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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
6
The article notes fur seals avoid water and would drown if tossed in. It mentions two main breeding lines, one in the Commander Islands and another in the Phillippines, with the latter larger. It states the government owns the prized Puffin dshiunds herd as valuable property to the United States.
A scene at a convention in Chiengzo centers on a dispute over pay as one elder member is challenged. A large man withdraws a roll to settle a break in the plan with a demand to split losses evenly, sparking a heated exchange among attendees.
A short dialogue centers on a mimi whose hat is picked from the plas. She reassures with a dated moral about making the scene sufficiently epithetic to avoid seeming merely pathetic.
In a tense frontier tale, Upton and Dorothy foil a Mexican envoy's message while plotting to swap prisoners for Lieutenant Kynaston. A long-range shot wounds Upton as Dorothy discovers the emerald stone’s peril to her father.
Dorothy confronts a box on the office floor as its contents spill out to reveal the Emerald Bell. Marian’s prior counsel echoes in memory as she contemplates truth and judgment.
In a dramatic scene Dorothy confronts her father about the stolen Emerald Bell amid tensions with Wilkes and Colonel Mayer. Upton plans a risky bargain while a plan to reclaim Kynaston unfolds as hostages are held and loyalties tested.
Executive Committee in Orangeburg chose Columbia as the site for the annual State Farmers' Union gathering on Wednesday July 26. Session at 4 PM will hear the president's address, appoint committees enroll delegates and organize the convention. H Q Alexander of North Carolina may speak. officers for the year will be elected. Attendees included J Frank Williams J Whitner Reid M W Gramling and J W Shealy.
Columbia reports that copies of state tobacco laws and blank reporting forms are being mailed to all warehousemen as the marketing season opens. Reports must be filed with BE. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, by the sixth of the month after the season begins, with a $500 fine for noncompliance. An accurate statement of pounds sold and prices received is required. acreage is slightly down from last year.
A heavy rain and electric storm killed More Banks and his wife five miles from town when lightning struck the chimney and caused extensive house damage. The mother died holding a baby. the infant survived. Six other children were in the home and unharmed. Rural Carriers Pick Rock Hill as next meeting site marking end of the 13th annual Columbia convention. Jasper E. Johnson Gray Court was re elected president with B Bryant Spartanburg as vice president and D G C Hayden Orangeburg as secretary treasurer.
Six year old Bertha May Stone darted across Jones street in Brandon and was killed when the front spring of an automobile driven by Otis Holland struck her on the head. The car carried a party en route for a holiday trip and was a public transfer vehicle.
Miss Clarisse Damon aged 14 daughter of Capt and Mrs C W Damon of Charleston drowned off Station 27 Sullivan's Island after a reef was cut off by a rising tide. Two other girls with her were rescued unconscious and later resuscitated.
Reports by the insurance commissioner to the state treasurer show six months ending June 30 collections totaled 107 354 08. This compares with 112 726 26 for the same period a year ago. Of the latest total 13 462 57 was allocated to the firemen fund in 47 towns.
The first annual session of the state Shorthand Writers Association closed after a two day gathering at Chick Springs with a banquet for about 100 members. J J Brennan of Sumter was reelected president Guy Elgin of Greenville secretary treasurer and Miss Edith Porcher of Spartanburg vice president. President Wilson sent a message stressing efficiency.
Richmond resident Mrs Lena Winn recounts relief from headaches dizziness and heat flashes during menopause after using seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad highlights common menopausal symptoms and urges timely use of the remedy for restoration of comfort and health.
A country photographer is asked to take a photo of a boy named Joe. The mother fears the image does not fit an advertisement seeking a "smart-looking and honest" child and asks for a different face to be placed on the print. The photographer, famed for quick developing, produces a negative that the mother views uneasily.
Mrs J P Bishop of Nashville Tennessee says asthma kept her from lying down for months and after using Lung Vita from Nashville Medicine Co she has not been bothered since the first bottle Many testimonials claim Lung Vita helps consumption grippe colds croup and whooping cough Ad copy lists price 175 and a free booklet request address Room 7 Steger Building Nashville Tenn
In a tense moment the lawyer questions a principal witness about hearing a noise and seeing a burglar at the foot of the stairs. The witness struggles to answer and admits his wife was in front of him as the truth is sought.
An ad touts Grove's The Old Standard Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims benefits on the liver drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the whole system for 50 cents.
A quirky dialogue fragment from the Boston Evening Transcript hints at social humor and strained prosperity. The text references Mr Jimson and a line of invitation, suggesting satirical tone about status and change.
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