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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
3
A hygienist argues relaxation cures insomnia by allowing the body to rest without nervous effort. He contrasts willpower with relaxation and moral influence, advising gentle bed and pillow pressure and shifting thoughts toward benevolent ideas to restore sleep and ease mental and physical strain.
A lecturer urged a Providence led change to convert the world to temperance by shifting the sick headache from day after to day before. Nashville municipal courts report $20455 in fines collected this year.
At Camp Sevier Greenville three French officers and three non commissioned officers join eight already there to instruct American troops in modern warfare. A negro National Guard company arrives, and John Sinkiewicz is captured as an alleged deserter. Army units receive field guns and remount stations train packers teamsters and horses.
A Charleston lumber firm now manufactures portable houses for France under a government order for aviation quarters. Production is rapid with sectional houses that can be bolted together. a sizable dwelling is erected by four men in about three hours. Inspectors are approving finished units.
Gov Charles Whitman of New York and Gov Richard Manning of South Carolina toured Camp Wadsworth, the Twenty seventh Division training site, receiving luncheon, inspections, and hospitality from Brig Gen Charles L. Phillips. A grand division review followed at Camp Wadsworth, with Whitman speech at Spartanburg fairgrounds.
Anderson B B Gossett state fuel administrator warns South Carolina coal retailers that excessive pricing will be investigated and violators may face fines up to 5000 dollars or two years imprisonment. A Washington telegram says a field agent with FCC powers will assist. Seven members are named for the State advisory board with Captain Watkins as chairman.
Fire nearly destroys J. T. Collins residence in Chester attributed to an oil stove heater. New jail project in Newberry progresses with W G Sutherlin Co of Greenwood contracted for about 68000 dollars, to be ready 120 days after site clearance. Chester County farmers plant record cover crops and wheat this fall. Lieutenant Julius Wezel reports 104 recruits in October from Camp Sevier and North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee offices.
Mrs Perkins of Windsor Magazine recalls Lord What's Is Name urging back-yard gardens to aid the nation. She shares a comic tale of trying rabbits and broccoli, noting rabbits devoured sprouts and left only skins, while war costs push fur purchases to the fore.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for soothing irritated baby skin followed by Cuticura Ointment. It claims daily use prevents troubles, promises rest and health, and offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A recruit wandering the main street ignored officers until a sergeant questioned him about rank. The rookie misheard questions about birth year and month, replying “Let see-twenty two years” and joking “September, October, June, any thing” as he mixed up dates.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as quieting coughs soothing throat and lung inflammation stopping bronchial irritation and aiding sleep with easy morning expectoration. It claims fifty two years in America and usefulness against lung trouble asthma and bronchitis. Merely an old patent remedy ad.
The text presents disjointed phrases about an aviator, a statesman who can mask emotion, and a charitable rain ending after listening. It reads as garbled OCR with stray names and unclear context, offering little cohesive narrative or identifiable events.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to harsh calomel. It claims the product cleanses liver and bowels, restores energy, and harms none, with a money back guarantee if not effective by morning. It targets workers and families with promises of quick relief and child friendly taste.
An advertisement touts Gat Tonic for malaria with prices 60c and 1.00 at drug stores on Mindoro Island. The text notes Mindoro as a former rice granary but describes widespread poverty with diverse ethnic groups and a large rural populace. A separate item recounts a Greenwich trial where George Frederick Grandeer claimed de facto age 43 by birthday near Derby winner, affecting military service.
An advertisement claims $100 reward for a catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional treatment taken internally to act through the blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts the remedy destroys the disease foundation, strengthens health, and assists nature in its work with testimonials available.
Witness declares the man has unbleachable character in a police court exchange, the remark reported by the Christian Register. The brief quote highlights a dramatic moment in courtroom testimony.
A cryptic fragment suggests a dispute over a rider or team disqualification. Included lines imply misread rules and a cold reception at an event, with informal slang referencing feet and a phrase about a run. No clear names or places are identified in the readable text.
A shopper questions fast color ginghams while a shopkeeper defends their durability. The dialogue hints at household budgeting and restraint in spending when a family has limited means.
An old public notice promotes Dr Pierce's Pellets as beneficial for liver bowels and stomach. It urges use of one Pellet as laxative and three as cathartic while urging readers to adopt a positive public stance and act as their own press agent.
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