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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
4
A collage of headlines and snippets touches on the German war, U S draft ruling, and political opinion, interwoven with comic quips about weather, kissing cures, prohibition, and pastry advice. An ad for Hall's Catarrh Medicine promotes internal treatment.
The piece notes many papers suffer from poor express service and severe cold, affecting printing offices. It emphasizes reader burdens are common and avoids detailed complaints, focusing on the general impact of harsh weather on production.
The Newberry Observer marks 36 years under editor W. H. Wallace. The Gaffney Ledger praises the paper as one of South Carolina’s best and wishes continued prosperity and Wallace at the helm for its centennial celebration.
The Greenville News quotes the Pickens Sentinel on colleges closing for the Christmas holidays after the football season and reopening for baseball after the holidays. It notes editor Hiatt’s view that “college bred is a four year's loaf,” reflecting wartime or era attitudes toward college work.
A fragment references a paper titled Square Deal published by inmates at the Kansas state prison Pickens Sentinel. The note urges staying out of Kansas and speaks in advisory tones about work on an exchange list.
The Pickens Sentinel and Gary Hiatt figure in a tongue in cheek exchange across papers. Mentions of a strike by Hiatt, a whiskey shipment to a New York military camp, and a chilly holiday message wrap a slice of interpaper rivalry in a fragmentary column.
The ninth and tenth grade girls staged an Indian operetta on December 21 for the Athletic Association and Red Cross, drawing a large crowd and raising 35 dollars. Miss E Kate Pickens and Miss Frances Mauldin visited home folks during a two week vacation. Jean Robinson of eighth grade spent the holidays in Greenville.
An old health note extols keeping the body and especially the liver in good condition through exercise proper diet and periodic use of Granger Liver Regulator a non calomel remedy claimed to cleanse the bowels and improve bodily function available for 25c from druggists.
The Sentinel promotes a special deal offering months of service for $1.00. The offer invites readers to subscribe cheaply to the newspaper, highlighting value and accessibility.
An advertisement touts L-Rheumo as a proven remedy for the most dreaded disease. It claims thousands testify to its wonderful cures and urges readers to keep the prescription at home. The ad lists Central Drug Co. in Central South Carolina and Pickens Drug Co. in Pickens, SC as suppliers.
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