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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
3
A family once living in a tumbledown home suffered illiteracy and illness due to hookworms. The mother’s health was poor and the father could only work halfway. Five children, with one son recently freed from the disease, now show renewed energy as the family moves toward prosperity.
The text portrays a family that after fifteen months of treatment regains health and vigor. They work to earn money, educate their children at a small white schoolhouse, and adopt sanitation practices such as a sanitary privy to prevent hookworm disease. The family now appears well, happy, and cheerful with improved living.
State boards of health in twelve southern states run a vigorous crusade against hookworm with sixty physicians dedicating full time to the effort. Cured patients report striking health gains and public demand grows for full time health officers. The campaign also curbs typhoid fever and mobilizes free dispensaries, signaling a regional health revolution ahead of the canal zone and Cuba examples.
A testimonial notes that a log on the track of a fast express signals trouble if not removed and loss of appetite indicates vitality loss. Electric Bitters are praised for toning the stomach, curing indigestion, and restoring strength after three years of sickness in Michael Hessheimer of Lincon, Neb. Six bottles fixed him, with claims of pure blood and strong nerves. Only 30 cents at druggists.
An opposition member mocked the tariff debate by saying the government’s stance would make angels weep and jackasses laugh. Frank Oliver, then interior minister, responded calmly that the gentleman had been among those who laughed.
Elizabethan statesmen passed a law mandating fish consumption on every Lent day to fuel the royal navy. The act framed by defense needs rather than religious observance, arguing the fishing industry kept sailors ready for her majesty's service and provided ships for defense.
A housekeeper suggests giving a boy his own locker to store baseball gear sporting paraphernalia and tools. The private space with a personal key will foster pride and order, shaping a responsible young person.
A fraud at the Bank of Naples in southern Italy involved genuine checks altered with chemicals and a perforating device to look larger. About $160,000 was involved and checks were cashed at Turin Florence and Rome branches with no trace of the trickster.
A Punch cartoon shows Margery and her father in a humorous exchange about legs aching and the phrase nonstop. Margery insists on running when asked, while the father dismisses her excuse. The dialogue highlights male authority and childish logic with a playful jab.
A concise report notes that gains arise from the act of performing tasks, linking higher returns to proactive steps and sustained effort. The statement emphasizes execution as the driver of improvement and measurable progress.
A Comfrey Mina reader reports his daughter’s years of epileptic attacks ended after using Dr Miles Nervine. He praises the remedy as beneficial and non curative, noting no further fits in over a year and offering a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails. The Miles Medical Co. markets Nervine through druggists nationwide.
Tax notice from Pickens County Treasurer outlines annual state and county tax collection. Details include payment windows from October 2 to December 31 with increasing penalties, special school district levies, and rates for commutation road tax and dog tax. The notice lists numerous district levies and assessment requirements for property owners and others paying taxes.
In Pickens County South Carolina W W C Jeans sues A M Morris and Ivy Water Light and Power Co In partition Decree sale of a forty nine acre Laubem Clement Mill tract with one acre excluded and surveyed sale at the courthouse door on a November Salesday 1912 terms one half cash balance in twelve months secured by bond and mortgage purchaser bears risk of resale if not complying within one hour A J Boggs Clerk of Court October 16 1912
This ad proclaims a tonic that cures a lazy overworked liver and boosts strength. It claims rapid relief for malaria constipation and bilious fevers and urges readers to buy a fifty cent or one dollar bottle from a druggist or order by mail from R L T Co Anderson South Carolina.
State court sale of four acre parcel in Pickens County South Carolina under a decretal order dated September 24 1912. The property lies in CH Township adjoining J T Looper P A Porter John Langston and others and was deeded to W L Porter by C L Cureton. Cash terms purchasers pay for papers and recording. sale must settle within one hour or land resold. A J Boggs Clerk of Court.
State of South Carolina Liberty Bank sues Susie Parsons and others in Pickens to sell by auction a 0.36 acre west Liberty lot fronting Peachtree Street. The sale, dated June 11 1912, occurs in November 1912 before the courthouse door with cash terms and immediate compliance required or resale at the purchaser’s risk. Title held in T H Parsons name. costs for papers and recording borne by buyers.
A Sheriff style notice from Pickens County Court of Common Pleas states a clerk's sale of land on a November Salesday 1912. The property lies along Saluda River in Pickens County South Carolina within W A Kizaca and Rigdon lands. Terms require cash and resale if the buyer defaults within one hour with purchaser paying recording fees.
In Court of Common Pleas Judge DeVore orders sale of 51 acres on Fowler's Dock on Saluda River Pickens County South Carolina. Sold at courthouse in November 1912 for cash with one hour to comply. Clerk of Court ALJ Bogs to resell if needed and buyer pays recording and paper costs.
In Pickers County South Carolina Judge J W DeVore issues a decretal order directing sale of two lots in the Town of Essley known as lots 1 and 12. The property will be sold to the highest bidder at the courthouse door on a November sale day in 1912 with cash terms and purchaser to pay for recording. Clerk A J Boggs notes the sale conditions and resell risk if payment is not timely made.
In Common Pleas Court of Pickens County Judge J W DeVore issues decretal order. On sale day in November 1912 at the courthouse door Pickens S C the defender Maggie Anderson et al must bid cash for the 289 acre parcel on Saluda River adjoining Woodside J B Bruden land MeJunkin land and Lathem land. If the purchaser fails to comply within one hour the clerk may re sell at the risk of the former purchaser. A J Bogge.
Mrs 8 J Flint Brantree Vr persuades using Dr King s New Discovery for a dread cough. The patient credits the remedy with a quick cure for coughs and colds and relief for throat and fury troubles including bronchitis croup quinsy tonsils hemorrhages. A trial convinces. price 57 00, guaranteed by all druggists.
Court sale of a 45 acre tract in Hurricon Township along Praters Creek and Twelve Mile river, part of Carter Dillard land, conveyed to Louvica Mansel and L. M. Mansel in 1905. Property owned by Oliver McWhorter at his death. Sale in November 1912 by order of Judge DeVorn. Terms: cash, one hour to comply, purchaser bears recording costs. Rebid if not secured. A J Boggs.
In pursuance of a decree dated September 26 1912 and recorded in Pickens County Clerk, the court will sell on the November sales day three tracts of land in South Carolina along Six Mile Creek and nearby lands. Tract 1 31 acres, Tract 2 10 acres, Tract 3 61 acres, with exact boundaries named and conveyed to T W Wicklesimet TS Hester in 1911. Cash terms, resale if needed, purchaser pays papers and recording. A J Boggs conducts the sale.
In Pickens County Easley Loan and Trust Co. sues R Condress. By order of Judge in 1912 a public sale is set at the courthouse door in November 1817. The property comprises 99 acres on Wolf Creek near Julian and Clark with adjoining parcels, formerly conveyed by M A Hollingworth. Terms are cash. purchaser to pay for all papers and recording fees. If terms are not complied with within one year, the property reverts at the purchaser's risk. A. J. Hoggs, Clerk of Court.
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