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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
5
J M Freeman applies for letters of administration for the estate of Mrs. Cinthia Robinson. All kindred and creditors of the deceased must appear at the Pickens Court of Probate on January 17, 1918, at 11:00 AM to show cause why administration should not be granted. Dated January 29, 1917 by Probate Judge J B Newbery.
Tax collection books open October 4 to December with 6 percent interest for early payment and 7 percent after March 1918. Levy details list state county school district taxes, various district millage figures, and special levies. Citizens may request district information, pay by check or money order, and register cash if sent. Capitation tax fifty cents per person. road tax one dollar and fifty cents.
A 1918 farm advisory warns readers to grow food and forage on own acres to reduce expenses. Emphasizes high prices for cotton and grain, urging safe planning, a well tended garden, and year round planting to cut store bills. Promotes Hastings' good Book from H G Hastings Co Atlanta Ga for guidance.
Citation from Pickens County South Carolina by J B Newbery probate judge calls all heirs and creditors to appear December 27 1917 and January 17 1918 at 11 o clock in the forenoon in Pickens court to show cause why letters of administration should not be granted for Edward Hendricks deceased.
Read as a brief notice for the law firm McSwain and Craig listing practice in state and federal courts with Greenville and Pickens office locations and phone hints.
Atlanta special reports H. G. Hastings says farm prosperity in the South is home made and can continue. He cites 1917 cotton ownership, reduced merchant debts, and self supplied food, grain, and forage as the key to lasting prosperity, warning against expanding cotton at the expense of home production.
The Steady Advertiser travels daily to the bank with the day’s haul. He is loaded down and unfazed, knowing advertising pays. He relies on The Paper as much as the Paper relies on him, and never complains of dull business.
Bargains advertised include 86 inch heavy grade fabric at 1612 cents for the mill price, sale price 15 cents per yard. Chiffon finish fabric in black at 1.25 dollars per yard, guaranteed colors. Additional items praised: 10 cent pair goods, cotton blankets at 1.00, bedroom shoes 1.25 to 1.50, and various patterns and soaps. Mail orders filled promptly with postage paid on all but soap and matches.
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