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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
7
A vintage advert contrasts calomel’s dangers with Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy. It claims quicker morning relief, regular bowels, and no salivation, urging readers to switch from calomel and try the 60 cent bottle with a money back guarantee.
Humorous dialogue on post outing nerves and a doctor visit ends with a fishing trip. A bachelor quips about a woman's tongue as an organ without stops. Straw hats are cleaned with damp cornmeal.
The report states malaria is far less prevalent in the United States now than in the past, signaling a notable public health improvement and reduced nationwide transmission risk.
County supervisor Geo W Langford announced a new 22 000 federal aid road project linking Ridge Spring Saluda and the Greenwood county line with a future connection to Greenwood. The plan includes a 60 foot reinforced concrete bridge over Little Saluda river and a July 1 completion target.
Edwin W W Robertson reports official notice from Gen Leonard Wood naming Columbia as one of 12 sites in the new Southeastern department. Camp to sit on a high sandy ridge east of the city with lumber already shipped for quarters. Full force about 28 000 soldiers and 5 000 horses with ten year durable barracks and payroll near 1 000 000 monthly.
A Newberry warehouse blaze at the cotton mill, started by a boy with a match lighting a cigarette, destroyed over 1200 bales across two sections. Fire departments battled flames, preventing greater loss. damage estimated at 15,000 dollars or more and insured.
Spartanburg pushes to secure a southeast division soldier camp with strong local backing. At a Charleston meeting $100000 was pledged in under 20 minutes as Paul v. Moore and civic leaders advocate for the project. Local promoters have pressed hard to win the cantonment for Spartanburg.
South Carolina reports a blaze wiping out the boiler room at Penn Lumber in Sumter with damage around six thousand dollars, mostly insured. Nearby, 40 year old Wr. Barnes Williamson, once deputy to U S Marshal Lyon, was shot and killed by Jim Williams on a public road near Anderson in the presence of witnesses. Orangeburg Elks plan flag day celebration for June 14 as York county prepares for large sweet potato crops and storage facilities with cash sale options for farmers and potential contracts with buyers in other cities.
Bible lesson notes recount Jesus praying in the garden after crossing the Brook Kedron, Judas’s betrayal, and Peter’s denials. It contrasts Christ’s fearless bearing with the disciples’ retreat and warns against modern forms of silent or compromised faith.
Schoolboys at the Grand avenue manual training center, under Irving P. Lorentz, will build a fly trap model that can kill up to 500 000 disease carriers per season. The device uses a wire netting cone in a jar with a banana peel bait and boiling water to dispatch trapped flies. cost is about 60 cents and fits seventh or eighth graders abilities.
A cluttered ad fragment highlights Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder and Allen's Foot Ease as remedies to reduce foot fatigue for workers. Included are miscellaneous snippets about spring medicine Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills and humorous conversational quips, reflecting a mix of ads and filler text.
In a scrambled dialogue, a child questions a dancer about lessons from Professor Gilde who mutters about feet. The scene reveals family tension and a mystery about private instruction and payment with no clear answers.
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