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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
4
A collage of sporadic humor and wartime slogans appears, including mock editorials about Kaiser hunts, meatless days, and political quips. The piece mocks other towns and officials while referencing Luke Melauke, Gus Gossett, and local readers as it notes food orders and humor about trains and soldiers.
In Pickens a girl named Mary uses a little lamp for night reading and later switches to electric lights. The narrative notes Mary’s habit of reading at night with the lamp before electricity arrived.
Letter details Jas B Craig's seven year record as county supervisor describing concrete abutments road widening and bridge repairs including Ravenel bridge overhaul. He notes cooperation with commissioners borrowed funds improved equipment and pledges honesty and energy against political schemes. Also appears Hall’s Catarrh Medicine testimonial text included.
A brief verse by Private James I Pace from Camp Sevier recounts a Friday night in town missing taps and a captain’s admonition. He notes rain and delays with trains, ending with a vow to avoid similar tardiness and to rely on Piedmont and Northern schedules.
In Pickens area readers praise Soldier Hiatt’s letters in The Sentinel and urge continued coverage of soldiers from the town. The note highlights training, work, and the uplifting motto It’s no use to grumble and complain and credits Rev. D. W. Hiatt as a guiding influence during hard times. Advertising in The Sentinel is said to pay large.
A sales pitch touts L-Rheumo as a cure for rheumatism and gout. It claims liver kidney and bowel detox, improved digestion and blood purification, and a health boost. The ad lists price of 1 bottle at 1.00 and offers purchase through Pickens Drug Co. or Central Drug Co and Chapman Alexander Laboratories in South Carolina.
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