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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
4
A collage of witty remarks and late 19th or early 20th century quips on politics war travel and culture. Notable lines reference Congress Woodrow Wilson Carranza Russia and Mardi Gras with jokes about money lies and a riddle about a sponge. The tone is satirical and reflective of a small town newspaper page.
Citizens prepare for a forthcoming public appearance by candidate Weblithley. Supporters gather in anticipation as crowds form and organizers set up for the event.
Pickens residents have long practiced making liquor at home as shown in a Spartanburg Journal advertisement. The piece emphasizes home production and local familiarity with illicit distilling practices.
Lang M. Anderson as receiver offers at public sale the Maplecroft Mills real estate and plant in Liberty Pickens County South Carolina. The 53.60 acre plot includes buildings engines looms spindles and equipment plus office furniture. Minimum bid 100000 and 5000 cash deposit required. sale between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. with deed in fee simple. February 28 1916.
A brief item states Puritan Flour may be offered for sale on arrival with one car listed at 6.40 dollars and an expected value near 7.00 dollars before a stated deadline. The note urges careful attention to the sale.
Morris and Co Pickens South Carolina announces a large shipment of screen doors and windows offered at old prices through Pickens Hardware and Grocery Company. The Globe Optical Company Greenville South Carolina touts 50 000 pleased patients in ten years and promotes Globe Glasses with a trial offered and service guaranteed.
Hastings Company offers a free 1916 catalogue of 100 pages featuring farm and garden seeds. The ad promises unique seeds not sold by merchants, free five packets with every order, and states Hastings is the largest seed firm in the South. Request via postal card from H. G. Hastings Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Gary Hiatt of the Pickens Sentinel is cited with a quip about loose nuts when tight. The line ends with a call to action to “get the monkey-wrench,” signaling a humorous or satirical local feature in the column.
In Anderson, John Horton announces he will discard rhetorical embellishments and technicalities to speak in plain speech. The remark is noted in the Anderson Tribune and referenced by local papers, hinting at a hometown style boost.
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