 cents, and will refund money if it fails to replace calomel. It promises morning relief, clearer heads, and no salivation. Ady.
A report from vice consul Davis Do Kerr in Birmingham England notes European demand for U S motion pictures while urging less of the sexual problem in films. He says Europe seeks relief from war strain and imports more American pictures, a strong export which funds many labor levels and spreads money through the industry.
A vintage ad promotes a lemon skin lotion made from two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint mixture. The guide claims the juice bleaches blemishes and fades tan while softening and whitening skin. apply daily to face neck arms and hands for a rosy complexion.
A summary of Tammany Hall’s origins from 1759 founder William Mooney to its long political role in New York. The piece traces its secret society roots, hall on Fourteenth Street, tribal structure, early campaigns including Jefferson’s support, and name origin linked to Indian chief Tamanend.
A 1916 customer letter from L. A. Richardson of Marine Illinois endorses Swamp-Root kidney remedy. The note describes a liver and kidney case that improved after three months, boosting demand. It asks readers to send ten cents for a sample and promises a booklet along with bottle prices at drug stores.
Senator Sorghum dodges a question on constituent endorsement. He quips attitudes are not simple, recalling past simplicity with references to Washington. The piece weaves political satire with unrelated ad-like lines about health products and a note on Bolivia's silver exports of 2,459 tons.
A new telegraph sender uses voice modulation to create dots and dashes instead of pressing a key. A voice controlled diaphragm opens and closes the circuit, producing signals like a standard key method. The article notes the concept and includes a humorous dialogue about a student named Fatty.
A humorous dispatch from Taciamipolis News mocks drivers chasing Nashville in Brown county. Mud and gas waste frame repeated three mile answers as they face a washout, a blowout, and a horse tow before a rider quips the distance remains two villages away.
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