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Pickens Sentinel

Location

Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1917

Page

5

Fertilization of Wheat Falls Emphasized by Purdue Extension

Purdue University extension notes on fall wheat fertilization highlight higher yields with acid phosphate. Indiana reports show revenue gains from fertilized wheat, including a case where 200 pounds per acre raised yield from 12.5 to 22.4 bushels. Potash added with phosphate increases yield but may not cover costs on certain soils. Early ordering advised to secure needed fertilizer.

Department of Agricultural Extension Purdue University Indiana L. M. Waggoner St. Joseph County Wagonner Ohio Wooster

Ironized Paw-Paw Praised By Railroad Man In South Carolina

A Columbia railroad man Mr Frank Thomas credits Ironized Paw-Paw with curing stomach trouble sluggish liver and nervousness after a thorough trial. The ad claims the tonic wakes tired stomachs aids sleep and boosts energy noting availability via Pickens Drug Company and Interstate Drug Co Inc with a $1 price and formula on every bottle.

Frank Thomas R. F.D. No Columbia, S. C Pickens Pickens Drug Company Interstate Drug Co., Inc New York

Edgefield Hosts Miss Gladys Smith Demonstrator

Pickens County girl Miss Gladys Smith assistant state demonstrator is in Edgefield working on local conservation efforts under Miss Patti Major. She is a talented graduate of the College for Women in Columbia and Columbia University New York and applies her training to the noble cause of conservation.

Gladys Smith Edgefield Patti Major Miss Smith College For Women Columbia Columbia University New York

Walter A Wood mowing machines available at Pickens Hardware

Pickens Hardware & Grocery Co advertises Walter A Wood mowing machines in stock with money-saving offers. The notice urges customers to view models on hand before purchasing.

Walter A. Wood Pickens Hardware & Grocery Co

Grain Sowing and Fertilizer Appeal to South Carolina Farmers

An advertisement urges South Carolina farmers to sow more wheat at a guaranteed $2.00 per bushel, warns of boll weevil risk to cotton, and promotes high quality fertilizer and grain drills. It touts early wheat sowing, mixed forage, and acid fertilizer while offering prices and delivery in bulk.

United States South Carolina Virginia

Hat Too Little For Steady Headed Rider

Sim Flinders trades his cook stove for fox hounds. Atlas Peck trades for a dog as a companion until he can marry again. Sidney Hocks has taken to whistling in his sleep and regrets not hearing himself when awake.

Ilas Kildew Sim Flinders Atlas Peck Sidney Hocks Neve

Seed Oats Rye and Barley Promotion

A public notice urges readers to buy seed oats rye and barley now while seed and salt are scarce later. It promises help with supplies and notes ample flour and various feeds available at the moment.

Unnamed Neighbor Sends Funds to Bury Local Man

In Calf Ribs neighborhood Columbus Allsoop’s uncle died recently and neighbors, acting as a collective, raised money to cover burial costs for the deceased.

Columbus Allsoop Calf Ribs

Reading The Sentinel, No Citizen Can Afford To Miss It

Morris and Company urges readers in Pickens County to rely on The Sentinel, claiming the newspaper is indispensable and worth more than its asking price. The ad promises value equal to the paper’s cost.

Pickens County Sentinel

Poke Eazley on civilization and flea complaints

Eazley notes that greater civilization brings more complaints about fleas while recalling how, as a boy, fleas drew little notice. He reflects on changing attitudes and nuisance perception through time.

Poke

Watch arrives for Raz Barlow in self winding order

Raz Barlow received a new self winding watch he recently ordered. The device requires manual winding per its instructions. Slim Pickens visited the Calf Ribs neighborhood Saturday afternoon and played his Jews harp, joking about a habit of backfiring and rattling teeth.

Raz Barlow Slim Pickens Calf Ribs

Preacher Urges Walk Through Woods to Hear Sermon

The Dog Hill preacher asks readers to walk through the woods to avoid dust before next Sunday morning sermon. Tobe Moseley is warned as he tends to stamp the dust off his feet only after entering the church.

Dog Hill Tobe Moseley

Weed Problem Advances at Hogwallow Meeting

Hogwallow Improvement Association held a regular session. Minutes of the last meeting were approved. The weed question, referred to a committee, was reported with progress. Fewer weeds in the area due to hot weather killing smaller plants.

Hogwallow Improvement Association

Pickens merchants invite shoppers to trade

Come to Pickens to do your trading as local merchants offer goods and promise courteous service and fair deals to all customers.

Pickens

Jury List Photographic Record From Historic Case

A fragmentary OCR readout lists numerous juror surnames and initials including Chapman Murphree Stansell Williams Singleton Arnold Roper Whitmire Porter and others, suggesting a historic jury panel compilation with regional initials and names. The names span multiple states or counties indicated by initials and varied spellings, reflecting a period record of potential jurors.

John Chapman Sr Murphree Lee Stansell Fred F Williams D Singleton IL Hamilton Dorr Hendricks Sitton Kelly M Roberson Arnold John A Roper Whitmireers JR Keith Chastain Bowen Pickle Robert S Porter

Like a Boy at 50 Vitality from Iron Then Taken

An old man near fifty reports renewed vigor after taking Nuxated Iron. The ad claims iron deficiency weakens health, and two weeks of five-grain tablets three times daily can restore strength and endurance, urging readers to avoid habit forming drugs. It cites dramatic improvements in energy, weight loss of symptoms, and asserts a money back pledge.

New York Mth Himeo

Acreage and Fertilization Tackle Labor Problem

A well fertilized good acreage offers the best solution to the labor problem by boosting productivity and efficiency.

Prain

Granger Liver Regulator Ad Promotes Health

An old newspaper advertisement claims auto intoxication from waste buildup causes headaches diabetes and other ailments. It touts Granger Liver Regulator as a pure vegetable non alcoholic laxative to keep bowels open at 25 cents a box.

Granger Liver Regulator

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Edgefield Chronicle Anderson Phosphate and Oil Company W. Ft’. Farmer M. CG. Smith Pickens, S.C Morris & Company William Glazener Doyle Hughey Newton Roscoe Les J Jones Watchinall Jerome Cor Ramey IO Smith Garrett Bennett Sidney B Eden John Neal PO Wilson James F Petit Jurors Wood’s Seeds Wood Ty. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen Richrond, Va Staan CF & Fever Jacksonville, Fla Mor Keowee Pharmacy Pickens Drug CO Pickens, 8S. Co ALL Good Ocfralers Nellie Freeman Josie Chastain Bivens & CO
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