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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
2
E Robinson editor notes in Pickens South Carolina newspaper dated January 1912. Discussion includes a request to Gov to employ extra messengers to carry messages to the senate and house. The piece argues that frequent lengthy messages will not raise paper costs significantly, given a forty day session.
A local Atlanta merchant devised a sensational storefront stunt to draw customers by placing a bottle labeled Ned with common old maggots in a window and advertising it as hookworms, aiming to attract attention and sales.
A national committee session last week considered the location for the next convention. The discussion suggested Joseph E. Wilson would have likely secured the Democratic nomination if the convention had occurred.
A fragment argues that editors face insult for reporting public acts, while politicians praise abusing newspapers. It defends journalists as ordinary citizens and questions if media magnifies some actions to provoke public uproar.
The Presbyterian churches of South Carolina enlist seven presbyteries in a short term simultaneous campaign to raise $200,000 for educational institutions. Enoree Presbytery will lead with 58 churches and about 5,413 members tasked to contribute $55,000 in an eight day canvass led by church-picked workers.
Newspaper men claim broad knowledge on public questions yet face criticism when many columns disagree. The piece laments that a single voice may be trusted over multiple journalists and notes the era’s troubling tendency toward swift applause for blunt claims.
A public sale in Pickens County in February 1912 will offer four adjoining lots in Central near the Cotton Mill and Graded School. The parcels total one acre, bounded by 5th and 3rd streets with a north branch, 160 feet deep. Terms require half cash and balance on credit, with no by bidding. to be sold to the highest bidder as announced by W. L. Vickery.
Notice from J B Newberry Pension Commissioner says he will be in the courthouse every day in January 1912 to assist old soldiers and widows not receiving pensions to apply. New drawings will continue to receive pensions without further application. Also offers for correspondence and mail order business work with potential earnings from 12 to 50 dollars a week through Parsons Bureau Williamsville Illinois dec28-21.
The article argues corn thrives in warm climates with moisture rich soil and humus. It lists four essentials: warm weather, a long growing season, ample moisture, and deep fertile soil. It notes three essentials are natural to the South, with one lacking but attainable, citing Boy's Corn Clubs and rising Southern yields.
The Pickens City Council and property owners push to pave sidewalks on Main Street. The city would cover one third of the cost with owners paying two thirds. The effort aims to improve streets and attract residents and commerce as part of broader town beautification.
The gubernatorial address to the Senate and House is described as not unusually long or brilliant, criticizing eroding coverage of key public issues. It proposes abolishing the bank examiner and agriculture bureaus, and suggests cutting higher education spending while advocating a two cent railroad fare and an electric chair for executions. The speech emphasizes economy in administration.
In Abbeville County probate court a complaint seeks to sell land from the estate of W G Stephens to pay debts. The sale will be by public outcry at Pickens Co House on a February salesday, with terms cash and purchaser paying papers, description notes a 40 foot passage right. J F Miller, Judge of Probate Abbeville Co.
The Auditor of Pickers County announces open returns from January 1 to February 19 1912 with no penalties. Officials will attend multiple locations on specific dates including Calhoun January 15, Central January 16 17, Cateechee January 18 morning, Norris January 19 afternoon, Liberty January 19 20 noon, Easley January 22 23, Earley Cotton Mills January 24 morning, Glenwood Cotton Mills January 24 afternoon, M. W. Hister's Store January 25 morning, Looper's Gin January 25 afternoon, Daccaville January 26 morning, Peters Creek January 26, Pumpkintown January 27, Holly Springs January 27 afternoon, Mile Creek January 30, Six Mile January 31, Praters January 31, Eastatoe February 3. Returns also accepted in offices throughout the period. signed NA Christopher, Auditor.
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