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Newspaper

Pickens Sentinel

Location

Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1917

Page

5

Crimson clover as a soil builder and seed harvest note

Clemson Agricultural College Professor C Newman outlines crimson clover as a premier winter cover crop for orchards and farms in South Carolina. He covers planting windows from August to November, seed rates per acre, seed costs at 38 dollars per bushel, saving seed, harvesting labor, home made equipment costs, drying and storage, inoculation method, and when to turn under for soil conditioning with hairy vetch as a companion crop.

South Carolina Europe Co. C. Newman Clemson Agricultural College

Destructive Forest Fires Threaten South Carolina Springs

Clemson College warns that forest fires in March and April sweep large areas of South Carolina, fueled by dry litter and strong winds. Fires cause huge losses by burning timber, stripping soil, and destroying seeds, with bare land taking decades to recover. Community action and prompt reporting, plus local fire wardens, are urged to prevent damage and protect future forests.

Clemson College Ls. C South Carolina United States R. F. PD

Pickens School News Highlights Student Activities

Miss Cleo Hallam of the Ninth grade returns after illness. Edwin Hutto of Spartanburg speaks at a school gathering. Girls compete in an expression contest at Eas tle. athletic meet at Clemson. Harrison Edens, recently ill, back in class. Ruby Baker teaches Fourth and Fifth grades in Greenville. Raymond Cox to represent the school at Piedmont oratorical in Greenville Woman's College auditorium. Piedmont track teams meet at Augusta street park. Edens to compete in high school oratorical at Clinton. The event is organized by Presbyterian College of South Carolina.

Cleo Hallam Edwin Hutto Spartanburg Eastley School Clemson Harrison Edens Ruby Baker Greenville Piedmont Greenville Woman’s College Raymond Cox Piedmont Association Augusta Street Park Clinton Presbyterian College of South Carolina

Financial Report City of Pickens 1915 1917 Expenditures and Collections

City of Pickens financial report for two-year term ending April 1, 1917 details expenditures including mayor and clerk salaries, police pay, city attorney, street work, bonds, lights, jail, and incidentals. Cash on hand and collections list ad valorem, license, street taxes, fines, cemetery, and due from county with retirements of $800 Pickens Railroad bonds. G. R. Hendricks mayor and W. I. Maupm clerk sign the report.

Financial Report City of Sal BEL Pickens Pickens R. R. Bonds G. R. Hendricks W. I. Mau

New Barber Opens In Pickens Near Keowee Pharmacy

A new barber, native to the county with twelve years in major cities, announces the opening of Reese's Barber Shop beside Keowee Pharmacy in Pickens. He offers all haircuts for children and adults, pledges to show appreciation with food service, and promotes El Vampiro Insect Powder.

Reese's Keowee Pharmacy Pickens Buster Brown el Vampiro

Vinol praised by nervous Ohio woman in health claim

Mrs Karn Brunson of Vinda Ohio credits Vinol with restoring blood strength and nerves after prior poor health. The ad promotes Vinol as boosting appetite digestion blood and energy with a complete formula listed on the label and available at Pickens Drug Co. and SC towns.

Bellefontaine Ohio Pickens Drug Co Pickens D.C South Carolina

Merchants Agree to Evening Closings in Pickens 1917

Early closing isLimited to six thirty p m daily except Saturdays from April 1 to September 15 1917. Signed by Folger Thornley & Co Bivens & Co Hobbs Henderson Co Pickens Hardware & Grocery Co Craig Bros Co B Johnson T D Harris & Co Morris & Co B F Parsons and others.

Pickens Folger, Thornley & Co Bivens &Co Hobbs-Henderson Co Pickens Hardware & Grocery Co Craig Bros. Co Johnson T. D. Harris & Co Morris & Co B. F. Parsons

Keowee Pharmacy Sells Colored People Powders

Keowee Pharmacy advertises High Brown Cold Cream Face Powder and Hair Dressing with Talcum Powder made especially for colored people priced at 26 cents each.

Keowee Pharmacy

Seed and wood prices from Pickens market listing

Bow sale items list Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed selected with 3950 pounds seed cotton from under three acres. Craig Bros Co Pickens advertises Lean Warted stove wood 3000 cords at 2.75 dollars per cord Cut at Pickens Mill with 4 foot lengths.

Bow Sale Cleveland Craig Bros. Co. Pickens Pickens Mill

Walter A. Wood Disc Harrow Sold by Pickens Hardware

Walter A. Wood Disc Harrow offered by Pickens Hardware and Grocery Company promises to save labor and improve corn land preparation.

Walter A. Wood Pickens Hardware and Grocery Company

Granger Liver Regulator Promoted for Health

An old advertisement claims auto intoxication causes headaches diabetes and other ailments due to waste buildup. It touts Granger Liver Regulator as a pure vegetable non alcoholic remedy kept in drugstores for 25 cents a box and warns against other products.

Granger Liver Pemand Granger Liver

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Pickens School News J. Busy Adams Pickens Methodist Church Ramsay Stewart Pickens County U. S. Navy Navy Chichester Zour Kleans Mo, OG. Henry Marr N. Martin & Tienry General Practice of Law Greenville, S. C Ofees Cor Broad and Main Sts Greenville, S.C Sam Craig Vickens Robert M. Welborn J. Garrett O S. Stewart Alonzo Brown Cateechee S. C Constance Nickells Easley A.A. Pace Hagood’s Mill Peanuts Adams Bros Turner Morris & Company Porter B. B. Porter Ferrol Company Columbia, D. C THE Keowee Bank Pickens, S. C Sean J.P. Carey MO. C. Carey Craig Brosco
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