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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
2
Dogs transmit many diseases to humans and livestock including rabies hydatid tapeworms and liver cysts. The USDA urges three dog categories ownerless stray and owned pets and recommends restraint parasite control and muzzling when away from home to reduce risk.
U S Department of Agriculture urges farmers to compute required per acre yields. Studies show average 29 acre farms need about 255 pounds cotton per acre to cover costs and wages, while larger 121 acre farms need under 215 pounds. Details are in USDA Circular 83, titled Testing Farms in the South for Efficient Management.
West Virginia adopts a campaign to improve livestock by using pure bred sires only. Farmers pledge to switch to pure-bred stock, with widespread feeding demonstrations planned and counties organizing drives. Large shipments of pure-bred sires and mares are expected to arrive in the coming months to raise the livestock standard.
USDA animal husbandry experts warn of a shrinking horse supply as farm inventories drop by about 73000 head and 1919 breeding numbers fall, risking a future shortage. They urge careful selection of stallions and brood mares to lift quality and meet demand for high class horses at good prices.
Louisville March 8 Homer S Cummings Democratic National Committee chairman accused the Republican majority in Congress of wasteful two million dollar committees. He said their war graft probes failed, criticized their postwar program, and praised Democratic leadership while complimenting women voters and social reform efforts.
In New York City a vast industrial clash grows between builders, mortgage holders, and labor over rising costs and halted growth. The article notes sharp wage demands, capital withholding funds, and signs of imminent trouble threatening the city’s future development. It also reports scrutiny of campaign spending and Wall Street funding behind Republican candidates like Hoover and Lowden, suggesting powerful financial influence in national politics.
A New York petition backed by Will H. Unys Judson F Wright and others urges the Republican party national platform adopt an educational plan. It argues education funds shortages low pay and teacher shortages threaten U.S. schools and ties teaching to suffrage and political influence.
Local legal blanks are available at The Free Prose office. Buyers can obtain standard notice forms and boilerplate templates suitable for court filings and public notices. Proceeds support the newspaper’s operations.
A critique of road material sourcing noting that buyers favor nearby suppliers, while poor materials risk waste in U S road improvements. Experts should taste and assess all supplies in Carroll County, as residents demand the best material regardless of seller.
The poem narrates a cherished bonnet from a great-grandmother’s era kept in a rosewood chest. It describes a bonny Scotaman bonnet with a silver thistle, a pink sunbonnet worn by country Insslo, a boudoir frilled creation worn by "My Lady," and the wedding bonnet Dorothea wore at Easter. The speaker praises the bonnet’s beauty while noting the wearer’s radiant face.
Washington April 4 Seed quality warnings go to cotton growers from the Department of Agriculture. Tests in several localities show seed with very low germination while food planting seed should reach about 75 percent. Farmers are advised to test their seed in advance by the rag jot sand test.
Members talk about printed envelopes to hold a present and plan details for selection and customization. The group aims to choose sizes and designs suitable for the gift and attendees will share preferences and totals.
In Carroll County the text notes that union labor drives up prices for painting, papering, porches, and floor work, making home updates costly for households. Rural towns have lower costs, enabling modernization at less expense, and improving country life can help keep young residents in towns.
Neighbors and friends are thanked for deeds of kindness and words of sympathy during sickness and death of wife and mother. Grateful for flowers and tokens of love. Best wishes for others to have caring friends to help in sorrow. Signed by J. M. Ogletree, A. A. Ogletree, H. C. Ogletree.
Ad copy promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for constipation and indigestion. It claims the pills are prompt, effective, easy and pleasant to take, and suggests happiness depends on digestive health.
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