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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
2
Period collage from Pickens echoes across headlines and jokes. Mentions Navy Secretary Daniels, college track hopes, Black Hand fears, black cotton seeds, and Prohibition era chatter with playful quips about May paydays and front-page fame.
You owe a lot to truthful advertising for better health and safer goods. Today grocers sell more sanitary packages and cans, butchers offer thoroughly inspected meat, and bakeries provide bread and pastries under stricter sanitary conditions. Advertising has driven these improvements. Local advertisers meet your expectations with quality.
The Raleigh News and Observer urges uniform Memorial Day observance across Southern states. It notes dates vary from April 26 in several states to May 10 in South Carolina and June 3 in Pickens, seeking a single shared day to honor Confederate soldiers. The piece cites South Carolina and Anderson Farmers Tribune as examples.
The text claims Westminster editor Gossett traveled to Anderson for treatment of a vision issue, but sources say the physician is a heart doctor, not an eye specialist. It questions whether Gossett suffers heart trouble and suggests he is seeking unrelated care at home.
N Boone Carey recounts the early sheriffs of Old Pickens District starting with Samuel Reid, a Revolutionary War veteran and farmer, and details his descendants and family. It traces Alexander Bryce, James A Doyle, L C Craig, W N Craig, Samuel Thomas and notes related events and anecdotes from the district's 19th and 20th century history.
The piece praises John Bunny the actor while noting his fame from film. It argues starvation as a method to halt revolutions and war, pointing out American charity and media roles in funding relief. It concludes that starving a nation within reach seems impossible due to public aid and newspaper pressure.
Pleasant Grove residents share news of court attendance in Greenville last week and visits by James and P Frank Phillips and Calvin Barker. The section notes fertilizer plans for the year, molasses cane planting by A T Fortner, livestock loss at Mrs J P Anders, and the death of William Hardin aged about sixty with burial at the family ground. Rev J K Foster led services and Hardin left a widow and children Oliver Norvin Vardry and Mrs Marie Grice, all local residents, in sympathy.
Read the current ads for this week to spot discounts and special offers. The notices highlight price drops, limited-time deals, and savings across products and services for shoppers.
The Philadelphia Record notes a quip where Wise Guy says one swallow does not make summer, while Simple Mug counters a single grasshopper can start spring, illustrating playful wordplay in a light moment.
Clemson College dairy division offers guidance on calf rearing sunlight and pasture, packaging butter to boost sales, fall calf value, milkhouse sanitation, Udder injury remedies, fly control, digestion with succulent feed, Babcock test use, cow feeding, one leg milking stool design, butter churning to proper grain size, teaching calves to drink from a bucket, sanitation of utensils, sunning to kill bacteria, and keeping milk clean and disease free.
A short quip from the Horry Herald notes that certain men take pleasure in others' misfortune, reflecting a cynical view on human behavior.
An Ohio State Journal item jokes that a man stays young at heart, noting editors have their off days and feel no older than 90 on those occasions.
A brief notice urges readers to call Pickens Hardware and Grocery Co for any tableware needs or, if unavailable, to send children who will receive prompt attention just like adults. Phone 80.
The first season gathering was hosted by B I P McDaniel at his father B T McDaniel’s home Tuesday night for the P H S track team. About twenty five friends attended an old time lawn party with Francis Bruce providing piano music and several boys singing with banjo. Ice cream was served by the host and Miss Clara Smith. The guests left around eleven after a delightful evening.
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