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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
4
A collection of sharp political jabs and anecdotes from various papers. References to Moran, General Perishing, Villa, Roosevelt, Bryan, and Wilson appear alongside critiques of advertising regulation, fire protection, and newspaper practices. The tone mixes satire with local commentary and teasing about public figures.
A reader defends R A Cooper's candidacy for governor against calls to limit to a second Manning term. He argues democracy requires free runs for office and notes Cooper's supporters view him as capable. The piece also reports on voter Harris and son Roscoe planning to move to Plainville Ga, and outlines county equalization actions reducing bank assessments from 50 to 33 1 3 percent, with tax implications.
Rev Mr Smith preached at Coleney Sunday. Farmers stay behind the plow while autos annoy pedestrians. A honk spooked walkers who stepped aside and the car sped off. The note mentions Coleney girls kissing, a North Carolina paper named The Yellow Jacket, and a memory of digging up a nest of varmints. Cepric
A quirky note offers fertilisers hay corn flour and other supplies at saving options while a brief classified line states a young cow is for sale. The rhymes highlight persistence and business appeal with a playful tone. It is a compact old time ad style snippet.
Labor saved is money paid for a Walter A Wood Disc Harrow sold by the Pickens Hardware & Grocery Company. Morris & Co of Pickens handles the sale.
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