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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
4
A fragmented page from The Sentinel December 14 1916 outlines subscription rates and deadlines, Cross seals appeal, editor anecdotes, political jibes, and local notices. It notes price hikes after midnight December 31 and public notices about Red Cross stamps.
The community mourns the loss of Rev. E. T. Hodges who has served not only First Methodist but the entire town with faithfulness and ability for four years. His clear thinking, practical scholarship, and warm character endear him to locals as he moves to new labors elsewhere.
Two years after a relief effort to buy a bale of cotton at ten cents a pound, a local farmer now faces hard times and seeks similar community support. The Daily Mail notes the obligation falls on the farmer to sell another bale at the same price to help a fellow town merchant avoid ruin.
The Pickens Sentinel notes a Greenville factory producing Yam Nuts prompting jokes about excess nuts in town. It claims much of the raw product may originate from Pickens, highlighting regional sourcing concerns.
The Pickens Sentinel questions the editor’s title calling it un-American arguing the phrasing reflects bias and stirs public discourse. Readers weigh the fairness of naming media this way and consider the implications for press independence in the region.
The note outlines a family budget with ten dollars for clothes five for the daughter thirty three for the son eighty two for another and a parent spending on a hat with brush.
Gary Hiett contributes SUI style paragraphs to The Pickens Sentinel. Readers gain insight from his reflective pieces.
Local report notes Jasper Lerald involved in a tense Christmas scene aimed at preventing Gary Hiatt from triggering a riot. Authorities responded as crowd tensions escalated near the historic district.
The Pickens Sentinel announces a subscription raise to 1.50 per year starting January 1, 1917. To reward early subscribers, renewals and new subscriptions before January 1 are offered at 1.00 per year, with a limit of three years prepaid at the old rate. Manager Gary Hliorr invites readers to take advantage of the offer.
Local retailer Pickens Hardware & Grocery Company promotes the Perfection Plows as reliable ground tools that never choke up, highlighting easy maintenance and steady performance for farmers.
Pickens county reports 13,186 bales ginned by December 1916, down from 14,423 bales the prior year. Revenue from this year's crop is about double last year's. Rev Andrew Lee Pickens preached at Mt Pisgah last Sunday, praised as a strong young preacher. he is with Greenville’s Daily Piedmont staff.
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