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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
2
Legal notice text shows Gary Hiatt as manager and lessee with first insertion fee of 21.00 and reduced rates for three months or longer. Advertising prices available on request. Newspaper not responsible for correspondents' views. Entered at Pickens Post Office as Secord Ma il Matter.
A short verse citation from Wilbur D Nesbit in Ladies Home Journal. It presents a prayer to bless the meal and inspire kind actions in Jesus name.
The Sentinel seeks local correspondents from every Pickens County section. Write for us with sample pieces and contact details. Share your news ideas and potential stories to join our reporting team.
A collage of farmers league pleas for better breeding feeding and market handling to secure profits in beef butter apples cotton and crops. Anecdotes include prize sweet potatoes and a chorus of local remarks on Westminster Rabun Gap Cedar Rock Westminster and a tribal song line, reflecting community life.
A row of quips and questions from Pickens County residents critiques Greenville and the postal service while praising local character. The writer jokes about subscriptions, town quality, and civic pride, ending with a letter read at Pickens, S C.
A boy, aiming to win a small bet, swallowed a baseball and could not remove it. He summoned doctors who removed his teeth to extract the ball, a drastic procedure highlighting the peril of risky dares.
In a quiet southern village Madame the stenographer arrives in a white dress with a mystery about her. The wedding of Miss Dorothy Lee and Mr. James Masey proceeds in church but the crowd's gossip swells as the bride appears with a dashing companion.
Mr. Carel Wilson died after a brief illness at his home three miles east of Easley in Croswell on the 25th. Born November 22, 1842, he was 70. A Confederate veteran, he served four years in Co A, 16th South Carolina. He married Amanda Miller in 1872 and leaves four children Hovey O W Kate Wilson and Maude Godfrey. Burial with Camp Jasper Hawthorn militia honors at George's Creek Cemetery followed by services led by Rev J R Williams. Peace to his ashes.
Run down people suffer from overwork confinement and a chronic cough. Vinol cod liver and iron tonic is advertised to improve appetite digestion sleep and energy. A testimonial from Mrs Chas Proper of West Scranton Pa claims Vinol restored health after three years of weakness. Pickens Drug Co guarantees refund if no benefit.
Education theme ad invites reader to visit the store for a Majestic Range demonstration from November 11 to 16. The ad notes building know-how inside and out and highlights Heath Bruce Morrow Co as the seller.
For sale listing includes a six room house on College Street Easley with close price 1500 dollars. Also 122 acres of farming land three miles below Easley at 50 dollars per acre, 85 acres above Easley near Pickens railroad at 50 dollars per acre, and ten acres of bottom land.
Keowee farm of 1000 acres offered for sale as a whole or by portions with timber and good upland. Additional 13 acre lot with new house in Six Mile and another house and lot for sale or rent. Portions of the Keowee farm also for rent. See J Frank Stephens in Six Mile or Rk. G. Gaines at Central.
When foundation of health weakens and digestion suffers, quick collapse can follow. On first signs of indigestion take Dr King’s New Life Pills to tone the stomach and regulate liver kidneys and bowels. Pleasant safe cheap at Pickens Drug Company. Demonstration week Nov 11–16 shows Majestic Range efficiency and low repair costs.
The saying links higher pay with active effort, noting that better results come from applying oneself and taking initiative rather than passive routines. It emphasizes diligence as a driver of upward movement in performance and compensation.
For sale on Wednesday December 4 1912 I will sell to the highest bidder for cash all crops tools household goods and kitchen furniture stock etc corn fodder hay bed steads springs mattresses cooking stove and ware one large extension dining table chairs rockers and all personal property Mules wagons harness one milch cow and yearling two brood sows pigs farm tools drills mower plow stocks cultivators mattocks shovels blacksmith tools etc Corn sold in 50 bushel lots Fodder in 100 bundle lots address J E Parsons R B Waldrop all debts to be settled at once.
An eyewitness notes a fire hero holding a small box of Bucklen's Amid Salve amid cheering crowds. The ad touts the salve as a remedy for burns, boils, ulcers, sores, pimples, eczema, cuts, sprains, and bruises, claiming quick inflammation relief and pain reduction. Available for 25 cents at Pickens Drug Company, with a factory promotion and a big newspaper ad.
A Merchants Association offers refunds on railway fares for customers within 41 to 60 miles who spend $50 or more. Purchases can be split across merchants. Start by obtaining a Refund Book, have each sale recorded, then after $25 or more logged turn the book in to Mr. Albert S. Johnstone at the Board of Trade Rooms for fare reimbursement. A receipt from the railway agent is required.
A compact listing shows multiple firms and offerings including clothing and menswear by Rothschild Seybt Carter Stewart Merritt. lumber and fuel by Stone Fuel & Lumber Co. dry goods and millinery by Watkins Dry Goods Millinery. Automobiles, stoves, and sundries by R N Tannahill Co. ready-to-wear and notions by C D Stradley Co. and various framing, pianos, and office supplies among others.
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