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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1915
Page
5
A sales pitch promotes the Great Majestic range with a free ware set offer during demonstration week. It claims low fuel use, reliable baking, and lifetime durability with malleable iron and asbestos lining, urging customers to visit the store to see exclusive features and a claimed 300 percent stronger build.
Children invited to Majestic store to win The Quillivers Ride story book and a $1 item. First 100 kids answer questions about ranges, ages, and birthdays to receive prizes, plus a Majestic Puzzle Card and a range education display.
A local notice invites readers to a community event, urging neighbors to join. It highlights a welcoming gathering, snacks, and activities for all ages, emphasizing inclusive participation and neighborhood fellowship.
Opella Clayton Browne writes from Tunnel Hill Georgia describing Pickens County as home and urging readers to consider rural Georgia for farming. She notes distance to Chicamauga Battlefield and mentions family history with R C Clayton and 8 H Browne.
Report lists expenditures for the Second and Third Quarters ending October 1 1915 across departments including salaries for county officials magistrates and constables convict supplies roads and bridges poorhouse public buildings and education. Items show amounts for salaries 3332.46 roads 10267.41 poorhouse 1297.44 public buildings 9599.13 and education related items and a small 108.00 entry from the equalization board. The supervisor credited includes W L Marimny and James B Craig with listed totals and dates in 1915.
Monthly honor roll lists students averaging 95 or higher in daily recitations and 95 or higher in attendance. Distinction lists cover averages 90-94 and 90-95 in attendance. Names are given by grade, with both honors and distinctions across first through ninth grades.
Direct from Dacusville the Great Southern Shows performed in Pickens with two acts. The manager said a balloon was destroyed last week the educated horse died and the elephant escaped making the show resemble a museum of antiquities. A good crowd cheered as the night show drew applause and some seats collapsed.
We offer 24 percent coupons with every cash purchase redeemable in hand painted chinaware. Prices listed for wide sheeting gingams silks corsets hats shoes groceries and poultry. We pay 15 cents per pound for fryers up to 80 cents per chicken and 10 cents per pound for hens up to 36 cents.
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