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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
2
The Sentinel invites county residents to join a profit sharing program to sell subscriptions. People can earn from five to twenty five dollars weekly for several weeks by securing subscribers, with generous profits for those who participate. The note emphasizes helping neighbors, aiding the paper, and earning money while spreading the county paper.
South Carolina education superintendent Swearingen reports that 20 percent of white male voters are illiterate, up 100 percent since 1910. Cherokee County shows the highest rate. Beaufort the lowest. Data cover 33 of 44 counties with gaps in several coastal and inland districts.
The Pickens Sentinel announces a profit sharing plan paying readers to secure renewals and new subscriptions. Subscriptions must be prepaid, with varying rates per number of yearly or six month copies. all ages and reading levels eligible. Ready-to-work readers urged to start now for best earnings.
A 1915 farming crisis in the Cotton States urges farmers to grow their own food and grain on adequate garden ground. The piece warns that cotton credit is upended and merchants will not advance supplies on 1915 cotton, prompting tighter, more self sufficient cultivation.
A Plant City resident describes a decade of illness marked by extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, and inability to perform daily tasks. After trying numerous remedies, a friend suggested a tonic that led to the first good night’s sleep in years.
Mrs Ada Bolding Glenn wife of Walter T Glenn died January 6 following an appendicitis operation. She left a three week old infant son and DeWitt Bolding as a brother. Funeral was held January 8 at 11 am at their residence with burial in Mountain View cemetery. She once lived in Pickens and worked as a telephone central operator.
Miss Otis O'Dell, youngest daughter of Senator and Mrs. O'Dell, wed Alma DeWitt Chapman of Liberty on December 30, 1914, at the elegant country home of Senator O'Dell. Rev D W Hiatt officiated with many relatives and friends attending and a sweet course served. A reception followed December 31 at the Chapmans' Liberty residence. Chapman is the eldest living son of Mr. and Mrs. W H Chapman of Liberty.
The Easley area wedding united Miss Vada Wyatt eldest daughter of Mrs. J. M. Carpenter with Mr. DeWitt Boggs of Pendleton. The ceremony occurred on the 6th at the Carpenter residence with decorations and setup overseen by Mrs. Sallie Underwood of Calhoun Falls.
The New Style notice in The Sentinel shows how the Observer printed marriages with a formal Q and A layout. It contrasts a western editor who used a bird-trap motif to signal weddings with a quip about the “ninnyhammer” caught when no marriages occur.
Hasley Progress asks Southern Bell Telephone to install a second line between Hasley and Pickens to ease congestion and boost service. Residents argue the extra line would be a paying investment and improve patronage.
In Toledo Ohio Lucas County Frank J senior partner of F J Co swears firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure The swearing is dated December sixteenth 186 to seal notary public Gleason Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces and testimonials are available Send for them Hall's Family Pills for constipation are advertised as well
For sale 100 acres adjoining Twelve Mile camp ground near Pickens. Well timbered and lays exceptionally well, partly cultivated known as old Looper lace. Not offered for sale before. Will sell reasonably with terms to suit purchaser. Write to B. Leskey Magnolia Street Spartanburg SC.
The Board of County Commissioners states that after January 1 it will discontinue paying $3 per month to old soldiers until further notice.
Tax notice outlines total levy and hot special levies for the district. It details assessment figures and separate charges affecting property owners. The notice specifies payment deadlines and how the levies fund local services.
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