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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
4
A fragmented, combative column rails at wartime leaders, labor strife, and social issues. It mocks readers with satirical jibes about politicians Hearst Haig and British versus Canadian loyalties, while drifting through local quirks and gendered remarks.
The notice urges all men aged 21 to 30 to register on June 5 for eligibility in the United Army and warns against dodging service. It stresses registration does not guarantee drafting and notes most will be exempted. The county is urged to comply and persuade others to do so.
A Spartanburg mass meeting condemns government free advertising for war posters as wasteful, with Editor Harold Booker among speakers. The resolution denounces insects as a pest and notes a motion directed flies toward Gaffney. The piece ends with a birthday pun about registering per Uncle Sam and a Haig reference.
A farmer faces two struggles, raising a bumper crop to feed the public and contending with Gen. Green after being kicked by a mule. The report notes the injury as unnecessary, and a separate item mentions a New Jersey coal dealer robbed at gunpoint during summer.
An ad claims auto intoxication from retained waste causes headaches diabetes and other ailments. It touts Granger Liver Regulator as a purely vegetable non-alcoholic remedy to keep bowels open and detoxify the system, priced 25 cents a box.
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