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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
2
A ragged miscellany notes public figures and events amid WWI chatter. It cites Gen von Stein and German army talk, debates naming the European war, Aunt Sarah Bernhardt’s clash with Germany, governor Coley, and tax ideas on prohibitionists. The piece laments war’s cost to mothers and children, contrasts with the peace era’s plenty.
A clipped wartime line references mountains and lips and criticizes an ec phrase. It mentions Japan indirectly and signals tension in the broader war discourse. The text appears scrambled with garbled phrases and uncertain attribution.
A fragmentary column notes fluctuating prices for pork and other goods, mentions farmers facing decisions on selling large lots, and parodies wartime fears. It touches on war prices, sugar climbs, and Cuban holdings with regional humor and brief ads.
The column mocks local lore and jokes about poker terms attributed to Col. Aftermath. It notes a Harvard professor’s claim of five kinds of ice and teases Columbia State. The Greenville News complains of streetcars lacking stop buttons while Easley uses push buttons on ox carts.
John A. Hennessy of New York declares his candidacy for governor challenging the Murphy ring linked to Tammany and Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary. The move signals a GOP or reformist bid amid New York political tensions.
A minister warned of a time with no stars and a future Earth as a glistening iceberg, while Pope Pius X, head of the Roman Catholic Church, died in Rome last Tuesday morning after several days of illness. Grief over the war in Europe is noted as hastening his passing.
The article denounces rising food prices as criminal and calls for action. President Wilson has instructed the attorney general to fully investigate the sharp advance, to uncover any scheme to rob the public and prosecute those responsible.
The W O W picnic and rally will be held in Dacusville with Cross Roads, Dacusville and Cross Plains camps inviting neighboring camps and the public. Bring baskets for a day of speakers including Hon. Co. A. Power, Head Counsel of Laurens, and L. L. Srrx, Choy. Com.
Poem excerpt noting Brussels revelry and beauty as lamps glow over crowds of women and men in the capital. Byron’s lines evoke a festive, nighttime scene with chivalry and social gaiety.
J E Swearingen visited Pickens county rural schools and commended the hospitality and progress. He notes plans for a model Martin building with three classrooms and predicts growing demand for three teachers, urges permanent year round staff, and supports adding a county supervisor funded at 750 dollars. He urges twenty five rural graded schools and optimistic about Mile Creek’s leadership.
Linwood Land and Investment Company of Pickens, S C discusses school policy terms and a six month minimum, urges a mid October meeting of trustees, praises Pickens 1914 crops and student body of 5000, and supports four year county superintendent terms with salary aims, urging local tax and state aid for facilities. The note closes with a humorous literary club anecdote from the Christian Register about language and murder.
E. T. Wade of Wihiston North Carolina suffered stomach disorders after trying many remedies. He reports Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy gave instant relief, leading to more orders. He praises the medicine and notes recommendations from Pickens Drug Co. and Geo H Mayr Mfg Chemist.
Three land tracts near Pickens Court House with 141 acres at 1200 dollars per acre, 160 acres with 100 cultivated and improvements at 351 dollars per acre, and 36 acres near Six Mile School House at 1750 dollars. Additional small and large tracts, easy terms. Houses for rent and two horse farms also available.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe calomel substitute. It claims it starts a lazy liver without after effects, relieving constipation and sour stomach. The Pickens Drug Co sells it, with a 50 cent bottle and money back guarantee.
To clean white enamel furniture wash with a solution of bicarbonate of soda and boiling water. Melt one tablespoon of baking soda in a quart of water, cool the mixture, and wipe the furniture with an old flannel cloth for best results.
James K. Hackett presented the Players' club a historic trowel used by his father James Henry Hackett to lay the Booth theater corner stone and the first Shakespeare statue corner stone, linking legacy to landmark.
In Pickens County South Carolina a public sale is ordered by Judge T J Mauldin for September 1914. The lands cover seven acres in Liberty with bounds to the Wertz and Boggs tracts and D G Greer land. Terms: one half cash and balance on 12 month credit with mortgage.
Summons issued in Court of Common Pleas seeks partition of real estate tied to the estate of John Bowen. Plaintiffs T J Bowen M L Bowen Mrs L M Berry W R Bowen S H Bowen seek court relief with guardians ad litem to be appointed for minors. Unknown heirs of Matilda Taylor named as defendants.
Seventy acres or more of good pasture with a well situated farm offering a good house and barns. Located one mile from Pickens Court House this property is offered cheap with favorable terms for immediate sale. Interested buyers may visit for inspection while the offer lasts.
An advertisement lists extra heavy ice tea glasses at 25 cents per set and 50 cent items including syrup pitchers and jelly tumblers. Dozen sets offer economy fruit tumblers and aluminum tea sets priced around 50 cents per item.
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