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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
7
A young soldier demonstrates how to stay on a mule after fellow privates fail. He climbs, the mule bucks, and he sticks for a moment before being pitched high. He recovers and fires a wry verdict that when the animal looks to pitch you off, you should simply get off.
An old advertisement promotes GROVH’S BAB teething medicine as a remedy for teething related symptoms and bowel issues. It asserts medicinal effects and perfect directions on the bottle, while interweaving a line about imagination as the ruler of the world.
A company of colored soldiers marches along a country road where negro convicts are employed. A trooper asks to switch jobs for fun. The convict replies that he does not want a change and asserts he knows exactly how long his shift lasts and that the trooper cannot change it.
Itching burning skins and rashes including eczema dermatitis dandruff sore hands and baby humors are claimed to be relieved by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Free samples available from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents by mail or at druggists.
F E Atkinson of Boston saw a midwestern town stage Romeo and Juliet with an unusual card game in the balcony scene. He reports the players introduced a game of cards during the famous exchange.
An odd exchange jokes about a husband being canned by his wife during a playful editorials moment. The piece then notes a Roman Eye Balsam ad claiming relief for tired watery eyes and eye strain, ending with a cheeky remark about censored news as journalism’s separated will.
Albert E. Burmeister was convicted at Camp Jackson for disobedience and German sympathies. He received dishonorable discharge, loss of pay, and 50 years hard labor at Fort Leavenworth. The sentence was approved by Brigadier General Danford and the Washington judge advocate.
A devotional outline explains Abraham’s plan to secure a godly wife for Isaac. It covers the servant's oath and responsibility, reliance on God's guidance, the journey with ten camels, prayers for discernment, Rebecca's selection, and the eventual meeting of Isaac and Rebecca, signaling continuity of the covenant.
A religious note urges readers that closer study of the Bible deepens affection for it and for Christ. The longer one reads, the sweeter the text becomes as one enters the spirit of the Bible and of Christ.
A reflective note contrasts peace through Christianity with future hope. The speaker links The Cross as peace and The Crown as joy, expressing faith and resilience to overcome hardship.
In a war letter a soldier recalls a large black mongrel dog that collapsed beside his improvised trench after ten hours of bombardment. The animal lay inert as shells burst and bullets flew, its brown eyes seeming to plead while the dog trembled at each explosion and then vanished after an ensuing engagement.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system cleanses the blood and reduces susceptibility to colds. It warns repeated acute catarrh may become chronic and asserts internal use acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
In a government office Sir Edwin Jones, chairman of the British transport board, overhears typists lamenting work pressures. The fragmentary dialogue shifts to jokey asides about remedies and a sly reference to ad copy and a silent business partner.
A girl at a newsstand and a veteran hotel clerk discuss wartime tactics and public sentiment. A returning officer recalls hand to hand combat with a German, losing ammunition but subduing the foe with a revolver butt, as the scene shifts between perspectives.
An American soldier writes from France to his father asking to sell his sailboat once he returns home and vows to never see a boat again. The note contrasts the eye of the master with labor and hints at medical nostrum advertisements for a laxative remedy.
Mrs. A W Binzer of Black River Falls credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her condition and avoiding an operation. She urges other women to try the remedy and seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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