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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
4
A satirical column rails at wartime politics and public figures including Aiken Man ning and Senator Stone. It jokes about pensions, the 440 yard dash, leaders in Washington and Columbia, and rural life while noting shortages, industry shifts, and farm advice. The weekly riddle closes the piece with a Noah’s ark pun.
The Sentinel urges readers to share any interesting happenings in Pickens county and to phone information to the office. The Greenwood Index has shifted from weekly to tri weekly publication and aims to keep its high standard among tri weekly papers.
In Pickens officials report three illicit stills captured and a wider business downturn follows, sparking concerns over local commerce and enforcement impact in the Spartanburg Journal note.
The Anderson Mail reports a confrontation involving Editor Wallace of the Newberry Observer over a disputed grammar issue. The piece suggests turmoil within the newsroom as the dispute unfolds.
Regular preaching appointments list Rev S M Jones pastor in charge Pickens circuit First Sunday Porter's Chapel 11 Mt Tabor 330 Second Sunday Bethel 11 Salem 330 Third Sunday McKinney's Chapel 11 Fourth Sunday Gap Hill 11 Twelve Mile 330 Rev R Anderson preaches at Friendship every second Sunday 11 and at New Slope every fourth Sunday 11
Notice is given that I will apply to Judge of Probate J B Newberry for Pickens County South Carolina on April 5 1917 at 11 o clock for leave to make final settlement of the estate of LL Ross Eaton deceased and obtain discharge as administrator I M Maulpin Administer
A Pickens Sentinel note questions Senator Works, suggesting he talks too much yet gives his brain a rest, in a brief Newberry Observer discussion reflected in the satirical line about “With the Brethren It Can't Stand Work.”
In a light local note from Pickens, residents discuss naming their pig Virinia with a playful quip about her rooting behavior, while another pig is dubbed Old Grouch. The brief reflects rural community humor and crop farm life.
Editor Hiatt of The Pickens Sentinel accused by Congressman Bulloway of taking 100000 from the British to side with them. No evidence cited that he spent or squandered the money.
Revenue officers in Pickens county last week seized three distilleries amid stiff enforcement ahead of the quart-a-month medical use law taking effect.
The State notes a dispute over British funds allegedly distributed by J P Morgan & Co to various newspapers. It mentions Ed De Camp Gary Hiatt Harold Booker Ilubert Osteen and Harry Watson allegedly profiting, with a jab at Col George D Walker of Johnston and Brother Davies of the Barnwell People tied to Woodrow Wilson era intrigue next month.
Aull of the Newberry Herald and News boasts twenty hour days in the printshop while the Pickens Sentinel mocks his workload. The Gaffney Ledger chides Elbert as an honorary member of Roosevelt’s club in talk of work. The fragment ends with a jocular line about Ed and a medieval motto.
A Pickens man marries at 81 and editors clash in a sequence of quoted taunts. The Greenville News, The Pickens Sentinel, and The Pickens Sentinel echo a row over Gary Hiatt and editorial wit. The exchanges lampoon a local press rival using sharp, humorous lines.
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