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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1891
Page
2
Market reports show phosphate and cotton price movements and a looming election with Democrat candidates, debt issues, and local polling plans. Editorials discuss prison conditions and postwar reconciliation, plus education efforts to publish student compositions.
Residents from foothills to highlands abandon illegal whiskey making as sentiment shifts toward lawful, profitable farming. Moonshiners admit profits faded, calamities followed, and with corn at $1 per bushel locals prefer growing corn for cotton markets over distilling. County court representation may shrink as enforcement focus persists.
A historical note extols a food paper as good company that elevates mind and heart. It argues that pleasant conversation and wholesome company improve behavior and religious sentiment, while bad company harms, praising the newspaper as a beacon of cheer and virtue.
The readable text records a chaotic history with references to protests, weapons and whiskey. It mentions moral cautions about manipulating others and hints at social turmoil and unsafe practices within a jail context.
The text recalls an address by President Polk at the State Alliance of New York, urging just laws and economy, while discussing party tactics. It notes strikes over the ten hour day in Greenville and a sword relic from a Revolutionary era figure tied to Sumter, underscoring patriotic sentiment and local labor tensions.
Fourteen Parisian gown designers arrive aboard the Ga Bourgogne to contribute to The New York and Paris Young Ladies' Fashion Bazar. They boast fame among society leaders like Mrs. Astor and the Vanderbilts and promise colorful magazine designs with expert instruction for American readers.
Local legend explains Bermuda grass in Pickensville and surrounding county areas as Tom Bell. Tribble planted it fifty years ago, spreading the grass widely. Wade Smith recalled cultivating a field where the root proved tough and persistent, calling it tormenting until naming it Tom Bell.
The vendor touts cheaper Sweetenines and good supplies of fruit flour and bran. Shoppers are urged to seek out bargains and stock up as the store advertises all grades and prices while stressing the need to eat and feed stock.
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