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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
4
A disparate column of witty lines and casual observations comments on postage, camoufl age in politics, good roads, whisky, Billy Sunday, Mother Goose, patriotism, tobacco humor, and a jab at Editor McKissick of the Greenville News. The tone is regional and satirical with no single news event.
Riddle asks which toe never grows corn and answers mistletoe.
A fragment quotes Absolom Solomon warn that the worst whisky can ruin a person and even the best whisky can overcome a fool who underestimates it.
Miss Frances Mauldin and Lucile McClanahan visited home folks over the weekend. Emily Thornley visited Greenville last Tuesday. Nan Newton performed music and Hester Younge and Margaret Richey gave recitations Monday morning. Mrs. J P Carey Jr spoke on the conservation of food Friday afternoon. Milledge Griffin traveled to Pendleton briefly. Esther Baker was absent a few days due to sickness. Olive Nealy and Pearl Hester spent Friday evening in Eastey.
An old newspaper ad touts Acid Iron Mineral as an economical concentrated iron tonic for adults past twenty five. It claims a half teaspoon in water daily, no laxatives, aids digestion and appetite, and quickens kidney effects. It urges regular use after meals for those with pimply, sallow skin and uric acid in blood.
The Sentinel notes several letters from soldiers praising the Y M C A and its work among troops. They express confidence that gifts to the cause bring worthwhile results and imply readers will not regret donating.
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