Editor’s last editorial lifts gloom on human worth
The Monroe Journal editor B G Ashcraft’s desk note reflects on poverty and worth, contrasting wealth with heart and sympathy. It argues even in hardship a smile and song can endure while society’s indifference corrodes spirit. It cites President Harding and modern shows of excess to critique desire for possessions over contentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. GC. Ashcraft
Monroe Journal
Harding
Independence Examiner
Local Church Fundraising Calligan Echoes in Dialect
A fragmentary report shows a church meeting scene with parish voices debating fundraising. Deacon and Brudder respond with Amen and phrases about letting the church walk or fly as they discuss arson and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olored Parson
Iddern
Walix
Jeacon
Amen
Bruddern
Brudder
Word From Rev SIMMONS On Union Meetings
Rev A M Simmons speaks on union meetings and warns some churches avoid inviting them. He laments focus on money over Christ and proposes forming a committee to plan. He notes five fifth Sundays this year and urges action at a Saturday meeting.
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Rev
A. M. Simmons
Christ
Baal
Moone Pony Ar Sons Wmo Monde Tam Gor
The readable fragments reference a death and local place names, indicating a brief notice about a death or accident. No clear dates or full names are legible, but the text suggests a local remembrance or obituary item in a historical paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOONE
A Visit From Col Potts Reveals Prohibition Plan Satire
An eccentric visit from Col J Wallington Potts exposes a satirical plan to execute drinkers and ban likker. The Colonel touts drastic measures and cites constitutional confusion, ending with a joke about mistaken faith in the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wallington Potts
Fink
Widon
Likker
J. Wallington
John Barleycorn
Spirit filled gospel plan for weekend church services
The note outlines a schedule starting at ten with song and prayer, followed by a one hour testimony, an 11 o'clock gospel sermon by a Spirit filled speaker, and an afternoon devoted to financing the church. Sunday repeats the morning program and ends with sermon by the local pastor after lunch, cautioning against missionary sermons focused on money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
A. Mi Simmons
Full of pep says the popular girl captivates men at parties
A 1920s style ad claims popular women attract men at dances and entertainments, promising that tired or dull girls can improve through Gude’s Pepto Mangan to put blood in food condition and feel happier. Doctors have used it for nearly thirty years to help weak, run-down people.
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Gude
Pickens Baptist Church Service Schedule
Pickens Baptist Church announces Sunday School at 10 a m. Preaching on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 a m and 7 p m. Prayer Meeting held each Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Duram et al versus Pickens County Clerk notice
Plaintiffs led by Sarah A. Durham file against the Clerk of Court in Pickens County South Carolina. The document outlines civil action naming the clerk as defendant and assigns case details to the county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Durham
Et al
Clerks Sale Notice From South Carolina Court
In the Court of Common Pleas for Pigeens County, Eugene Whitten appears as plaintiff in a clerk sale action. Details are readied for filing and processing under state procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
OF Pickens
Court OF Common Pleas
State OF South Carolina
County OF
Multiple 1922-1933 Real Estate Sales in Pickens and Easley
Court notices announce two separate property foreclosures and sales. In Pickens County, Virginia George T. Ried et al are to sell Lot 88 39 40 in Calhoun Town for cash on February 6 1922 under Judge Memminger decree. In Easley, Dr R J Gilliland estate lands Lots 10 and 11 on Main and Church streets are offered February 6 1922 with half cash and year credit at 8 percent.
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L. R. Durham
F. BE. Alexander
Wolf Creek
I. M. Mauldin
Tucker Cantrell
Gravely
L. R
S. Stewart
George T. Ried
R. W. Memminger
Pickens C. H
S. C
Calhoun
J. T. Barker
Calhoun Street
Aaron Boges
William Barker
Town of
I. W. Clayton
State OF South Carolina
OF Pickens
Court OF Common Pleas
D. G. Humbert
Nina Gilliland
Ing
Benus
Easley
R. J. Gilliland
J. A. Gilliland
Covert
J. A. Robinson
Main
Church Streets
Main Street
A. F. Alexander
T. J. Mauldin
Liberty Township
R. F. Wyatt
John F. Leslie
B.F. Lesley
Zion
F. SE. Alexander
Landowners ban hunting on their lands in Pickens County
A formal notice from multiple landowners in Pickens County prohibiting hunting fishing timber cutting or trespassing on their lands under penalty. The citation cites L J Jewell and J E Jewell seeking Letters of Administration for Samuel Sewell deceased with court date January 27 1922 in Pickens Court House South Carolina.
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Sour
Carolina
Pickens
N. A. Christopher
L. J. Jewell
J. EB. Jewell
Samuel Sewell
Samuel Jewell
Pickens Court House
S. C
N. Aa
Christopher
Derakon
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Colonel Potts
Pickens Baptist Church
Martin & Earle Attorneys-at-Law
Court House
Greenvile
Postoffice
G. G. Christopher
Pickens Bank
Pickens, S. C
B. F. Martin
E. M. Blythe
Greenville
S C
Sam B. Craig
Keith Pickens
Ch Wiig
J. R. Martin
J. H. Earle Pickens
J. L. Aiken
Masonic Bldg
S. D. Groves
Porter
Folger, Hendricks & Cqo
Endicott Johnson
Carhart
Iron King
Devoe Paints
Chase City Buggies
Pickens County
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Ben Porter
Emma Lathem and Sons
J. N. Lark
Collins Luther Boggs
Ora Mauldin Grady
Reece D. M. Nix
C. B. Nix
J. E. Nix
J. L. Murphee
John
Gillespie J. M. Gillespie
D. Stansell
G. E. Kennemer
J. A. Hunnicutt
Frank Lewis
Ike Stevens
E. G. Childress
G .W. Brozeale
J. C. Stewart
Jackson Cassell
W. P. Davis
W. A. Davis
Elijah
Winchester
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