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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1913
Page
2
A garbled November 27 column from Greenville Piedmont mentions public figures like John L. McLaurin and Kelley, notes about a potential governor race, and a joking reference to a brewery night-watchman. It also comments on publication timing and a photo related to marriage to the president's daughter.
Fragmentary text cites names and phrases about a potential South Carolina gubernatorial bid. Mentions John Ja Meloaurin and Messiai, with references to jury selection and county power. Context and speakers are uncertain.
Fragmentary lines reveal a speaker claiming bias in a fair and praising suffragettes while noting unconventional ideas. The brief hints at public discussion around women's rights and fairness without clear details or attribution.
A Pleasant Grove note from November 17 reports corn shuckings and chicken pies, 20 percent cotton loss from cold weather, and farmers sowing small grain. It notes Pleasant Grove Baptist Church buying a church organ, mentions local residents injured or busy with lumber, and urges voting for no whisky in South Carolina with a call to take neighbors to the ballot box.
The Girls Homekeepers Club of Reunion will hold a public meeting at the schoolhouse on Monday December Sth at the bell hour. Speakers include Prof. R P Hallum county superintendent Prof CG Se Nive Clemson College Miss Mary E Frayvier Winthrop College and W Martin editor of the Wasley Progress. Music will be provided by local talent. The millie is invited to attend.
A famous stage woman promotes liver health as key to beauty and happiness. Dodson's Liver Tone offers a safe calomel substitute, gently starts the liver, relieves constipation and biliousness, with Pickens Drug Co. offering a 50 cent money back guarantee if not meeting expectations.
In Pickens County a youth made a quilt with 2,705 different pieces setting a local record. Previous notes mentioned quilts of 1,3597 and 1,953 and 2,168 squares, but the 2,705 count stands out as the new mark claimed by the lad after five years of work.
A board of corporators was chosen at Abbeville to organize an electric road from Idaslev to Augusta. Members include Was ley Jos K H Leach W C Smith Anderson J HL Anderson A J S Farmer SS J Wakefield A M Irwin Hon WN Graydon and Mayor C Gambreli McCormick J J Andrews T J Price W P Calhoun and C P Bright. Each town will raise 100 dollars for a preliminary expense fund. About two hundred business men attended the meeting and hope the road will be built.
A fragment from a Wilmington Dispatch column questions Delaware's fate when fashion shifts. It quips about Mississippi and New Jersey, then references Asheville, The State, Connecticut and Alaska as places tied to changing patterns.
The article states insomnia is mainly caused by stomach disorders and constipation. It claims Chamberlain's Tablets correct these issues and help sleep and notes the product is for sale by all dealers.
An advertisement praises Harmony Hair Beautifier and Harmony Shampoo for adding luster, fragrance, and softness to hair without changing color. It describes easy application, no oil, and quick cleansing, sold at Pickens Drug Co in Pickens, South Carolina, with guar anteed satisfaction and pricing.
A terse classified style notice offers two houses and other real estate in Pickens at bargain prices. The sender invites price offers and terms and signs as J R Ashmore from Lisbon Mississippi.
Merchants of Pickens agree to close all stores on Thanksgiving Day Thursday November 27. Signatories include Folger Thornley & Co H A Richey Pickens Hardware and Grocery Co B F Parsons P M Cate R B Waldrop B S Johnson Craig Bros Co Heath Bruce Morrow Co and others.
Pickens County South Carolina treasurer announces tax books open October 1 to December 31 with penalties for late payments. Holiday options include January with 1 percent, February with 2 percent, or March 1 with 7 percent. Remittance by check or money order encouraged and cash only if registered. Notices cover state, special and constitutional taxes, road and school levies, and dog tax. all male citizens 21 to 60 liable. Signed Taylor H. Stewart.
A Boston lawyer cites his 76 year old mother gaining strength and longer walking Distance after using Vinci cod liver and iron tonic. The Pickens Drug Co in Pickens South Carolina guarantees quick restoration of strength or money back.
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