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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
6
Jean de Reszke writes from Poland that his properties survived the war with little loss and that calm reigns in his province. He notes Edouard’s rheumatism is improving and he has resumed teaching singing in Paris while thanking American friends for their sympathy.
A fragmented dialogue recalls a worker blaming a powder mill blast for brief tenure. The exchange hints at a dangerous job and a short employment spell, implying a disastrous incident influenced the worker’s career.
A garbled note jokes about peace and enforceability in food laws. It contrasts praise with the delay in collecting payments, implying mixed success in upholding dietary or marketplace rules and etiquette.
Sumter county plans a new jail at the existing site with a projected cost around 25 000. The move follows a state board finding the present jail unsanitary and structurally deficient and aims to conform to modern humanitarian standards.
Judge Thomas Ms. Seaso declines to appoint a receiver and dismisses the temporary receiver. He rules no administration of Union dispensary affairs is warranted and restores the pre contention status. Legislature must decide how to handle liquor on hand as dispensaries close.
Miss Wilson Gray Laurens county school supervisor spoke to Sumter County School Trustees about Laurens night schools. She shared experiences in establishing night schools and offered advice to help set up similar programs for illiterate men and women in this county, supported by the county superintendent and trustees.
Prominent Maud area farmer James Burgess, about 60, died after mules ran away while he drove a wagon near Gatnoy. He broke his neck in the accident and left a wife and seven children.
The Sumter county board of commissioners and the county legislative delegation endorsed creating a state highway commission and building a bridge across the San too river. Representatives from Charleston and Clarendon counties and other Sumter officials supported the plan, which was advanced by a resolution offered by E. Reanton after lengthy discussion.
A lengthy discussion of roads occupied the entire joint meeting of York county delegation to the South Carolina mineral assembly and York county commissioners. All members of the legislative delegation were in attendance. Senator J. B. Ream and Representatives Bradford Cherry Lesaite and Nunn were present.
Mothers praise California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses stomach and bowels without griping. It is marketed as suitable for babies to adults and sold in a 50 cent bottle with directions printed on the label.
A witty exchange notes a dispute between a married couple over a bend in the road where their rear tire blew out, highlighting a humorous travel mishap.
An ad touts Cuticura soap to cleanse and purify and an emollient ointment to soothe skin, offering free samples by mail with a postcard addressed to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Also a local Virginia joke about a preacher named Winston includes a racial punchline about seven devils in Mary Magdalene.
The piece notes enduring Greek affection for Lord Byron with statues streets and portraits seen nationwide. It cites W Miller's Greek Life in Town and Country describing a provincial restaurant portrait where a plain proprietor paused with reverent admiration, showing the poet's deep cultural resonance.
A Brooklyn mother reports that her weakly digested child thrives after starting Grape-Nuts. She notes rapid improvement, appetite, and growth, with the cereal also benefiting another child with rickets. The family credits Postum’s Grape-Nuts for better health and strong appetite.
The 14th annual South Carolina Live Stock association session in Columbia runs January 12–13 with a packed program. G. Y. Hunter opens with The Dairy Cow vs the Bull Weevil, followed by rail and live stock talks by E C G Gatewood and W R Dodson. Other topics cover diversification, credit, beef cattle plans, the cattle tick war, and a general business session.
Dr. W. W. Long head of the state farm extension spoke at Sumter court house to farmers and business men about growing crops without commercial fertilizers, marketing reforms, livestock development ahead of boll weevil impact, and rural school agriculture taught by trained agriculturists.
Spartanburg Judge D B Hydrick of the South Carolina Supreme Court is viewed as the probable choice for appointment to the US Supreme Court to succeed Justice Lamar. Support is expected from the Spartanburg delegation and the state’s congressional and legislative members. Greenwood hosts Upper South Carolina Episcopal Mission Board meeting with multiple elders and ministers present. A resolution proposed by secretary J W Speake urges adoption of a dual budget system for the conference’s general finances.
Senator E D Smith of South Carolina introduces a bill regulating immigration and residency. Banks plan to oppose repeal of the state tax commission law at the current General Assembly session. Governor Manning weighs an invitation to speak in Baltimore in March. Columbia Post Office construction to start next summer. Rev Hugh R Murchison of Lancaster to lecture at Columbia Seminary.
An advertisement warns against calomel for liver cleansing and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative. It claims calomel causes nausea, bone necrosis, and salivation, while Dodson's cleanses the liver, relieves headaches and dizziness, and can be bought with a money back guarantee.
In an Alabama town Mose Belt, illiterate but a leading citizen, refuses to sign his name. He tells a notary he is a business man who always dictates his name, dismissing the need for ordinary signing.
The ad touts Pape's Diapep sin as a mighty remedy for dyspepsia indigestion gas and heartburn claiming it cures sour undigested food and bile in five minutes. It promises a hundred dollars' worth of value from a fifty cent case and urges keeping it at home for day or night upset stomachs.
A courtroom exchange features Henry arguing limits of arguments while Omar recalls a bottle episode. Omar mentions a quart of liquor, a big head, and a $10 fine the following morning, illustrating consequences of actions.
An advertising copy urges readers to take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system and notes the label lists quinine and iron as ingredients. It targets general buyers with a price of 50 cents and ends with a humorous line about courtship.
Piles relieved by first application and cured in 6 to 14 days by PAZO OINTMENT the universal remedy for all forms of piles. Druggists refund money if it fails. It is easy to eat around anyone you can manage to see through.
A brief fiction scene contrasts cynicism with flirtatious rumor as Simpkins boasts ladies’ interest in a bustling social milieu. The exchange hints at reputations and social dynamics within a small community.
An old advertorial touts Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder trouble. It warns of warning signs like back pain sediment dizziness sleeplessness and nervousness and claims the remedy offers quick relief and broad health benefits.
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