29 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
1
Dr Balthazard at a Paris congress described enlarged photographs showing gun barrels leaving marks on bullets and that each barrel leaves unique marks. He demonstrated that hammer strikes occur off center but consistently for the same weapon and that bullet negatives nearly a foot wide reveal details to determine if a bullet came from a specific revolver.
Mrs Amy Acton denounces divorce rings as vulgar ads for split marriages at a fashionable club luncheon. The discussion pivots to rising divorce rates and a Roman-era tomb inscription warning about infidelity.
Two speakers discuss a nightmare about an enormous fortune, debating whether a dream of earning 250000 dollars reflects a real cause or merely a dream. They mention a popular song that supposedly wrote the wealth. The exchange blends humor and surreal finance imagery.
A loud critic from Butte Montana urged a Chicago hotel bellboy to recover a lost item he believed was in the laundry. The bellboy checked the laundry tub and retrieved a crumpled handkerchief concealing a glass eye the traveler had misplaced.
A town book reviewer is praised for memory of principal characters from a best seller, able to recall them accurately for up to two weeks. The anecdote highlights remarkable recall among readers and literary figures.
A dialogue frames a paradox where a delegate aims to pick the best nominee at the start, while Senator Sorghum notes that if every delegate votes for themselves, no progress will be made. The exchange highlights the challenge of consensus in nomination processes and the need for coalition building.
A brief exchange features a man describing an eye closing ruse to avoid giving up his seat to a woman. The skit-like dialogue ends with the caption Judge's Libracy and hints at social tension in public seating etiquette.
Moody Bible Institute in Chicago appoints a director for a new dictionary course. The position aims to expand language study within the institution.
The St. Louis Republic argues the core political battle is the tariff. It labels the Republican platform as timid and self serving, while praising the Democrats for a clearer stance on tariff reductions. The piece traces the tariff to trusts and money power, urging Democrats to expose roll calls on tariff bills.
An analysis argues that 10 percent of US annual spending is indirect import tax. It claims the Republican tariff adds to living costs since 1898, with a typical family paying about 120 per year of which 16 goes to the treasury and 104 to domestic manufacturers. It cites potential savings under Democratic bills and criticizes Payne Aldrich protections.
At the White House Taft’s renomination drew praise from ex Speaker Cannon and former leaders like Tawney Bede Aldrick Hale and others who have retired. The event was described as a great occasion for the down and out club.
An unsigned Louisville Courier Journal item quotes George W. Perkins urging that no one should steal a red-hot dove in front of nearly 100 million Americans. The piece suggests the harvester truat would fail if fear of reputational injury were the motive.
A damaged fragment asserts the Democracy party kept faith and promised public services then failed to perform. The text hints at criticism of a party that vows action but does not deliver.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, at sixty eight, laments her figure in a glass, recalling a harsh reflection eleven years prior. She resolves to avoid mortification by pursuing pleasurable diversions and avoiding depictions that provoke disgust as a path to health.
A compact meditation on Time as an illimitable, silent force shaping the universe. The excerpt reflects Carlyle like reflections on Time as a miracle that leaves observers speechless, with vivid images of tides and apparitions that appear and vanish.
Historians suggest ancient builders used sloping ramps to move huge stones into place at the pyramids. The ramps allowed laborers to haul heavy blocks without modern machines, a method described in early chronicles.
The San Antonio Express notes the Republican platform reads like an obituary for the party, praising its virtues while downplaying sins. It suggests the document resembles a memorial rather than a forceful policy statement, with subtle evasions on key questions.
The Chicago Tribune notes sharp exchanges over Mr. La Follette and remarks about the colonel. critics call his words extremely impolite and unparliamentary and warn such statements breach exclusive privileges.
A Field newspaper writer recalls an ancient Indian elephant whose size rivaled a mastodon. He cites 11 percent feet tall at the shoulder, 25 feet 5 inches from trunk tip to tail, trunk to eye 7 feet, eye to tail nearly 13 and a tail of 44 feet, with tusks 5 feet 2 inches long.
Naturalists who studied Antarctic and Alpine insects observed wingless forms. They froze newly hatched wasps for 48 hours and reproduced wingless individuals in multiple species. The experiments suggest cold may trigger loss of wings in these insects.
In the passage Tanks faces a remark about his strong thirst and the line suggests uncertainty over his desire for treatment. The dialogue hints at social attitudes toward his condition and how others perceive his needs.
The piece endorses George W. Perkins as treasurer of the Bull Moose party. It highlights his wealth from steel trust deals and criticizes Roosevelt Taft and Wilson, noting Perkins’ past profits and alleged self interest while urging his appointment.
A Chicago speech by Theodore Roosevelt is cited praising a united national cause over sectional lines. The article questions funding sources for Roosevelt's preconvention campaign and names figures like Perkins, Dan Hanna, the McCormicks, and Boss Flinn as movers in backing his return to power.
An editorial argues that the anthracite coal trust faces a reckoning as public outrage grows over coal price hikes. It predicts state or federal action could force the trust to dissolve or alter practices, citing nearly $20 million in added tar to cover wage costs.
The New York Journal of Commerce lauds Wilson as progressive and highly capable with broad scholarship and administrative talent. It praises his persuasive speaking and writing, calling him a practical statesman and spotless in character and intent.
Mrs Jenkins complains of a quieting headache and a devoted maid Bridget keeps peering at her door. Bridget admits she checks for the mistress’s needs and worries what if quiet means death.
A veteran store employee laments eyesight and shoplifting losses but is reassured by the department head that he will stay on in a grindstone role. The exchange ends with the boss promising continued employment.
Chicago News reports Sam Blythe, famed humorist, arrives at the Congress hotel in gray suit with hat and cane to cover the Republican convention. Blythe tells a younger reporter there is nothing funny about the scene and warns that finding humor in the crowd would be difficult.
Customs officials in Leith Ireland seized rifles shipped from Germany weeks ago amid Ulster threats to resist home rule by force. The rifles were later found to be intended for a theatrical company that ceased touring, easing the broader fear of unrest.
The Penn avenue police station mascot known as Spots, a cat with four kittens taken from her, leaped in front of a streetcar and died, as the motorman halted to avoid harming her. the animal had wandered in a melancholy mood.
Elsie Janis urged a friend at a roof garden supper in New York to stay another year in college to finish a degree before marriage. The friend replied she might soon be a M A anyhow, teasing the idea of an advanced degree.
Mrs. Carrie Feldkamp of Corryville Cincinnati places a flag on the breast of every veteran who dies. Her husband and two brothers served in the war and she recalls kindnesses shown as she honors the dead with this small tribute.
Supreme Court Justice Marean awards a divorce to Mary S. Sidway from Harold S. Sidway of Buffalo. Mary receives custody of their two sons and $350 monthly alimony. The judge notes Sidway’s mother is reportedly worth millions and says a mother’s net worth may influence alimony levels.
Dr. Thomas W. Brophy of Chicago argues that American motherhood is elevated by the high level of trust husbands place in wives. He notes the mothers share in a family's success or failure is significant, citing a lighthearted remark about Footlights traveling under his wife's management.
A New York City woman recalls a hazardous hat sale where patrons feared injuries while shopping. She describes near misses as crowds surged and a mirror request was met with a clerk quip about broken mirrors and safety, highlighting consumer danger in crowded sales.
Miss Caroline Hewins of Hartford Public Library notes only fifteen states lack library commissions. She cites North Carolina as a model with 82 percent rural population, 77 federated women’s clubs aiding funding, and Raleigh’s library with about 11,500 volumes and $3,000 income.
The narrator explains how they keep their cook Mrs. Enfield by matching offers from neighbors. When another offers more money, they raise her pay by a dollar and a half, calling the method simple and effective.
A humorous exchange arises after a collision with a beam in a cellar. One man jokes about a bump on his forehead being adversity, noting the mishap occurred this afternoon when his head struck a beam.
A suspicious citizen asks if an honest man is sought and Diogenes answers in a wry confession that he uses such questions to reveal neighbors’ flaws. The exchange frames a playful critique of virtue and public perception.
The lecture argues that denying Jesus Christ’s resurrection renders preaching and faith meaningless and makes the apostles false witnesses. It states that without the resurrection, God cannot be trusted and the Christian concept of a reliable deity collapses, presenting Jesus’ death as central to belief.
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