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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1894
Page
6
The paper lists advertising charges including eight fifty per year prepaid and six months at seventy five cents, one dollar per square for first insertion and fifty cents for subsequent insertions, with discounts for merchants for six months. Obituary notices limited to five lines and tributes not accepted. Thursday August 9 1894 notes dry weather and political campaign updates with thanks for a pamphlet on Winthrop College cornerstone day.
A local note urges unity in school matters at Pickens praising M Stribling as the right man for the job and a successful teacher whose calling suits the role.
Voters face a light political mood as candidates contribute efforts last Monday. Many think they could name the county ticket, and the idea shifts the fun of the election to who leads the slate. The notion of a ticket in the hat adds a casual twist to local politics.
Col John Venner states in the Columbia Journal he will not seek a State Senate seat against Col John V Sloan Jr of Richland nor against Judge Norton for the eighth circuit. The piece notes his modesty and references local political maneuvering and ongoing legal interpretations about chattel mortgage payments and liens.
Specimen cases from Wisconsin and Ohio describe neuralgia rheumatism stomach disorders and severe leg sores treated with Vedric Bitters electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Edward Shepherd reports healing after three bottles, John Baker’s leg sores improved with one bottle and arnica salve, doctors once deemed incurable.
About 1,600 gathered at a Pickens grove for a Friday morning campaign meeting led by Chairman B. J. Johnston. Speakers including W. H. Yeldell and J. Wilburn pressed railroad reform and education policy, with Tillman and other figures addressed the crowd as showers interrupted attendance.
Abuilé BMD Ep. Mr. J. B. Lewis of Atlanta reports severe dyspepsia cured by TPy nes Dyspepsia Remedy. He says the first dose gave relief and recommends it to all stomach sufferers. Sold by druggists at 50e per bottle. Also Wharstow's Soothing Syrup for teething at 25e per bottle.
The State Board of Medical Examiners will meet in Columbia on Tuesday October 6 at 10 o'clock. Persons intending to practice Medicine or Surgery in this State who are not registered must appear before the Board. W. Irnardin, Clerk. Also an advertisement for a salve claim and dynamite supplies offered for sale.
A market gardener argues that firming soil after sowing seeds in dry conditions is crucial to prevent seed loss. He describes a routine: plow, harrow, mark furrows, press seed with the foot, lightly level, then roll. The method reportedly yields reliable stands for celery cabbage cauliflower and other crops.
A fragmentary note lists names including Pores Dy and Vindie Manger with unclear roles. The readable items mention Ganeslienager and MELON in capitalized form and a possible event or listing context.
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