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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
2
The Pickens Sentinel states it is not responsible for the views of its correspondents and notes the stance applies to letters or submissions from readers. This disclaimer clarifies editorial boundaries and authorial responsibility within the newspaper.
In Pickens a Thanksgiving message celebrates harvest abundance and civic opportunities. It notes debt strains on workers and rising living costs while urging a local board of trade and business solidarity to foster growth and progress for the town.
A long civic plea in Pickens urges one thousand residents to join a nonpartisan push for community progress. It champions united effort, home advertising, water works, a mile city limit, better highways to Sapphire country, and local investment, stressing optimism over pessimism and action over inaction.
The Greenwood Journal lauds Sheriff White for saving Will Jair from mob violence after an acquittal in Spartanburg. It denounces lynching as murder in the first degree and urges officers to uphold law to end mob actions in South Carolina.
Readers are offered a $100 reward if Feaded disease Catarrh can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad claims internal action on blood to strengthen constitution and aid nature. Proponents insist on testimonials and endorse list of distributors. Also promotes Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
Avoid sedative cough medicines that contain codeine morphine heroin or other sedatives when you have a cough or cold. An expectant like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cleans out breeding places for germs, preventing pneumonia and other germ diseases. It contains no morphine or sedatives and is sold by all dealers.
The Thornwell Orphanage trustees urge Presbyterians to observe Orphan Work Day on Saturday October 11 to donate that day’s income to orphans and forward funds to President W P Jacobs Clinton S C. The orphanage houses over 800 inmates with plans for growth and about 200 admission applications on file. The institution welcomes children from all localities and denominations.
A newspaper item notes calomel’s dangers for liver trouble and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable tonic sold by Pickens Drug Co. for 50 cents a bottle with a money back guarantee. The piece shifts to an anecdote about a group trip and ends with a casual question about a knife.
Dear Sentinel and Readers recounts a planned girls trip to Table Rock on Sept 15. The author notes the trip prep, preparations by the party, and observers from escorts and drivers gathering at the starting point amid playful commentary on female independence and expectations.
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