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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
3
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless remedy for indigestion. It promises quick relief from upset stomach, heartburn, gas and related symptoms and urges readers to keep a fifty cent case at home for family use.
Crank-Jack Speed, a baseball catcher, performs in vaudeville this winter. Critics doubt his batting will yield hits based on current averages.
Ad touts Grove's Tasteless Ton ic as a tasteless iron and quinine tonic to fortify the body for winter. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system, sold for 60 cents.
A plump elderly witness in a Worcester supreme court trial says she began knitting at three o'clock as a train passed. Asked how long to knit twice around, she jokes that the stocking size will determine the time and that they may guess.
A retiring man near a crowded street car door offers his seat to a masterful woman who then commands him to sit on her lap. He protests that he meant his niece behind him as the scene unfolds with the crowd reacting to the sudden demand.
A shopper recounts how a mother troubled by heart issues and headaches improved after switching from coffee to Postum. The testimonial notes relief from nausea and weakness, with the family adopting Postum cereal or instant powder. Sold by grocers with claimed health benefits.
The Ways and Means Committee reports favorably a $50,000 appropriation to enforce prohibition and a gallon a month law. The House then passed third reading of Arnold's water cooler bill for textile plants with fines to support district schools. House leaders anticipate a 40 day session with tight appropriations and immediate work on the budget.
A mahogany gavel from Richland Lumber Company, Colum bia made, was presented to the senate by Senator Alan Johnstone of Newberry, paired with a rostrum display. The House resolution endorsing President Wilson passed to the senate, while Senator Epps urged a small amendment before further debate. Mr Harris proposed a joint resolution to amend the constitution to four year governor terms and re election ineligibility. The House moved to third reading of Mr Graydon's railroad bill guaranteeing free transport for sheriffs and deputies on official business. Florence's Mr Lynch introduced tax payment extension to March 1 1916.
The South Carolina Live Stock Association elected G. Hunter M D of Prosperity as president for the coming year with Walter Sorrel of Camden as secretary treasurer and vice presidents I J Watson Columbia R M Claffy Fort Motte and R M Cooper Wisacky. Addressed by S H Ray of the US Department of Agriculture on how to begin keeping beef cattle and by W K Lewis on tick eradication work now ahead of schedule. The talks urged breeding purebred bulls and ensuring adequate feed and noted the role of the industry in guarding against the bull weevil.
South Carolina home demonstration agents begin a January course at Winthrop College. Most of the 30 county agents attend, with a few arriving late. The program covers all field work planned for the year, giving each agent practical, hands on knowledge.
South Carolina Adjutant General Moore, in Washington for National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice meetings, visited the war and navy Departments to aid the state militia. He plans to report back with possibly interesting information and will consult the South Carolina delegation on the militia pay bill.
The hunters license law, enacted in 1915, has been satisfactory and highly useful to schools. Effective July 1, it has operated for six months, covering part of the hunting season. State Superintendent J. E. Swearingen notes the timely educational gains from the measure.
Commissioner Watson recommends adding the Torrens land title registration system to statute law and seeks enlarged powers for the state bureau of marketing through special legislation.
In Charleston new police leadership orders officers to stop smoking in uniform both on and off duty and to halt playing cards and cribbage off duty. The changes include the arrival of a new chief and the resignation of Special Officer Friend, with no other personnel shifts yet.
Spartanburg Roy H Wingo a line man for South Carolina Light Power and Railway Co was killed at an ice cream plant on Wzell street likely by contact with an ice wire at work The man screamed and collapsed under a drop light and died before a physician arrived authorities report the incident occurred in the plant area and the body was found on the floor unconscious an inductor light illuminated the scene
Columbia George D Brown Jr state superintendent of mill schools urged Union county to hire more teachers and enforce compulsory education and an extra school tax. He praised Arkwright rails in Spartanburg for a four mill tax and highlighted Mollohon mill school in Newberry where 46 advanced pupils cultivate plots 10 by 22 feet growing peas onions sweet peas radish cabbage lettuce and mustard.
A party of young men discovering a human skeleton on Springstein farm near Rock Hill alarmed residents. Officials and the York county coroner examined the remains noting clothing remnants and a position suggesting about six months in place. Doctors identified the skeleton as an elderly man.
Maj. W. B. Moore of York after 26 years in the South Carolina National Guard resigns to Gov. Manning. In his letter he cites other engagements and requests retirement at the rank of major, not lieutenant colonel, per law provisions.
The Carolina Pepper Association of Ebenezer is commissioned by the secretary of state with a capital of 1500 dollars. Petitioners are W. R. Reaves H. J. Rogers and J. O. Finklea. The group aims to promote the pepper industry amid growing condiment plant activity near Florence.
Reports note only a few violations of the prohibition law. President Wilson nominates R. T. King postmaster of Georgetown W. J. Spears at Lamar and A. C. Ligon at Orangeburg. A Olanta warehouse fire destroys coffins and caskets with 760 dollars insured. origin unknown. Honea Path editor G. J. Moore elected new head of Honea Path. Democratic leaders seek interpretation of St. Louis national convention notice suggesting a primary may replace delegate election.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for indigestion and constipation. It claims the product cleanses the stomach overnight, improves liver and bowels, and is gentle enough for children, promising a clear head and healthier digestion by morning.
An old newspaper health notice advises that excess meat can burden kidneys and cause backache. It promotes Jad Salts a grape and lemon juice lithia compound to cleanse sluggish kidneys, relieve urinary symptoms, and end bladder irritation with a daily morning dose.
A playful exchange centers on a flirtatious line about soda clerks and a limit of five sodas, hinting at a lighthearted social moment. The dialogue suggests a humorous bargaining over indulgence at a local soda fountain.
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels. It warns of feverish, cross behavior from constipation and promises quick relief within hours for children and adults, urging a 60 cent bottle with printed directions.
Fragmentary lines mention names and quips about marriage money aging eyes and romance. The note references a product line Marine Your Eye Remedy Co Chicago and a Benda Eye Book request with lines about love making a man color blind to complexity. The text reads as a playful ad or spoof from a period paper.
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