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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
4
A collection of short witticisms and observations from the Tugaloo Tribune notes. The items touch on liquor, advertising, April fools jokes at schools, clocks and time zones, poetry versus Germans, hotel room questions, women’s roles, literacy, and a weekly riddle about post offices run by women.
Lieut William H Emory a former British cavalryman and Camp Jackson commander delivers a forceful address on discipline unity and sacrifice. He recalls Hooge Belgium a brutal German occupation and civilian slaughter to urge every man to join the effort and endure hardship. He stresses the chain of command and the need for quiet loyalty to military law as the war nears its end. He notes naval academy saloon restrictions and media jokes about General Foch's name. He ends urging subscriptions to The Sentinel.
A scrambled line from the Tugaloo Tribune hints at months in a playful sequence February March April May June. The text presents a calendar wordplay without clear event details or names.
The Pickens Sentinel introduces a new Moonshine column expanding local opinion writing. Gary Hiatt’s pointed paragraphs appear as a featured element alongside the paper’s traditional content.
The Pickens Sentinel quotes the Greensbaro Herald saying a bench made of two loose planks can pinch, not just a shoe. The comment highlights a wry observation on discomfort and thrift in everyday furniture and accessories.
Ed DeCamp says he does not want Gary Hiatt Rian McKissick or The Journal editor present at the Gaffney press gathering. Still, a brass band is expected to be waiting for the group at the venue.
The Aiken Journal notes not receiving The Pickens Sentinel this week. The editor Gary Hiatt is playfully blamed for a snake bite misheard, joking it was a copper worm while preserving silence.
John Hart of Yorkville is pledged to attend the State Press Association meeting in Gaffney this summer. He will bring his tin Lizzie but refuses to convey Watson Bell Rion McKissick Gary Hiatt or Jim Hamel to the Kegtown section of Cherokee.
A Greenville student asks who ranks as the Souths top paragrapher. Observers point to the anonymous Florida Sunshine writer in the Florida Times Union for wit and nimbleness, while Gary Hiatt of the Pickens Sentinel shows occasional spark and recent output dips due to war.
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