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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
4
A collage of local quips and opinions from Greenville News and Pickens notes. Jokes about politics, theater, and society reflect on figures like McAdoo and Bernhardt, with light satire on Greenville police, loans, taxes, and a Ford theft in Newberry.
In Georgia the legislature elects Judge Brand of Athens to fill the late Tribbie’s term in Congress. The Pickens county delegation opposed Editor Booker for clerk, despite Booker’s qualifications. Also noted are quips about liquor rules, a Hammond Indiana pie incident, and a pun about a newspaper’s weakly Ripple.
The Newberry Observer boasts it owes no subscriptions and argues cash-in-advance benefits both paper and readers. The Sentinel also owes nothing, sharing the stance and urging readers to pay ahead. The piece criticizes government price investigations as raising rations and recalls anti-trust efforts against Standard Oil.
A murky fragment suggests hopes that parties will remain lively and avoid involvement in a new thaw case, with no clear names or specifics available.
Local column mixes wedding bells and dated humor with travel sketches and music notes. Mentions a bachelor party, a traveler described as mountain minded, a rooster joke, and Christmas greetings from Gary Hiatt of The Pickens Sentinel.
Cross Roads news details social visits and movings including Mr and Mrs W N Jones at the latter's parents home J J Fendley relocating near Cross Roads and several families visiting Greenville and local residents Mrs W D Freeman listed as sick.
Community notes report Frank Steele remaining near Keowee and Rev. B I Murphree’s sermon on the first Sunday while his family has measles. J C Stewart relocates to Mauldin near Gaps Hill. Bessie and Aixie Alexander visit Mrs. Chil dress. Six Mile No 2 school has Jessie Alexander and D C Mann as teachers. O S Cothran from Easley visits. D T Alexander visits his father. S P Robbins loses a fine cow named POSSUM HATER.
Cotton ginned in Pickens County up to January 1 1917 totals 14 646 bales. For the same date last year 16 457 bales were ginned, indicating a decline in output.
The Mt. Carmel vicinity reports a quiet holiday period with social events among youths. The C C club gifted their president Eva Holcombe with silver and china, while she gave members handcrafted souvenirs. Roads remain poor due to recent traffic changes as residents adjust to winter quarters and travel limits.
W M A Division No 1 meets at Mt Carmel on January 20 1917 with Mt Carmel Enon Siloam Easley First Hasley Second Glenwood Alice Mills and Georges Creek listed. Division No 2 gathers at Central January 27 1917 with Flat Rock Central Refuge Liberty Corinth No 2 Liberty Second Smith Grove and Cateechee. Division No 3 convenes at Mt Pisgah January 21 1917 including Mt Pisgah Corinth No 1 Beaverdam Mt Airy Friendship White Plains Mountain Sprig and Six and Twenty. Members urged to attend. dinner provided. signed Mrs A G King Associational Supt.
A. Cooper of Hendersonville North Carolina attended the funeral of his sister Mrs James HT Louis at Porters Chapel on Monday.
Mrs. J. I. Lamborn of Bellefontaine, Ohio, touts Vinci as life changing for weak and nervous conditions, saying it restored strength and vigor after other remedies failed. The ad promotes Vinci availability at Pickens Drug Co in South Carolina and leading drugstores statewide.
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