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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
2
A collection of local jibes and observations from Greenville Piedmont readers. Mentions Pickens County quirks, sugar sales by Heath Bruce Morrow Co, and light political banter about Governor Blease and President Huerta. A playful mix of names and local color with no single story focus.
Speaker notes a prank call to the county jail last night. A caller asked if the jail was present, suggesting someone wondered about their location or status. No further details about identity or motive are provided.
A holiday note extends a cheerful greeting for a happy and prosperous New Year to Mr. Booker of Piedmont Mr. Hiatt of the Sentinel and Mr. Gossett of the Tugaloo Tribune with best wishes in return.
The passage notes how wealth proved useless during the flood as Astor and J Pierre Morgan faced hardship. It highlights millionaires in bread lines in Ohio river valleys and implies chronic scarcity despite riches.
A local brief quotes a Pickens Sentinel ad inviting the thief who took gloves from an overcoat at the Pickens Inn last week to call the Sentinel office for a reward of socks. The nearby Railey Progress quotes a resident remark about a Christmas gift pair unused for two years.
A garbled reminiscence from 1913 notes a burly breeze, a porter dumping an iceberg into a cooler, and a janitor adding a log to the fire as a housewife reports beating OxEB, hinting at changing times and appetite conflicts.
The Sentinel invites readers to follow the South Carolina Legislature and state and county elections upcoming this year. It promises fair campaign coverage and urges readers to stay informed through its reporting.
Archibald Johnson in The Progressive Farmer argues country churches uplift communities by strong pastors fair wages and generous giving. He notes thriving schools, prospering towns, and citizens who invest in church life as a path to broader prosperity and social improvement.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case that fails to cure and urges readers to send testimonials to Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio, also promoting Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
South Carolina lawmakers plan the 1914 session with many aims including compulsory education, school inspections, a central board of tax assessors, Pellagra and tuberculosis measures, a penitentiary official, and a $40,000 drive to eradicate the cattle tick. The assembly convenes January 13 with elections and vacancies in judiciary and state posts to follow.
The tax books open October 1 1913 to December 31 1913 with late payments incur fines. January adds 1 percent, February 2 percent, March 7 percent. after March 15 books close. Taxpayers may request receipts in each township or school district and may remit by check money order or registered letter. Dog tax and various levies listed. notice signed by Taylor H Stewart.
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