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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
4
Henrietta D. Gravel explains a parquet floor finish using white shellac then wax, plus care tips for keeping floors bright. She describes staining old floors to match rugs with readily mixed home dyes, plus recommended colors and methods, and suggests linoleum or paint for kitchens.
A mother remarks on the difficulty of keeping a son from the presidency if the people approve him. A wife notes the scarcity of good men. An ad urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for infants, claiming 2X years of use. A joke about Morgiana and the forty thieves appears with a New York Sun line.
A humorous exchange between Ned and Dan Kelly recounted in the Sydney Bulletin with Ned forgetting his lines and Dan offering a cheeky rescue line. The quip references police, bush escape imagery, and Australian slang of the era.
Mrs Jolliboy plans to host two old friends, Bill Peters and George Watkins, in town. Mr Jolliboy won t be home for dinner while the guests dine with Mrs Jolliboy, who confirms the laid plan.
A simple home tip advises varnishing a square pasteboard box and using it as a pitcher cooler. Place the pitcher inside, seal the lid, and enjoy cold water at any hour of the night.
The Panama canal will be operated almost entirely by electric power. About seven percent of the minimum water supply will be diverted for hydro electric development, excess to lockages evaporation and leakage. The hydro electric station will be beside Gatun spillway north wall with 6000 kilowatts capacity and an average yearly hydraulic head of about 75 feet.
During his Atlantic City honeymoon Richard Harding Davis criticized contemporary fiction for its mature themes and contrived double entendre. He cites a breakfast scene and a parlor maid exchange as an example of perceived tastelessness in modern writing.
A South Dakota woman reports thirteen years of coffee dependence caused nervous decline and illness. After switching to Postum she notes clearer thinking, better sleep, steady nerves, and renewed strength, claiming others have benefited too.
An advertisement touts auto toxemia as fatal from overeating and uric acid poisoning. Jacobs' Liver Salt is pitched as a superior, non vomiting liver medicine that flushes the stomach and bowels, dissolves uric acid, and expels waste, with a cheap 14 pound jar and mail offers from Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta.
Digson claims Higson is a high authority on appendicitis and notes he charges 700 dollars per operation.
Mayor Bacharach spoke at the Marlborough-Blenheim dinner recounting a moonlit beach scene where a youth and maiden share a whispered love. The Exchange notes light social banter about weekends and mistaken names.
Cut stale bread into slices and layer with washed raisins in a small pan. Pour a custard of milk eggs and sugar over it and bake until set. Top with whipped egg whites and a brief return to the oven to lightly brown. Serve with whipped cream or brandy sauce.
A quoted exchange from Life magazine contemplates illness and divine will as a child asks why a father’s appendicitis required a thousand dollar medical fee. The mother attributes the event to God’s will, prompting reflection on faith and circumstance.
Use old china or metal muffin cups half filled with pitted cherry and a spoon of sugar plus a pat of butter. Prepare plain sweet cake batter and drop a spoonful on each cup. Set in a water filled pan bake until risen and brown. Invert cup onto plate and serve with cherries on top.
Fragmentary dialogue presents a judge weighing conscience and alibi amid a clash of motives. A line hints at pavement as a metaphor for moral groundwork, suggesting a critique of idle or partial justice.
Scald pears like peaches for canning. Test a few first to avoid overly soft or stubborn skins. Boil water hard, plunge pears into cold water to peel, then reheat water to reuse. Do not wash first as skin loosens better when intact.
An alliteral ad promotes Hicks GAPADINE as a liquid headache remedy promising immediate effects and preventive use for sick and nervous headaches. It offers money back if not satisfied and lists price 10c 2c and 5c at medicine stores. The copy adds a cheeky line about a man rejecting a woman who convinces him he is wrong.
Mrs Mary Halstead of Platea Pa reports crying spells and nervousness eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Another reader Mrs Aurelia Dalb of Walcott North Dakota says backache and blue mood improved and she became a well woman. Open confidential advice is offered by Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass via correspondence.
A historical baking note lists ingredients for three loaves: four eggs, two cups sugar, half cup butter, half cup lard, one cup molasses, one teaspoon saleratus dissolved in hot water, one pound raisins, one pound currants, half pound citron, one tablespoon cloves, two tablespoons cinnamon, two tablespoons allspice, two tablespoons mace, and enough flour to thicken.
A cooking tip explains that when yolks break into whites during separation, dampen a cloth with warm water, wring out excess, and touch the yolk with a corner. The yolk will cling to the cloth and lift away cleanly.
Two eggs with sugar flour cream of tartar and soda baked in three layers. Cream filling uses milk sugar eggs and flour with lemon flavor.
The guide advises gathering clothes needing mending from the weekly laundry and preparing yarn, fabric, and pins. It suggests sorting pieces to be mended, setting them aside in a drawer or bag, then sewing in a quiet sitting to complete more efficiently and cut the mending burden in half for the busy housekeeper.
The article explains that fruit sugars are absorbed directly, while sugars in cane beets and maple come from starch in grains and vegetables. It notes starch must be cooked to release sugar, lists dextrine changes, and emphasizes cooking cereals and vegetables, except green corn, to improve digestibility.
A Philadelphia Times described new paper sanitary tumblers made from spruce pulp with aseptic treatment. They come in cartons and are sold to housekeepers. lids fit a groove, wax coating lets jelly slip out, and hot liquor can be poured directly in. The tumblers are inexpensive and can be discarded after winter.
Scale clean six porgies wipe dry. Heat lard three tablespoons in a pan. Add fish season with salt and white pepper. Fry five minutes each side. Remove fat. Reheat pan with butter until light brown. Squeeze half lemon juice add parsley toss. Pour over fish and serve.
Advice for restoring varnished paper involves two steps. First wash with a warm water solution containing two tablespoons of ammonia in a half pail of water using a flannel cloth. Then rinse with a half pail of water and two tablespoons of turpentine, applying with a chamois to produce a polish.
Peel and core apples then stud with four or five cloves each. Mix sugar with vinegar, add cinnamon, boil the syrup, then simmer apples in batches until tender.
A simple chowder method uses corn or green corn with one pint diced potatoes one onion diced cooked in oil. Add one quart hot milk and half a tablespoon salt. Boil potatoes and browned onion in one and a half cups water until tender, then add remaining ingredients reheating to serve two quarts.
A Washington Herald note advises that uneven drawer operation can be fixed without a carpenter. Rubbing a small amount of soap on the inner edges may ease opening and closing and resolve the trouble.
A stovetop method combines canned tomatoes with a pinch of soda and butter in a saucepan. When hot, three whole eggs are added and stirred gently, then seasoned with salt and pepper and served hot.
For sale 10 acres in Walker County Georgia near Kensington and Chattanooga Tennessee. Includes 45 acres cultivated with house barn outbuildings orchard stock machinery. Contact Zeiler Box 319 Chicago.
A witty essay contrasts philosophers with scientists noting they rarely listen to each other and chase their own reasons. It sketches philosophers in stores, universities, and classrooms where the young endure a curriculum as punishment, and laments that fame often reveals them as anything but philosophers.
The age of a horse can be judged by the teeth. A hollow on the upper incisors indicates a young tooth showing wear as it wears away, a general rule adopted due to regularity in horses.
Miss Nellie M. Currin of Nashville describes severe hair loss after malaria fever three years earlier. She reports itching and dandruff, tried various remedies, and credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a complete cure after three applications. Sample details and address for Cuticura are provided.
Frank E. Payne reports a trolley accident where a motorman on a work car hit snow and sleet driven rails, the car struck a telephone pole, and the man sustained cuts and bruises while a glass eye remained uncovered, prompting a physician’s quip about the eye.
Andrew Lipscomb argued before Judge Merrick in Maryland. Lipscomb ruffled the bench with sharp talk and was warned for contempt. Lipscomb privately insults the judge, learns the man is his own father, and the exchange closes with a terse remark about sadness.
E Trowbridge Dane, Longfellow’s grandson, spoke to a reporter in Cambridge after his wedding. He urged couples to apply deep thought and reverence to marriage to avoid mismatings, then offered a humorous exchange about weapons and the role of a wife in a family.
In LipPin'skott Magazine dialogue Uncle Eben dismisses lawyer Jones and praises Smith who runs the local Knott Knitting Needle agency and handles Daggett's Drugless dope and Fasset's Fireless Cooker demonstrations, implying strong community trust and independence.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges physicians to curb recommending patients travel for health. It calls on railroads to end charity tickets and says TB can be cured in any US region, stressing patients need substantial funds or home treatment under physician oversight.
Federal building riot in Los Angeles to be replayed at trial via motion picture films. The films show the actions of those charged with causing disturbances and mark a first in jurisprudence as evidence presented to the jury on a screen. An operator and the newest model camera were on the scene capturing the events.
Charles D. Hilles, secretary to the president, recalls a comic grocery-store ad in Cincinnati. It announced a man claiming twins are coming for the third time, promising a boy and a girl, and urged friends and patrons to support him stoutly.
A commentator notes a miscalculation as a string of dreadful events unfolds. the speaker suggests omens of disaster were not predicted by a comet’s appearance. The remark underscores public anxiety over looming catastrophes and the failure of celestial signs to herald them.
A recipe instructs to cut beef into pieces and layer with two pounds of pork chops and two onions, season each layer, skip water, cover tightly, and simmer in a larger dish of boiling water for three hours to create a rich gravy.
A terse exchange questions the value of studying party platforms to vote intelligently. One speaker dismisses the idea, joking that the grandfather already knew what mattered, and that investigating platforms is a wasted effort.
Wrysacking N C June 2 1908. Enclosed you will find $1.00 for which please send me at once Tetterine. It is a dead shot on ringworms. The Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga offers Tetterine and Tetterine Soap with Liver Pills. A hospital anecdote closes with a crude social remark about marriage and sacrifice.
Mr Casey questions Moike about letting the cat out while Mrs Casey doubts the tale. Mr Casey challenges the accuser to prove it by getting up to do the task himself. The exchange shows a tense domestic scene with two adults and a childlike insistence.
A back and forth exchange reveals tension over who must remain seated at all times. The dialogue implies a rule or expectation affecting participants and observers alike.
Fragmented recipe reads mix one cup molasses sugar sour cream raisins add sifted flour two eggs soda spice to taste fold into buttered tins and bake. Readable lines present a primitive batter outline with rough measurements and directions.
A wry exchange notes a careworn man and a dog chasing its tail both attempting to make ends meet, highlighting a humorous parallel between human effort and animal whim.
A domestic dispute centers on snubbing between the maid in charge of a dog named Fido and the maid caring for the baby. The conflict highlights tension among household staff and their duties.
Four eggs beaten with water powdered sugar pepper and a twist of spice. Cook slowly and finish with a sprinkle of flour and a light pour over it.
The passage presents a wry exchange about patronizing a tailor named Sréps and paying in advance, followed by a remark on tailoring as a healer of wounds. It also contrasts a line about giving up a principle attributed to Plato with a nod to the value of a reliable, steadfast stance.
Patient testimonial touts Elixir Babek as curing malaria where quinine fails and says it can be taken safely by all ages. Advertisement cites a 59 cent price and lists druggists and Washington, D.C. firm Kleczewski & Co. as sellers.
The clergyman’s sermon this morning covered the main impression of the address in a concise hour long discourse. A remedy advertisement follows describing Paxtine Antiseptic for pelvic catarrh with hot douches, offered at 25 cents a box or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
A damaged text fragment lists cooking measures including one cup sugar, one half cup corn flour, one half cup evaporated milk, half full cream of tartar, and a spoonful soda with egg whites. The garbled OCR obscures exact quantities and method.
An old advertisement touts Hicks' Capucine as a bio remedy for ailments from heat exposure to fever and draughts. It claims effectiveness regardless of cause and lists price per bottle at a medicine store.
A brief item notes that modern young men rush into courtship and later regret their haste as the matter settles, reflecting social norms of early modern courting.
A fledgling performer learns that fame requires more than style as he navigates auditions and industry gatekeepers in the hall of fame era. The piece notes persistence, stage presence, and practical show business realities behind rising recognition.
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