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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
3
A Wagoner Oklahoma testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the change of life. The reader notes severe symptoms such as hot flashes suffocation headaches and dizziness and claims personal and others' improvement after use. The letter urges middle aged women to heed warning symptoms and consider the product.
Representative La Guardia praised the president’s address against German militiary autocracy. He condemned soft words as weakness and cited a parable of a boy prude in school. An ad touts Elixir Babek as a malaria cure with no clear connection to the main items.
Seward Prosser head of the New York Red Cross assails the Kaiser for bungling in wartime policy. He cites the dismissal of Bethmann-Hollweg and the treatment of Doctor Michaelis as evidence of failed peace aims. The remarks compare the Kaiser’s missteps to a clumsy bachelor at a seashore dance.
A brief anecdote preserved by a family recalls Doctor Johnson evaluating Scotch broth as only fit for pies while a hostess insists on serving more. The exchange captures Johnson’s sharp wit in a domestic dinner moment.
A witty line notes the salt basket vanishes among a group of fifteen picnickers. The second quip jokes that mackerel travel in schools, proposing a bond issue to build schools for them.
Special trains brought groups of men from Union Station to the Cantonment as five localities dispatched personnel to Camp Jackson.
Thomas Lawton of Garnett Hampton county and J O Williams livestock agent of Clemson College were in Columbia returning from Illinois with two carloads of 30 Percheron brood mares and a registered stallion for the Brighton Agricultural Club at Garnett. The mares, three to five years old and weighing 1200 to 1600 pounds, arrived in perfect condition. The club also bought a Thoroughbred jack from Taylor stock farm near Columbia.
The Federal Food Administration urges a nationwide consumer campaign to increase apple consumption as the 1917 crop nears market. With about 190 million bushels, growers are urged to grade, pack, and store carefully, using surplus second grades for by products. Officials promote honest packing and bulk storage to stabilize prices and support war needs.
A collage of remarks contrasts duty and responsibility with personal restraint. The lines reference a youth’s plea to a mother and a critique of wavering morale, urging cheerful resolve to lift others and avoid gloomy moods.
A vintage ad outlines a lemon skin softener using two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint. The lotion is said to remove sallowness and freckles, soften and bleach the skin, and can be stored for months when strained.
An advertisement warns against calomel for bilious feelings and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy. It claims calomel causes bone necrosis and warns of side effects like nausea, headaches, and coated tongue while promising quick relief and a healthy stomach. The pitch asserts the product is non salivating and suitable for the whole family.
The source quotes Samuel Gompers on the promise of a square deal from capitalists and labor leaders during wartime, contrasting rhetoric with skepticism about self interests. It includes a daughter’s moonlit confidences and a father’s sharp rebuke, illustrating social tensions and misfired dialogue.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Ointment and Soap for relieving itchy scalps and daily toilet use. It offers free samples by mail from Boston and promotes a beauty regimen. A separate humorous line jokes about a broken heart and fortune casting.
A circus impresario offered a hundred dollars to any audience member who would enter the lion's cage. A sheepish man stood to claim the prize but the trick became clear as he was asked to remove the lion first, revealing the fail.
The Ynale Record notes ongoing purchase of liberty bonds amid public support for wartime finance. Citizens invest, bolstering national effort while families balance budgets and savings.
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