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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
2
Sara Wrandall confesses a long held plan to ruin Hetty Castleton but questions confront her as Brandon Booth vows to marry Hetty. Hetty’s letters reveal a deep bond with Col. Castleton and Leslie’s devotion while imminent travel and legal questions loom over their fragile future.
In a stalled telegram style exchange Sara and Brandon debate a rushed sale and a potential marriage alliance. A distant father figure hints at Brandy joining Brandall & Co while Sara contemplates risk, loyalty, and future control as Brandon plans to sail after one last talk.
Legend of the Thunder Bird among Blackfeet of Glacier Park gains a scientific note after a Willow Ptarmigan is found frozen at Glacier Station. Chief Three Bears brings the bird to Louis W. Hill for preservation, and an ornithologist confirms the rare species with Chapman's Color Key. The site plans display the specimen in a buffalo skin tepee at the park’s eastern gateway.
The narrative centers on a man torn between Hetty Castleton and Sara Wrandall after a revelatory day. He seeks Hetty yet cannot dismiss Sara’s profound impact, weighing passion against duty as he walks home under a troubled night sky.
A moral debate unfolds about intimate father son companionship as a reader recalls a past suggestion about such ties. The exchange reveals conflicting views on limits and social norms amid a broader tale of personal struggle and restraint.
A plump widow with two daughters laments the loss of her husband while the new curate suggests solace in her girls. She snaps that she is not “laced in” at all, correcting his implication and insisting on her own stance amid mourning.
A newspaper roundup recalls three dispatch court cases. A jealous wife has her husband jailed for assault and battery after he kissed her against her will. A drunken husband is ordered not to work for thirty days as his wife explains his income funds liquor. A silent, uncommunicative husband leads to a divorce as the wife seeks relief from the long running estrangement.
Archaeologists report a lens found in Babylonia that was clearly used in a telescope before Christ. The text notes Chaldean and Egyptian knowledge of the planetary system, Earth's sphericity, meridian calculations, planetary orbits, eclipses, occultations, and star tables mapped into constellations.
A humorous exchange centers on a woman crying over bread and jelly sent to a fair. The man questions the reason for tears as she reveals both entries won first prizes. The bread is praised as the best concrete specimen and the jelly as the best china cement.
In Los Angeles a near complete prehistoric elephant skeleton was unearthed in the La Brea fossil fields. Frank S. Daggett of the Southwest Museum says the living animal would have been over sixteen feet long and fourteen feet tall with tusks about sixteen feet. In Rockport Mississippi Miss Sophrenia Lowe, aged sixty five, regained her voice after a cal claim scare when a man renting part of her house startled her.
The German heir to the throne desires a visit to America mainly to pursue a big game hunt in the Pacific Northwest. He has hunted in India and plans Africa in June, with Alaska as a preferred hunting ground for bears geese and caribou, though he would rather avoid formal engagement.
Fragmentary dialogue about marriage and managing a household appears in a historical column. The snippet references preparation for married life, housekeeping duties, and approval of the arrangement, suggesting social commentary on domestic roles.
Two children were injured in Chicago when a small auto truck, toppled by strong winds, struck them after a boy misjudged a crossing. The incident followed a prior fatality earlier in the day.
Lumpkin Georgia resident Mrs. G. W. Booth credits Cardui woman’s tonic with immediate help for deep fatigue and left side pain after trying many remedies. She urges others with feminine ailments to try Cardui, noting fifty years of success and grateful letters. Also a moral about learning from mistakes.
Ez Fletcher Hallamore, leading expert and instructor in New York City, praises Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for ten years. He claims it protects his feet during eight to ten hours of dancing by reducing shoe friction and preventing corns and aching feet. Signed by Hallamore and directed to Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y.
A judge in this state held that stealing a neighbor's cabbage is not larceny but a civil matter, treating cabbage heads as real estate and inviting a title contest. The piece questions legal hairsplitting and notes the odd consequence of protecting a garden thief.
The piece notes A. J. Drexel Biddle of Philadelphia preaching from a gospel wagon on the Inasmuch Mission and mentions other young millionaires joining the Salvation Army. It argues the religious impulse of the age mirrors democratic currents in politics and economy, moving from elite circles to ordinary streets to meet the masses.
A farmer notes his wife’s yellow hen has clucked three times and not laid an egg. The couple jokes the bird may be entitled to a Telay as a remedy.
A woman commits her heart to a single partner while a suitor noted for liberal views attracts attention from onlookers and friends in the community. The scene reflects evolving attitudes toward romance and marriage in local society.
A Tennessee woman describes leaving coffee after years of use and switching to Postum. She reports weight gain from 117 to 170 pounds and improved health, attributing the change to Postum replacing coffee. The piece promotes Postum as a coffee substitute with preparation tips and price references.
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