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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
2
The column comments on political shifts with Col. Roosevelts Maine trip aiding the Democratic fold. It notes Georgia politics with Hardwick filling Bacon’s Senate term and questions about wartime leaders and pay for absent congressmen. The piece closes with a quip about honest work for pay.
The Spartanburg Journal lists Woodrow Wilson Wilhelm Kitchener General Joffre and Albert as national figures. The inquiry asks if G Stallings is included in that lineup.
Indications point to the largest grain crop in Pickens county history as seed orders flood grain dealers. The hopeful outlook fuels optimism, with locals confident old Pickens county cannot be held down.
Czar Nicholas issues an imperial edict renaming the city long known as St Petersburg to Petrograd due to its German form of the name, signaling a shift in national sentiment and policy.
The writer questions sensational war reports from both sides, noting how one nation accuses and another denies, and suggesting skepticism about atrocities stories during the European conflict.
The writer tires of Northern editorials on South Carolina's readmission. Pickens County is praised as the best in the state, boasting high honesty and lawfulness, while asserting no special issue separates South Carolina from other states.
Congressman Johnson visited the treasury department and secured $82,000 in emergency funds forwarded to the Norwood National Bank of Greenville.
Fred H. Dominick announces he will again seek a seat in Congress from this district in the upcoming election. He plans to campaign on his prior record and policy priorities.
The federal Children's Bureau releases a free booklet on prenatal culture to teach parents better child care. Government efforts extend to livestock and crop raising, showing broad focus on family welfare and rural life, with emphasis on improving national health and production.
A long article urges a national Orphan Work Day on September 26 to fund South Carolina and Georgia institutions Thornwell Orphanage Connie Maxwell Epworth Church Home Yorkville. It calls for churches and Sabbath Schools to donate and divide proceeds for immediate orphan relief with gifts sent to chosen institutions after September 27.
A satirical exchange maps former village figures and their odd fates from a millinery shop to a deaf mute home. Jack Wilkins runs a trimming department, Harold Harte is a night watchman, Millie Stinger’s son is heavy, Henry Robinson upgrades a barrel factory with efficiency, Willie Peter man allegedly survives as a tango professor. Doc Simpson is humorously blamed for a drastic brain change.
The Glenwood Journal editor explains the heavy workload of a country weekly. He notes changes in paper size to save time on news gathering, setting, printing, distribution, billing, and office chores. The piece ends with a hostile quip about objectors.
A lyric passage from the Wall Street Journal speaks to broad malaise in business and markets with a hopeful tone noting resilience. The lines describe a failing economy, a small humor helps morale, and a perked chin dispels gloom.
The Newberry Observer notes that J. P. Carey of Pickens and T. P. Cothran of Greenville will be in the legislature in January to assist the Cary-Cothran law. A correction identifies the elder Carey as the law’s author and his son, J. P. Carey Jr., as the new member.
A county newspaper promises weekly dividends of news from the court house and state. It claims to be one of the oldest papers in the state, widest read in Pickens County, and the best printed all home print paper carrying county advertising and land sale notices.
The corn crop is likely to be short due to unfavorable seasons. If the European war lasts, a large export of corn wheat and oats to Europe will push prices higher. September is a good time to sow oats and is likely to yield good returns this fall.
Extension director W. W. Long distributes 10 000 posters across South Carolina urging oats as cotton replacement due to war. The flyer notes low fertilizer needs and ample seed, predicting oats will feed livestock and improve soil, with sowing dates in September in Piedmont and October elsewhere.
Wyatt Aiken thanks Pickens County people for the complimentary vote in the recent election. He says opponents cited only one vote he misvoted and that his other votes were beyond criticism. He expresses gratitude to supporters and respect for critics and returns to duties with renewed vigor.
Miss Fay Christopher and Mr. Thomas Hinton married Sunday afternoon September 13 at 3 o'clock in Greenville at the Stansell residence. Rev. W. M. Owings officiated. The ceremony was simple and tasteful with ferns and flowers. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Christopher of Pickens county and a skilled musician. After a short visit with the bride’s parents the couple will reside with Mrs. Stansell. The groom is a farmer of Pickens county.
The head of a large cotton mill system ordered a return to full time operations from the North as cloth markets steadied and trade with South America improved. Mills face exhausted raw stock but expect resumed output and cotton purchases to relieve farmers' finances. September 26 Clemson meets Dahlonega at home. Clemson-South Carolina game moves to Columbia during fair week.
Bennett H. Powers expresses gratitude to Pickens county voters for the Sept. 8 election. He says defeat does not dull his affection for all voters and pledges future candidacy for County Treasurer in two years if fate allows. He also extends respect to supporters of his opponent.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable liquid tonic for constipation biliousness sour stomach and torpid liver. It claims a money back guarantee from druggists and offers a free bottle at 50 cents. The copy targets both children and adults.
The record notes York Cathedral as the largest in England by area at 63 800 square feet while St Pauls is 59 700 square feet. It mentions relative sizes and historic emphasis on cathedral dimensions.
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