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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
2
Fragment from The Sentinel notes Pickens British Columbia items dated November 20 1915. The text includes a standard disclaimer about correspondent views and mentions local submission lines without a clear event. The readable portion provides little news content beyond the date and location.
The quote extols a man’s power to elevate life by conscious effort. It lauds painting and sculpture as achievements that beautify objects and argues a higher glory in shaping the atmosphere through which we view the world.
A cropped OCR line suggests a topic about peanuts and the claim that their size may be misleading. Readers are left with a note on perception versus actual size and potential implications for markets or nutrition.
Fragments mention a carnival this week and a wedding invitation from Miss Jensie Wilson. Readers request pronunciation help for Huerta and speculate on Meare Cheshire and Dominick running for congress. A joke item asks about a split skirt’s effect while a reader in Greenville notes a musical moment.
Vague OCR notes describe a political campaign in New York with mentions of Egger, centering on resource pressures during the race. The fragment hints at exhausted supply and campaign dynamics without clear dates or names.
A Browbird railroad line in North Carolina is placed under a receiver after ongoing financial strain. Court action names the receiver and outlines control of operations during the management period.
A Richmond dentist allegedly pulled the wrong tooth of a customer and the affected patient sues for $1,000 in damages. The case centers on dental error and resulting claim for compensation.
A Greenville Piedmont editorial ponders the identity of the person who raised the country’s largest boy. The piece notes we may not know who raised him but asserts we know him.
An editor in Greenville Piedmont reportedly survives on a single potato for three days, with half left, illustrating the tight budgets and frugal habits common among editors of the era.
The Columbia State notes continued absence of Southern Congress men from their desks as the watermelon harvest winds down, suggesting a seasonal pattern. It adds that hog-killing time is imminent, signaling broader rural activity and calendar shifts.
The piece notes estimated daily US war costs of about 1 million, potential pension impacts, and President Wilson's preference for settlement without war. It compares cotton yields with Oconee and Pickens counties, cites Mount Pleasant's new weekly The State Gazette with 25 columns in its first issue, praising its appearance and strong advertising.
Attendees at Mrs MacFall's gathering heard firsthand experiences of women who lived through the war and its aftermath. The piece notes the hardships and the long hardships faced, and praises the state's first monument honoring these grand women.
The piece praises farmers in Pickens County for abundance and hard work. It urges sowing more grain, expanding livestock, and experimenting with cattle hogs and pasture to create wealth. It contrasts contented farmers with others struggling to pay rent while dreaming of prosperity.
An anonymous plea asks for rural lawmen to be appointed in Pickens county. The note claims a white man and two others assaulted a highway driver and a passenger, describing a dangerous trend that requires local policing in the coming months.
A serene scene shows a Christian family gathered around a large open fireplace with the father reading the news. They pause to study the Bible, offering thanks for past blessings and for protection in the days ahead.
The first issue of Cheshire's Harpoon published by W. B. Cheshire at Anderson reached this office Friday and made a good impression. It will be an independent paper, 8 pages, well edited and well printed. Our best wishes accompany Cheshire's new venture.
John Phillip Sousa adjusted his itinerary to pass through Greenville at night after learning a local band planned to serenade him during a Sunday afternoon visit. His change kept the public greeting from the daytime schedule, ensuring a quieter arrival.
A giant wedding cake crafted for Jessie and the bridegroom features a three pie inch layer thickness, 135 pounds, two feet tall with a vase of white orchids on top. It will cost about $500 and use 9 ingredients. In 2000 two dainty white roses tied with satin ribbon will be distributed in pillow sized boxes. The design includes initials in silver and lilies of the valley in white sugar along the sides.
An adv notice touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe liver remedy replacing calomel. It claims 50 cents a bottle, guaranteed satisfaction, and money back if it fails, warns of imitations, and endorses Pickens Drug Company sales.
Elbert McJunkin and Mise Des Ble Breazeale were married November 12 1913 at G W Breazeale’s home near the camp ground with M F Hester and N Po officiating. Lesley of Glassy Mountain played the wedding march. Guests enjoyed abundant foods and many gifts signaling popularity. The couple visited the groom’s parents the following day and were well received. May they have prosperity and happiness through life.
An advertisement for Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion touts preventive health claims against colds and diseases. It promotes the product as strengthening and disease preventing, with a money back guarantee. Pickens Drug Co. in Pickens, S C markets the Rexall Store brand.
Notice for a song service at Ruhamah Methodist Church on the 5th Sunday afternoon starting at 1:30. Robt. L. Harris of Pickens invites readers to bring song books and attend, while advertising a new mill house behind Folger Thornley Co and Hughes Bros equipment for grinding bread meal and crushing feed on short notice.
In a Houston letter Mrs. S C Burton credits Cardui, a vegetable tonic, with curing her monthslong womanly illness after others failed. She gained 15 pounds, returns to housework, and urges other women to start Cardui. The Chattanooga Medicine Co advertises the product with a 64 page booklet.
Miss Lea Dumas of Malone New York reports two bottles of Vinci restored her strength after weeks of fatigue. The ad urges worn out women and pale children to try Vinci cod liver and iron, promising restoration or money back with Pickens Drug Co. in Pickens South Carolina.
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