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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
7
A fragmented dialogue recalls the Tompkins-Chorkins dispute over economy in a ceremony act. Mr B confirms the clash and Mr A labels it as a con artist move sending circulars to ministers for lowest estimates. The piece includes a quip about beauty and a doctor’s visit.
The youth replies that he will not change his spending to pay debts, preferring not to seem vulgar. An attorney notes the inheritance and the boy agrees to avoid ostentation while maintaining his current manner of living.
A fragment notes concern over a beauty doctor accused of swindling pretty girls and jeers at what is described as a legitimate business with grafting peaches. The remarks imply male satisfaction from others not obtaining what they seek.
A health advertisement warns of kidney and bladder issues and promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It touts benefits, offers sample bottles for ten cents and provides the Binghamton New York address for orders and information.
A November World Temperance Sunday lesson explores Romans 14 13 16 3 urging believers not to judge others over contentious acts such as eating meat offered to idols or drinking alcohol. It emphasizes liberty limited by love and the duty to avoid causing a weaker brother to stumble while pursuing peace and righteousness.
Advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel for liver and bowel cleansing. It claims calomel is mercury and dangerous, causing sickness, while Liver Tone is gentle, vegetable, non salivating, and guarantees relief by next morning.
A Detroit Free Press humorous item about farmer John Rumbles praising his six month old son Roland for never smoking or drinking and keeping regular hours, while quinsy, car disease and other crop misfortunes plague the farm. The exchange between John and his wife Susan plays on rural honesty and wary optimism.
An unsigned notice offers a 25e bottle of Baby Ease from drug stores with a mail coupon and a guaranteed gold ring. It claims Baby Mase cures bowel complaints and teething troubles of babies.
A tired column of troops camps beside a pool guarded by a sentry. A lieutenant plans a swim but is halted by a sharp signal that the water is reserved for coffee at supper, and officers were not told to avoid bathing.
Marjory and her mother dine with guests as Marjory admits she disliked the salad. She says she ate it to avoid making her mother ashamed, acknowledging her own fault.
A short commentary notes a shift away from formal politeness in telephone etiquette, suggesting that saying please is seen by some as wasting the operator’s time while others defend courteous interaction. The piece reflects changing social norms and practical efficiency in customer service.
Kate is described as a bundle of nerves and DT notes she looked done up while promoting Wrights Indian Vegetable Pill. An advertisement urges readers to test the product by sending for a sample to 372 Pearl Street, New York.
A newly married couple move into a Dainga show near New York as real estate calls it a new development. An electric car from the benevolent hind company shuttles between the property and the railway station, run by a conductor and an engineer on friendly terms with patrons. The bride’s mother visits and notes Gladys often waves to the passing car, asking if she knows all the conductors on the line.
The omniscient Uncle Mose is urged on stage by a pres tili gitation expert. The magician produces miraculous items from Mose's clothing and eventually reveals white rabbits, prompting Mose to reveal his suspicion that the rabbits were already there.
Big sister plans a calm evening with school friends while Title brother, set for 8 o clock, begs to stay up. After attempts to persuade his mother fail, he finally asserts the goal of the visit. He then brightens, telling his mother the stay is to prove there are children in the house.
Dr W T Hornaday, director of the New York Zoological Park, argues the domestic turkey descends from the wild with no cross breeding. He notes minimal differences, chiefly lighter tail coverts and matching back feather colors between wild and domestic birds. Kobe records a population of 498,817.
A physician lauds a long life regimen emphasizing kidney health and toxin elimination. The ad claims a powerful remedy from Dr Pierce of Buff alo for gouty symptoms including backache scalding urine and stiff joints. Send 10 cents for a trial package to test its potency before buying locally.
Mrs Brown's fierce opposition to lotteries erupts when her husband joins a goose club. She rails for an hour as he endures her sharp rebukes and a pointed exchange ends with a sarcastic remark about their marriage.
In Beeubenville Bill Stubbs learns a rival vendor named Cobb, a traveling lecturer, has arrived at the depot. Stubbs asks locals about Cobb and returns to find the scene changed, revealing a clash between a homegrown figure and a traveling professional.
Three young diners in Pittsburgh's Deasure parks flirt with a waitress after meals. They order ice cream and cake with a playful exchange, one choosing devil's food, two choosing devil's food, and one walnut cake.
A garbled passage mentions valuations of electric railways in the United States and references various terms, including a capital figure and health claims about eye healing products. The text appears fragmented and references individuals and ads without coherent context.
Richmond man claims Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery eased a severe cough fever and sore throat with hoarseness and lung discomfort. He says indigestion inactive bowels and fatigue also improved, allowing him to resume work after treatment at Laurel Street residence.
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