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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
5
The dialogue features a suitor asking to wait five years for marriage and a judge approving the pause. An ad promotes Hanford's Balsam for barbed wire injuries and a Dr Pierce pellet cure for constipation. A cook complains about increasing tea work as the boss assigns more tasks.
A pamphlet extols Henford's Balsam as a quick healer for cuts sores burns and external ailments and urges keeping it in every home. A humorous club scene follows with two men joking about health and rheumatic fever and neuritis while misunderstanding the remedy.
Edgar of Danville Pa reports a 25 year eczema before using Hancock's Sulphur Compound. After seven bottles and one jar of HC Sulphur Ointment his hands improved dramatically, claiming a new look and belief in lasting cure. Hancock's products are sold by dealers. Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co. Baltimore Md.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer line notes a young waiter who showed a striking contrast between a sad face and his earning power. It highlights his high tip total in the lunchroom where he worked, implying strong earnings despite a somber appearance.
An advertisement extols STELLA VITAE as a tonic to revive vitality in women with health decline from “female disorders.” It cites testimonials from Mrs. Trissie Watron of Swain Ark and promises a money back guarantee if the first bottle does not help. A pricing option offers six bottles for $5.00 after initial trial.
Mrs T S Blair of Pollock Louisiana shares relief from womanly weakness with Cardui the woman’s tonic. She reports weight gain from 135 to 158 pounds and says she can do all her work again after three bottles. Cardui is described as a mild vegetable tonic with no adverse after effects and superior for 50 years.
The exchange questions if there is a special reason to know a woman's age. He replies he merely wishes to know at what age a woman is most fascinating. The line reflects playful social probing in a Philadelphia Record gossip tone.
Resinol ointment and resinol soap claim to be gentle and safe for babies with eczema teething rash chaffing and other skin troubles. The ad states it stops itching quickly and heals eruptions, noting nineteen years of medical use and availability from druggists.
A witty note from Puck depicts an artilleryman praising his gun as a living companion. He jokes that she was never silenced, speaking of the weapon in feminine terms and with affection.
An advertiser urges mothers to examine every CASTORIA bottle and ensure it bears the signature. The ad claims use for children over many years and notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A brief dialogue shows a wife endorsing a regional bank staying in a stocking and a husband noting depositors will be well heeled, reflecting a domestic humor frame about finance.
An advertised malaria remedy promises to cure chills and fever with five or six doses. It claims the fever will not return if taken as a tonic afterward. The notice lists a price of 25 cents and is signed Ady.
A patron asks for a glass of beer and specifies a preference for a light variety. She notes the bar offers blond and brunette options and selects the light beer.
Ripley Hitchcock, essayist, critic and editor from New York, argued that good writers often earn poorly and even the most lofty satire meets financial hardship. He smiled as he noted that the man with genuine literary inclination is always broke.
A humorous exchange unfolds as characters discuss dinner plans. Smithkins seeks Gorjer for an evening meal but learns Brownson's later timing creates a scheduling mismatch.
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum recalling meeting a real lobbyist who only borrowed $20 rather than offering money. The quip highlights a wary view of political influence and financial entanglement.
A reader from New York shares how indigestion from rich foods improved after using Grape Nuts. The letter claims Grape Nuts rebuilt digestive strength, allowing a normal appetite and variety in meals, and ends with marketing for Postum Company and The Road to Wellville reference.
Readable text notes a cooperative farm marketing program with references to the Co-Operative Farm Products Marketing. The brief mentions a 1914 copyright and Winnipeg region origin.
Denmark uses a system of farm apprenticeship folk high schools and agricultural colleges to educate farmers. Government aid via cooperative credit, favorable land loans, and strict butter rules support producers. Co operation drives market reach and keeps rural families on farms.
The Porter mansion at Naugatuck near Waterbury is preserved by historical societies. It remains like Washington’s headquarters during Connecticut campaigns, housing revolutionary relics. Thousands visit yearly, showcasing New England architecture and the Porter family’s prominence.
Miss Miriam C Townsend Cleveland efficiency engineer addresses a club women’s banquet on spring cleaning. A farm tale follows a city worker who suffers a bee sting reaction after cleaning the hive illustrating urban workers’ naiveté about rural tasks.
The article discusses experiments with pineal extract in eight young guinea pigs and mentions similar results in kittens and rabbits. It notes weight gains in animals and mixed physical versus mental progress in children, suggesting more observation in institutions for mentally defective children.
Rome marked its 2667th year on April 21 with flag hoisting and illumination, but skipped the Feast of the Century revival last seen in 1900. Archaeology suggests Rome’s founding year should be placed earlier, while Bramante’s death in 1514 inspires new commemoration of his Italian works.
London reports debunking the long standing myth of unclaimed billions in British chancery. Officials note there has been no chancery for decades and attribute the tale to scam agents and missing-heirs schemes, not real wealth.
A Paris psychologist says men find happiness with something definite to make them happy, while women need something definite to make them unhappy. He argues women have less sense of responsibility and are content to enjoy the present without concern for the future.
Colen D. Schaefermeyer of Denver presents a telephony interrupter that signals when the line is in use and emits a busy signal if someone tries to speak, aiming to render eavesdropping ineffective.
Chicago report says Patrolman William Tuchy made his first arrest after more than a year on the force. Fellow officers awarded a green ribbon medal to honor the milestone.
A Paris dressmaker claims American women corrupt Paris fashion by degrading the French mode. The report contrasts French initiation of trends with American style, while commenting on enduring fashion propriety. Also noted are a mass fundraising bequest and a brief oblique item about wills and individuals in New York.
A man recalls a beloved fireplace grate from a former home as he talks with a woman by a bright fire. He describes the grate’s warmth, drafts, and hygienic room conditions, revealing his longing for past evenings and a sense of home.
Pat shows Casey through New York and they pause at Trinity Church. The bell in the steeple rings while the ancient graveyard is explored and Casey asks why it rings at that moment. Pat replies in a humorous Irish accent that someone is pulling the rope.
Mrs Bertha Sawyer of Clarendon claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared a two month old baby’s ringworm like rash in three months. She reports trying a sample then buying a cake and ointment, with full recovery by the end of the period. Advertisement notes products sold worldwide and offers a free Skin Book.
The Saturday Journal offers a humorous exchange about a wife learning to cook via correspondence. She asks how to mix biscuits and the reply comes by return post. The danger of burning biscuits is met with a punchline about telegraphing for help.
An assorted advert features RUB MY TISM for rheumatism and aches with claims of cures for neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises and burns with antiseptic and anodyne uses at 25 cents. It also includes a Bacon joke and Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills ad promising relief from acid stomach heartburn and nausea with a trial box offer to 372 Pearl Street New York.
The excerpt contrasts lunar eclipse visibility with United States viewers and questions bans on married people. It then notes men without bias often help others who control work assignments. A judge asks what frenetic finance means, defining it as financing your friends.
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