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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
3
The piece warns hunters to never point a gun at people or buildings and to identify targets clearly to avoid harm. It advises cleaning rifles during half day breaks, choosing appropriate arms, and buying quality guns while stressing caution and responsible handling to gain both pleasure and profit from hunting.
A handwritten recipe fragment explains boiling one half pound of rice until soft, mixing with two eggs and half cup sungar plus self rising flour, then dropping batter into hot lard to fry. It adds advice that bacon cooks better on a wire toaster rack in a gas stove broiler with the oven door open, claiming less smoke.
A collection of 1900s style home craft notes covers saving soap by bars, keeping yeast fresh with salt, turpentine for stove polish, removing china stains, cautious use of brandy for shocks, dangers of a life without effort, and a temple bell in North China with continuous tolling funded by local taxes.
A Harpers Weekly illustration explains an Icelandic knuckle method to remember month lengths. Start with the little finger knuckle for January with 31 days, then assign February to the dip, and continue across knuckles to July August and beyond to count days in each month.
A terse, literary fragment describes a humorous or puzzled street scene with a speaker addressing Chimmie and noting a casual observation about a breeze or view. The readable text hints at a playful exchange and a moment of everyday curiosity.
Sleeping car service runs from Spartanburg and Greenville via Belton Anderson Elberton Athens to Atlanta Georgia. The route connects with G S A Greenwood and Seaboard Air Line. Effective Sunday May 31 1914.
Hoosier cabinets praised by local agents in Winston-Salem Grensboro Spartanburg and Pickens promotions. The firm touts a money back guarantee and limited factory pricing with shipments before Christmas. Two samples will be shown at a department store Tuesday to Friday inviting all ladies to view the invention.
Farmers are urged to sow five acres of oats and three of wheat per plowed acre on well prepared ground. If war persists in Europe, corn and grain exports could raise prices. September is ideal to sow oats. prepare ground, fertilize with 300 pounds per acre of 10-1-3 or 10-1-4, and sow in drills to ensure early spring harvest and offset possible corn shortages.
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