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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
3
The note records Gary Hiott as editor and manager at the Pickens South Carolina post office. The entry identifies his role with the local postal office and indicates an official capacity within the post office.
A Detroit Free Press column surveys gender roles and domestic life with satirical takes on wives decorating, husbands' control, money and appearances. It contends women face rises or ruins in marriage, while men face stereotypes about strength and status.
The piece describes luck and misfortune tied to mirror omens such as seeing one’s own face in moonlight predicting marriage, while a threatening face foretells disaster. It notes German customs of covering mirrors at night and warns against improper mirror use to avoid a cross-eyed child.
A spoof list critiques everyday annoyances. A man treads on your feet, a barber probes motives of hate, a news share without consent, a clubman wrecks a nap with a cocktail invite, a moviegoer spoils reveals in public, and a man hides under a ten spot. © Berpari, Gd. Kaufman.
A fragmented quotation appears in the Richmond Times-Dispatch with garbled lines about cauliflower cabbage and honesty. The text mocks social roles and the reliability of a man’s word, blending humorous distortion with satire.
The Sentinel broadcasts a plea for readers in arrears to pay back dues, noting over $2,000 owed in small amounts from $1 to $3. It urges renewal or payment to support future issues, promises an abbreviated week due to legal ad requirements, and wishes readers a good Christmas.
Pickens County rose from the bottom of South Carolina literacy rankings in 1910 to the top by the next census, reducing illiteracy and expanding schools. PY. Van Clayton leads the system as residents unite to support education amid mountains and travel hardships. The county, named for Andrew Pickens, aims to stay ahead as other counties challenge for the top spot.
Federal pamphlet argues daily schooling yields 9.02 dollars per day based on lifetime earnings. It contrasts uneducated laborers earning about 500 dollars yearly for forty years with high school graduates at about 1,000 dollars yearly, totaling 20,000 and 40,000 respectively. In 1920 only 67.1 percent of South Carolina pupils were regularly enrolled.
Small ads list rent options, sales, repairs, farm rentals, and promotions in Pickens area. Items include coal delivery at $9 per ton, a January sale note, a new Norris garage with expert mechanics, electrical work, cotton pricing, and hosiery sales offers. Also listed are farm rent near Cross Roads, pine shingles, Berkshire boar service, and poultry roosters for spring.
The Met soprano Paterson discusses her formative years in southern Wisconsin churches and touring with her father, teaching self-possession, and comparing rural audiences with Carnegie Hall. She notes early experiences at recitals and varied keyboards.
The notice offers 20 cents per pound for cotton carried on buggies and two horse Mogul wagons as well as one horse Hickory wagons. Bivens & company solicits consignments and announces the premium rates.
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