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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes a surge in school breakings and a census hint of 109, ers 000 people. It mentions T. R. and suggests disorder across North Caling with unsettled counts and unclear context.
The piece muses on pronouncing maxixe and a cold wave prediction by DeVoe for late April. It humorously notes wartime Mexico and Bryan resignation chatter, then cites a Georgia paper asserting the local home relies on the local paper.
A Tennessee man dies by his own action after failing to obtain relief from jury duty. In North Calling areas residents react to the dispute over jury service and exemption.
The item notes uncertainty over General Huerta's name pronunciation and jokes that if he misbehaves or remains sober the spelling might become mud. The tone is light and reflective of readers’猜测.
Easley now hosts a lodge of the Industrial Workers of the World in its midst. The city anticipates lively cultural change and a new era as workers organize locally.
The piece notes Americans spend millions yearly on "consumption cures" with fatal guarantees. It mentions the Columbia State adding an editorial section titled Aftermath as a postscript to the main stories. It highlights focus on Ireland the Thaw case and Colorado miners while Frank case remains prominent in Atlanta.
The newspaper reports that several church members and liberal foreign mission contributors have kept the paper without paying. When statements go unpaid, the paper cuts them off. It argues the Lord won’t credit them for sending others’ money to the heathen.
Clemson College reports Pickens County tenant farmer H Maddox on E W Tate’s Norris farm as a model of co op er ation between landlord and tenant. Despite poor land four years ago, deep plowing terracing and cover crops raised corn to 45 bushels per acre and 1547 pounds of seed cotton per acre now with three quarters of the farm sown to clover vetch and rye. Tate furnishes seed free and waives rent while Maddox shares a percentage of proceeds, aligning interests. both pleased with the cooperative arrangement.
Mexico covered 767239 square miles and housed about 15 million people in 1910, roughly three times Texas. The 1900 population was 19 percent white, 38 percent Indian, and 43 percent mixed blood.
The Greenwood Journal chides the press for praising the governor, noting how the Columbia Record previously called him a peach and warning editors about biased praise and public perception.
Upton Sinclair, noted author and socialist, was arrested and held in a New York police station last week. The incident is framed as a badge of honor for a martyr to the cause.
To every subscriber who paid in advance we extend thanks and pledge to deliver the best possible paper.
The Tugaloo Tribune says it will print the names of all readers who want to go to Mexico to fight the Greasers free of cost, though there is no intention to enlarge the paper.
A printers' trade paper runs an advert for a man to set type and lists virtues then adds insult by demanding "Enclose photograph." implying the applicant must hold a grudge against the camera. The odd line highlights the era's hiring quirks and humor in industry notices.
The Anderson Daily Mail editor faces calls for arrest amid a provocative comment about a pocket size typewriter and a married man. The remark hints at personal conduct and raises questions about editorial stance and propriety.
Buenos Aires allocates 27 million to build two thousand houses annually for five years in a healthy neighborhood. Homes will be sold to workers on installment at a fair city cost plus interest. The piece notes American cities might envy such a program, but warns big business would seek injunctions.
Attorney General Peeples informs Judge W. W. Johnson that South Carolina will not recognize divorces granted in other states and cannot grant licenses to divorced individuals. He cites the McCreery v. Davis decision and states that a remarriage in South Carolina would be void if either party is divorced in another state.
In Pickens Mr. Ray Lynch and Miss Clarice Keith are praised as top operators serving 81 farmer lines plus local telephones. The office handles Western Union telegrams, lacks a messenger bay, and relies on a single line to Greenville with only one line to Easley and none to Liberty, causing delays during rush calls.
Summer boarders crowd Pickens each year but insufficient accommodations force many to seek stays elsewhere. The town’s elevation water air population and farming country offer strong appeal. social conditions and churches meet high expectations. Expanding room for summer visitors would be beneficial.
A Newton Iowa resident reports his sister's husband recovered from rheumatism after applying Chamberlain's Liniment. The ad claims it eliminates rheumatic pain by morning and recommends it for chronic muscular rheumatism. Sold by all dealers.
A compilation of jaunty newspaper lines praising various cities. The poems across multiple papers end with Pickens in South Carolina as the town that suits the speaker best. The piece links travel, taste, and local pride with playful contrasts.
A travelers account of visits to Norris Six Mile Mountain View Mile Creek Cross Roads and Glenwood in Pickens County. The writer thanks Rev D W Hiott Pastor Huatt and others for hospitality and support during a multi church outreach with services offerings and encouragement for missions and Reunion church.
Information from the South Carolina Experiment Station at Clemson College offers free bulletins and circulars to citizens. Readers can request to be mailed bulletins No. 20 to No. 25 and beyond, with topics on gullying prevention peach culture school grounds fly control tick eradication spraying programs and fertilizer formulas plus various pamphlets and quarterly extension bulletins.
Mrs. W H Butler of Valhalla says her garden yard and poultry provide pleasure health and profit. She sold $30 of vegetables and $37 of chickens and eggs last year and notes much butter potatoes turnips peas goobers and more are sold without records for a family of 11.
Clemson College authorities urge farmers to join with neighbors in using the split log drag. The period is opportune to achieve visible and immediate results through cooperative ditching and field work.
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