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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
2
The article argues that government action cannot resolve personal or local problems such as high living costs or liquor issues. Individuals must pull themselves out of difficulty, building self-reliance to lift their communities, states, and counties through the right living. It emphasizes personal effort over laws to create lasting national improvement.
Old Bill Miner died at Milledeeville state prison in Georgia on Tuesday after months of illness. He was about 70 and had admitted to several stagecoach robberies and train robberies while serving a twenty year sentence for a Gainesville train robbery. He once escaped Georgia prison and reportedly died in shackles. He was once linked to the Jesse James outlaw gang and dreamed of robbing the Mediterranean express from Paris to Constantinople.
Jo Duncan Adams, longtime United States marshal for South Carolina, tenders resignation to the department. The change will take effect when designated by the president. J L Sims of Orangeburg is mentioned as a probable successor.
At a Walhalla business meeting on the 2nd, about $4,000 is needed to improve roads to Highlands and Cashier’s Valley, N C. Walhalla will raise $2,000 and other towns may subscribe. if total exceeds $2,000, Walhalla will match dollar for dollar. The effort aims to put the roads in good order with no hype.
South Carolina moves to supervise and grade cotton seed for oil meal and livestock feed. A committee of the Crushers Association, Clemson College, and the State Department of Agriculture adopts a formal grading system with defined samples and deductions, aiming to raise seed quality and curb unfair pricing practices. The plan, approved by all parties, takes effect immediately and includes a mechanism to adjust if buyers or sellers protest.
200 acres known as Altaway place located 44 miles west of Pickens. 60 acres in cultivation with balance in original forest and some fine saw timber. Price reasonable with terms to suit. Apply H. M. Hester Westminster South Carolina.
A user from Oriole Pa says a single dose cured diarrhoea and praises Chamberlain's remedy. The note adds that ordinary diarrhoea is almost always cured by one or two doses and states the product is sold by all dealers.
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