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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
7
Dodson's Liver Tone is pitched as a pleasant vegetable medicine that cleans the liver without the drawbacks of calomel. The ad claims it removes biliousness and constipation, improves mood and energy, and promises a money back guarantee if not effective.
A Lausanne dispatch notes Basel housewives face meatless Tuesday and Friday checks by gendarmes who may enter private homes to inspect kitchens Marmite meals are under scrutiny with fines up to 4600 francs and a month in prison. The Grand Conseil of Ville approved the measure by 75 to 16 amid a wave of life in the canton.
In Los Angeles the Simpkinson brothers tried to bypass lawyers by issuing checks to each other after one died. The surviving brother tried to cash a check from the deceased but the bank refused, leading to the lawyers ultimately gaining the funds. The item also blends odd advertisements and a quip about rope strength.
A teacher visiting from kindergarten work recalls a foreign child who could not hang a wall picture in a crowded loft room shared by four other families. The child’s wall space belonged to others, leaving the home without a place for such a decoration.
Mrs. Ella Gifford of Trenton reports long standing stomach and hip pain with crippling nervousness. After using two bottles of Cardus she notes no pain and later, with more bottles, she remains free from nervousness. Cardus is presented as a vegetable tonic with a forty year record.
A man stepping from a car is questioned about his evident happiness. He lists unlikely reasons, then reveals the conductor did not collect his fare, hinting at an unexpected, pleasant cause behind his mood.
Reverend Szymanowski of St Stephen's Church Perth Amboy New Jersey touts Elixir Rabek as a magic remedy for chills malaria and fever. The tonic priced 60 cents is sold by Hloczewski & Co Washington DC or via prepaid parcel post.
A guest calms an embarrassed host after spilling wine on a dress but noting that the carpet remains unstained. The incident prompts polite exchanges and reassures guests that no lasting damage occurred.
The advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a spring medicine due to their tonic action and laxative properties. It implies Silent contempt leads to many undelivered blows, suggesting social or personal consequences.
Miss E. Julia Selden of Spartanburg urges night schools to lift illiteracy in South Carolina, linking literacy to patriotism and food production. She proposes community meetings, enrollment drives, and study of agriculture and sanitation topics to boost rural and urban education and national readiness. Physicians Elect Officers in Greenville reports the Southeastern Sanitary Association’s 5th annual meeting ending. Raleigh, N. C. favored for next site, with new officers named. Charleston hosts the 19th annual South Carolina Underwriters’ convention June 13 at Isle of Palms and Charleston Hotel with a program including a speech on Farm Loan Bank relations to insurance.
The tenth Travelers Protective Association of South Carolina convention drew 100 delegates in Anderson. William Banks, SC Press Association president, testified in Washington against a proposed war tax on newspapers. Beverley M. Epes is named dental surgeon for the First regiment with rank of first lieutenant. Attorney General Thomas H. Peeples returned from Washington after a hearing on railroad rates. Gaffney residents plant idle lots with corn and peas to boost Cherokee County food production.
A pastor explains the four aspects of wine in scripture social medicinal sacrificial and its dangers. The lesson traces Samaria's decline from intemperance to judgment, notes how drunkards are warned and abstinence is commanded for priests rulers and worshipers, and argues for steady precept upon precept teaching.
Winnipeg Manitoba florists say war demand has pushed potting earth costs up. Last year earth sold for 50 cents per bushel, now the price is 25 cents per pall.
An old advertisement touts GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC claiming the formula contains Quinine to drive out malaria and Iron to build up the system. The label highlights quinine and iron, and prices at 50 cents.
A young girl named Isabel refused milk for tea at a friend's lunch, noting with disdain that tea should not be served in a cup suited for milk, prompting astonishment from the hostess in this Buffalo Express item.
A Cincinnati inventor promotes freezone as a cheap, miracle cure to lift corns and calluses with a few drops. The method allegedly dries and shrivels the corn, allowing removal by hand, while the ad notes druggists can order small bottles if unavailable. Also a court exchange shows a judge offering a retrial for ten dollars plus costs.
Mrs Tuos of McGenigal Philadelphia says she suffered from chronic female trouble for four years and nearly faced an operation. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved after three bottles and was cured, endorsing publication of her letter to warn others.
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