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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1913
Page
2
The piece quotes caustic letters and spoof ads from readers and editors at Pickens papers. It references a scolding letter about poetry in The Journal and jokes about banana bank and bromide editorials while noting local feuds and misattributions involving The Sentinel and The Sentinel’s correspondents.
A fragmentary note recalls a poem about moonshine in The net last week and links it to Easley Progress. The brief item suggests a nostalgic, local-press reflection on rural humor and cultural lore.
Pickens Sentinel questions why crowds would visit Oolenoy Greenville Piedmont area as excitement builds around food and gathering spots. Local chatter hints at a famed venue with broad appeal attracting visitors from nearby towns.
A note from Greenville Piedmont reports an educational rally held in Pickens county last week to showcase progress and community involvement.
The Pickens Sentinel notes Coleney has the skill to feed a crowd. It suggests the reason is that Coleney has not yet had to feed large groups, contrasting past experience with future demand.
A Pickens Sentinel letter accuses bottling plants and proposes seizing on a plant that made Milwaukee famous as a test of action. Gaffney Ledger writes in the exchange urging caution and suggesting Richmond as a possible next target.
In a grim local note, a young man dies after a limb falls in an accident cited by several papers. The reports spar over responsibility, while observers question who bears blame for the fatal event.
The Progressive Farmer argues farm households suffer from outdated gear and heavy labor. It urges farmers to partner with housekeepers to install home water systems, detailing a $250 to $6000 setup and presenting math on lifted weight daily to justify the investment. It cites President Joe Cook of Mississippi Normal College on water handling burdens.
Dr. J. Ja. Bolt was nominated for the county legislature over J. A. Hinton in the August 26 election, by a majority of 58 votes. The official tally shows 1140 votes polled, with no returns from Cralhaun Gan Hill Shady Grove Rocky Bottom Laurel oil.
A narrated excursion to Glassy Mountain near Pickens with farms and scenery. Miss Effie Gillstrap leads a group including May Freeman Martha Clyde and others to Freeman’s farm for dinner then they explore the hilltop view and the light House before returning home with happy memories. The report cites local sentiment from Pickens Sentinel and mentions a forthcoming drawing of a bootblack portrait in Atlanta papers.
A Pickens Drug Co. guarantee offers a refund if Dodson's Liver Tone does not help. A man bought a bottle, returned with no refund needed, saying it was the best remedy for constipation and biliousness. He praises it as essential for his family and a preferred option for a lazy liver.
The Old Stone Church and Cemetery Association holds its annual meeting on September 6 1913 at 1130 a m at Old Stone Church. Rev J C Bailey Jr of Liberty will deliver a sermon or address. Members are reminded to bring dinner and pay annual dues of 1.00. J Miles Pickens R N Brackett Presidents SecretaryTreasurer
200 acres known as Attaway Place forty four miles west of Pickens sixty acres in cultivation balance in original forest with fine Saw timber on site price reasonable terms to suit written by H M Hester Westminster for The Sentinel message notes.
For sale farm of 172 acres six miles north of Pickens two horse farm in cultivation balance in pasture and timber about 12 acres bottoms two 8 room houses with outbuildings two wells at houses four springs nearby convenient to school and church good orchard of bearing fruit about 600 trees write J H Louis Pickens S C Route 3 for more information
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