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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
7
A focused guide to frugal gifts for baby mother and grandmother with ideas for crocheted baby covers, cashmere caps, gilded hangers, macrame knitting bags, and embroidered kerchiefs. Tips emphasize personal touches like monograms and signature transfers to suit male recipients.
Practical handmade gift ideas for Christmas include sleeveless sweaters for girls, slip on sandals with a tasseled belt, carved tobacco tabolets, and a couch-side reading lamp. Suggestions cover aprons, handkerchiefs, cases for tidying drawers, boudoir caps, and small knitted or sewn items using simple materials and tools.
Practical gift ideas for the holiday season emphasize homemade items. Suggestions include georgette crepe collars and cuffs, a breakfast jacket, candle shade patterns, and decorative gifts like embroidered linings, a crullers basket, a handmade cake, and monogrammed socks.
South Carolina reports2835 subscribers contributing 5565.99 toward wartime library funds. A. B. Kennedy of the University of South Carolina notes the drive funded 10 000 volumes for camps hospitals and overseas posts despite canvassing hurdles. Funds forwarded to Washington with plans to continue book and magazine gifts.
Dr. L A Riser acting sales manager calls for volunteers in every city village and rural community to sell Red Cross Christmas seals. The effort aims to raise funds to fight tuberculosis with a target of one million seals in South Carolina and 9000 left for statewide tuberculosis work. Adjutant General W W Moore orders creation of the Third Regiment South Carolina State Troops under Henry J Thompson to organize units for state protection for one year.
Bert Hurst, one year old son of John T. Hurst of the tHlurat Streater Company, dies instantly when steering gear failure causes a car to overturn. Ruth and others escape with minor injuries. Also notes new company charters including Land Investment Co of Charleston with 31000 capital and officers, and Norway Live Stock Co with 10000 capital.
Tallapoosa Georgia resident Sallie Eldson reports severe health decline including fainting dizziness and heart fluttering. After using Cardus nine bottles she regained strength and weight and slept better claiming it cured her nervous numbness. A promotional letter emphasizes Cardul as a trusted woman’s remedy with extensive testimonials.
To drive out malaria and build up the system take the Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill tonic. The formula printed on the label shows Quinine and Iron in a Tasteless form. Quinine drives out malaria and iron enriches the body. 60 cents.
An ad fragment touts MOTHER’S JOY SALVE as a cure for colds coughs croup pneumonia asthma and head cold relief. The piece hints editor favoritism and notes the poet ad reaches Scribblers.
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