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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
7
A strange local anecdote recalls a 1-year-old Marjorie sent to gather an egg from a nest. She discovers a soft unfinished egg and rushes home exclaiming it isn’t finished yet. The tale ends with a remark on time and virtue.
In a Washington Star quote, Senator Sorghum notes that the remark about weather as a topic of conversation suggests little concern for tariff issues, highlighting a possible disconnect between daily chatter and economic policy.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malarial remedy. It asserts the formula contains umine and iron in tasteless form to drive out malaria and build up the system, priced at 0 cents.
A columnist urges readers to reread the Bible to address doubts and rediscover its relevance. The piece likens hesitation to dust and promotes a fresh look at familiar passages for insight.
The fragment discusses fatal auto accidents rising with car numbers, then shifts to a London humorous anecdote about May and a boy Tommy arguing with his mother about grammar and freedom to go to the movies.
Readable fragments describe students in Paris forming an Anti-Collar League to avoid neckwear, arguing collars are unhealthy. The idea suggests members pledge not to wear any neck attire though it is noted washing and neck care as a counterpoint.
A clipped exchange reflects a homely rural cadence as a resident comments on a man’s work ethic and a neighbor confirms lacking a needed item. The brief dialogue captures everyday life and local speech without further incident.
Nashville woman Mrs. ys. Rippy reports four years of cough and severe hemorrhages from tuberculosis improved after taking Lung Vita. She says she can work, eat, and sleep better than years prior. Ad claims Lung Vita also helps asthma and offers a thirty day dose for $1.75 from Nashville Medicine Co.
A fragment notes a whispered sighting at a fashionable restaurant. The speaker claims to have seen Highfly dining with a married woman, only to reveal that the woman was his mother, a twist that undercuts the gossip with a blunt correction.
The article compares budgeting to a builder’s blueprint and urges the average housekeeper to cut costs by recording monthly expenditures on food items. It emphasizes keeping accounts to monitor spending.
The article urges every home to keep accounts and plan meals to cut costs. It highlights meat substitutes, cheese as a protein source, in person shopping, avoiding short weights, using cheaper cuts, nuts, eggs, and leftovers. It also advises advance menus and creative use of bread, fruit, and vegetables to stretch resources.
A reflective quote by Frank Crane argues that perfection is unattainable for any person and urges acceptance of things as they are. He notes most people are misfits and excuses, and happiness comes from confronting reality rather than wishing for ideal conditions.
Light pancakes require thorough beating for five to ten minutes and a hot smooth pan. Recipes include Plain Pancakes with flour salt egg and milk, Cherry Shortcake with cherry juice and cornstarch, Rice Pancakes with rice cream and nutmeg, and Scotch Pancakes with eggs flour milk and sugar.
An ad touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims calomel is mercury and harmful, causing bone necrosis and sickness, while Liver Tone will cleanse the liver, improve mood, and leave you feeling energetic by morning.
A sick man seeks a cheap doctor through a friend. The specialist charges four dollars for the first visit and two dollars for each follow up. The patient pays two dollars and is told no further examination is needed. The doctor locks the payment and dismisses him.
Barnett-Schenk Drug Co of Roanoke Virginia lauds Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming universal customer satisfaction after thirteen years of selling the product They offer a ten cent sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder with purchase information and urge readers to mention the paper. Regular bottles priced at fifty cents and one dollar are available at drug stores.
The article sketches Salvini the Malian tragedian and his ban on Italian stage acting for his sons. Gustavo worked in Russia and Austria, Alexander learned English and acted in the United States before dying young, and Townnse acts in Italy with noted talent. Salvini’s two marriages produced several children and grandchildren who draw attention in Italy.
A British committee report finds that high onion prices stem from halted imports from Holland and Belgium and reduced shipments from Egypt and Spain. It suggests home cultivation and even amateur women gardeners as wartime, practical work.
A reflective piece argues some individuals overshare their private problems, creating social friction as personal woes spill into public view. It examines effects on relationships and community tolerance.
A French patent application describes sealing milk powder and other foods in metal boxes within a chamber. Air is exhausted, then nitrogen is admitted to fill the boxes. The chamber is opened and boxes are removed before air can reenter. This inert atmosphere preserves the contents industrially.
An amateur opera performance of The Mistletoe Bough features a heroine hidden in a cellar chest. The actress, a weak singer, is locked inside when the lid snaps shut prompting the stage manager to ask for help from John Smith, president of a local safe-deposit company. The plan is to have her return as a ghost singer in the next act.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South reported last year 278,792.20 dollars raised for foreign work. During the week of prayer the society contributed 18,751.71 dollars for the new work in Japan.
A collage of quips and malapropisms on marriage honesty and daily life unfolds as a reader-friendly mosaic. The piece mixes humor about divorce, envy, weather, and routines with stray lines about music planes and insurance topics.
The tale follows Brown returning home after a lively evening with cigars and drinks. He struggles to judge the hour until the church clock finally strikes, counting loudly from one to twenty-four in a rambling, humorous monologue.
Thirty women practice dentistry in Missouri. Miss Mary Robertson serves as U S deputy marshal in Topeka. Fifteen women attend the Democratic national convention as delegates. For the first time Republican conventions employ women to guard. Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the secretary of state, is among the rookies in the women’s camp near Washington.
In Yonkers a neighborly exchange reveals a lively, musical household with fiddling sessions and a high-spirited wife. The dialogue shows local color as residents discuss the sounds and personalities next door.
A cautious man explains wartime strain on openness. He says the war has made him economically cautious and less willing to express views freely. The exchange notes how public discourse narrows under conflict.
A fragmented quip filled with garbled phrases about air ventilation and preparedness. The text contrasts ordinary air with electrified systems and notes aphorisms on opportunity, envy, fame, poverty, and judgment, all tangled in misread words.
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