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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
2
A collection of newspaper-style items critiques and quips on politics honesty and public life. It notes bills discussions about elections and public figures while calling for civic improvement and practical governance. The tone is period voice with lively local references and opinions.
A fortune teller swindled an estimated four thousand dollars in Wilmington North Carolina. The Kasley Progress notes that such cons happen even to experts and mocks rival papers for dodging the truth. The Pickens Sentinel and Greenville Piedmont are mentioned as jointly failing to report the incident.
A fragment discusses whether Columbia residents on Main Street want to honor State Street, referencing South Carolina and The State newspaper. It mentions Leo M. Frank in Atlanta crime coverage and notes absurd quips about blackberries and hiccups as seen in multiple editorial snippets from various papers.
The Pickens Senti nel remarks editor Booker of Pied mont asks who cares about sardines at an Easley picnic prompting Easley Progress quip about better appetite than pot luck tongue.
A humorous reflection notes The Progress of Easley and The Sentinel spar with pointed remarks about Pickens while dodging insults toward the dead.
The Easley Progress reports editors Booker of the Greenville Piedmont and Hiatt of the Pickens Sentinel are invited to visit Easley on August 9 for a big farmers day. The note playfully suggests bringing sardines, melancolic humor, buttermilk, nails, and grape juice.
The Pickens Sentinel rebuts an Observer critique on trade in Pickens. Merchants claim rising business over five years despite poor crops, noting large stocks and competitive prices. Handbills are seen as poor advertising and a Pickens Board of Trade is welcomed to boost growth.
The Progressive letters defend Pickens commerce, noting five years of rising business and strong local merchants. They praise Observer for highlighting growth while urging more local advertising to boost trade through The Sentinel, emphasizing community prosperity and mutual benefit.
An Iowa style rural letter from Pickens route 1 urges town growth through manufacturing and education. The writer praises local courtesy, notes Pickens as a healthy county seat, and suggests forming a board of trade and a co educational college on Col Hapgood's 18 acre hill for regional progress. He cites High Point hardwood factories as a model.
The Sentinel requests newsletters from all county sections to ensure full local coverage across communities. Officials urge submissions highlighting community events, milestones, and public notices for inclusion in upcoming editions.
A speech by Brad ford Knapp of Farn Demonstration Work promotes the small white farmer over corporate farming. He echoes his late father noting the South's strength lies in individuals farming one tract and supporting their families, urging unity to beat the corporation model and improve Pickens as a leading business town.
After days of colic and diarrhoea a man is cured by one or two doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The testimonial notes life-threatening cases and urges trying the remedy, claiming it never fails. Sold by all dealers.
A Snow Hill North Carolina man describes two months of severe dysentery starting mid July with weight loss from 145 to 125 pounds. After using two bottles of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy he reports permanent relief and urges readers to buy the remedy from local dealers.
Rev M L Jones of Penrose North Carolina a former county resident visits his sons and relatives in Pickens County on a leave of absence from his gospel work He notes changes in Pickens and praises The Sentinel The Green ville papers report a three legged chicken and a large snake seen in Greenville County should apply Webb law to Greenville now.
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