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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
2
The February 12 1914 Pickens Sentinel blends local wits and editorials on women’s suffrage, shipping concerns, politics and commerce. It notes Mark Sullivan’s Collier's Weekly editorship, jokes about lighting and mail, and urges readers to support advertisers who fund the paper.
A health note suggests that colic caused by eating pig’s feet may be alleviated with a dose of foot ease. The advice reflects a period style remedy and uses simple, direct language for readers seeking quick relief.
J Aloxzo Brown urges widened magistrate powers and tougher penalties. He calls for magistrate jurisdiction up to 300 dollars or ninety days, a living salary, and bond requirements for constables. He proposes second offence harsher punishments and a progressive concealed weapon penalty. He urges public input to guide the next campaign.
Health reports show common coughs and colds among children. crops, especially corn, performed well last year. Obituary for Mrs. Bright R. Gilstrap of Antioch Baptist church. January 31 1914 marriage of J T Holcombe to Ealie Gilstrap. Birth of a son at the Winchester home. Reverend B C Atkinson accepted Antioch Baptist pastorate. A T Winchester elected church clerk. Mountain Sprout.
A news note touts Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion as a superior body nerve and blood building remedy for the elderly, backed by a money back guarantee if it fails to help after use. Sold at Rexall Stores and locally by Peers Drug Co in Pickens South Carolina for $1.00.
Hastings & Company of Atlanta Georgia publishes a free yearly seed catalogue mailed postage paid to any reader who requests it. The brochure highlights five free flower seed varieties, a cash prize for Corn Club members, and Hastings cotton and other seeds grown on their 3200 acre farm in the South.
A former slave recalls birth on Elihu Griffin’s plantation near Pickens Court House, family history, and youth in bondage. He describes freedom at about 15, 1863 service building fortifications around Charleston, witnessing skirmishes, and expresses joy in the republic’s endurance after the war.
Mrs. Mary Parnell issues a legal warning prohibiting any person from hiring housing sheltering or sheltering Clifton Parnell under penalty of law within jurisdiction.
A note thanking friends neighbors and Drs Porter and Cannon for kindness during the illness and death of their husband and father. May God bless each and every one of them and may they be blessed in like manner. Mrs N E Porter and children.
A Marbury Alabama resident praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy describing it as one of the best medicines for colds and whooping cough. He notes his children have used it with great effect and recommends it for sale by all dealers.
Leander Alexander Tannery of Liberty Pickens County seeks discharge from all provable debts after bankruptcy declared December last. The court orders a March hearing in Charleston and publication in Pickens Sentinel, with mailed notices to known creditors.
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