Pickens Sentinel Briefs From 1914 Fragments
A 1914 Pickens Sentinel snippet notes the paper does not share correspondent views. An Atlanta story claims a dead man revived there, a Greenville Piedmont tribute calls Senator T. J. Mauldin Pickens county’s splendid senator. A Little Rock arrest reports a boy named Kannen throwing rocks at a streetcar, with New Orleans Picayune humor about paddling his own Kannen. A scientist comments on weather control via electricity amid general skepticism.
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Kannen
Little Rock
The
New Orleans Picayune
Women in Chicago urged to register for new government jobs
The item notes a proposed California bill creating a presidentially appointed commission to approve federal employment applications. It sees uncertain chances of passage and mentions other civic topics. The piece also discusses Pickens County farming progress and a call to farm labor as a path to better health and opportunity.
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California
Congress
Pickens Sentinel Expresses Sweeping Appreciation
A brief Pickens Sentinel note conveys gratitude for broad support, using formal old‑time phrasing to thank readers and community figures for their continued backing.
Sunday School Meeting at Anderson State Convention
Large scale Sunday school convention planned for Anderson February 11 13 with top speakers from St Louis Philadelphia Chicago and Georgia plus practical sessions by state secretaries John Carman and D W Sims A superintendent conference at St Johns Methodist and a banquet for 200 delegates are among the highlighted events aimed at enrolling South Carolina’s 500 890 unengaged children.
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Anderson
William J. Williamson
Third Baptist Church
St. Louis
L. N. Caley
Philadelphia
Caley
Chicago
John C. Carman
Colorado
D. W. Sims
Georgia Association
First Baptist
W-H-K. Pendleton
Spartanburg
W.I. Herbert
State Association
Fisher
Anderson College For
St. John’s Methodist Church
D. Westas
Pickens County Sunday School Association Meets Feb 7
The Pickens County Sunday School association will hold its annual convention at Liberty Presbyterian Church Liberty S C on Saturday evening February 7 at 2 30 oclock. Each school in Pickens county is urged to send delegates and the superintendent. Albert F Riser secretary
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Pickens County
Oulla Plans Piedmont Magazine Launch
J H Oulla of the Oulla printing works Anderson announces a monthly Piedmont South Carolina magazine. About 100 pages of readable matter with contributions from well known writers. First issue expected off the press by February 15.
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J. H. Oulla
Oulla
Anderson
Piedmont
South Carolina
Pleasant Grove News Notes Choir and Local Happenings
A letter from a Pleasant Grove correspondent reports a well attended singing school led by Prof. Jerry Burns and praise for the improving choir. It notes a January 22 marriage of Florence Masters to Nacy Bishop, mentions local business by I A Whitmire, and comments on Governor Blease and a boy kicked south of the corn crib.
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Florence Masters
Nacy Bishop
J. E. Foster
W. T. Batson
Marietta
I.A. Whitmire
Burns
Blease
United States Senate
Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion Health Tonic Ad
A Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion advertisement promises health benefits and a money back guarantee if it does not restore health. It targets nervous, run down, debilitated individuals and emphasizes value for money and availability at Rexall Stores, Pickens Drug Co.
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Rexall
Pickens Drug Co
Wanted by expert well digger for blasting work
An advertisement seeks skilled well digger services for all manner of well work and blasting. The note guarantees workmanship and lists contact as Chas Moore in Pickens.
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Spe
Chas
Moore
Pickens
Hastings Prolific Corn Tops Southern Yields In Ad
The Hastings Prolific corn claims top per acre yields in the South with Georgia 214 bushels, Mississippi 225, Arkansas 1722-3, Florida 1291-4. It dominates Georgia corn club prizes and offers prices from 10 cents to 50 cents per packet and up to 3.50 per bushel. Order for a free agricultural catalogue from H. G Hastings & Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Corn Club
Hastings’ Prolific
United States
South
Georgia
Mississippi
Arkansas
Florida
H. G Hastings & Co
Atlanta
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County Track Meet Set for April 18 in Pickens County
The Pickens County Athletic and Oratorical Association’s executive committee met in Easley to plan the fourth annual county meet. Prof. W. W. Benson was chosen president, with Prof. W. S. Richbourgh as vice president and Prof. J. W. Ballentine as secretary treasurer. The county oratorical contest occurs April 17 at Easley, followed by athletic events April 18. Girls will participate in a March 20 contest at Pickens, contested by six member schools Central Easley Dacusville Liberty Six Mile. The Easley gold medal for boys is donated by W. M. Hagood. funds for a girls medal are being sought through Ballentine.
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Pickens County Athletic and Oratorical Association
Easley
W. W. Benson
W. S. Richbourgh
Liberty
J. W. Ballentine
Pickens
Central
Dacusville
Six Mile
W. M. Hagood
Ballentine
River of Life Poetic Call to Helping Each Other
A folk inspired verse compares life to a river that cannot be stopped by damming or complaints. It urges readers to stop whining and to contribute what they have, turning flow toward constructive help and shared effort.
Glory and ironies in quips and tall tales of a political era
A collection of quips and humorous lines on luck politics and aging featuring lines about fortune tellers doors of the heart and a joke exchange about Jared and Methuselah. The piece satirizes campaigns and human foibles through wry banter and old timey humor.
Grateful thanks from Susie Stephens family
Susie Stephens and her children express heartfelt thanks for support during illness and death of Stephens. They especially name William Allgood and Forest Allgood for church space and services, Barnette Allgood for transportation, and a long list of unnamed friends.
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William Allgood
Forest Allgood
Secona
Barnette Allgood
Before You Pass the Door Tonight
A moral poem urges a young man to imagine his mother knowing his actions before entering a forbidden space. It questions self deception about strength and warns that conscience and remorse follow sin when one imagines a mother observing.
His Lucky Strike in a Jury Bed of Puff Wagon Pain
The excerpt recalls Biggleson’s windfall from a car accident suit. It notes he earned 10,000 damages from the automobile owner after a jury’s shared misfortune with a puff wagon incident, implying a communal bias in the verdict.
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Biggleson
Gowans External Remedy for Croup and Pneumonia
An advertising note promotes Gowans external potion claiming quick relief from congestion and inflammation without fumes or drugs. It asserts safety for infants, endorsements by physicians, and suggests keeping a bottle at home for nocturnal croup or pneumonia risks. Available in three sizes at prices of 25, 50, and 1.90 dollars from Gowan Medical Company in Concord, North Carolina.
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Gowans
Govwans
Gowan Medical Company
Concord
N. C
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