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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
5
A reader letter extols Peruna medicine as a health aid for tired nerves and despondency, claiming it refreshes nursing mothers and strengthens the elderly. It includes testimonials from Mrs. Mire and Caroline Sundheimer and ends with a note promoting Manalin laxative.
A boy tricks a baker over a weighed loaf and pays two pence halfpenny to leave with lighter load. Watts of Bristol dreams molten lead forms globules, finding wealth when the metal morphs into tiny spheres after a church roof mishap.
Miss Martha Davis closed her school at this place Friday and went to Gainesville to visit relatives. J. L. Buckelew and son Garland spent last week with relatives in Pike. Dr. Lewis and Novella Cochran were wed Monday. Mr and Mrs M R Russell visited Tyus Saturday. Mr and Mrs E C Garrett of Shiloh visited here Sunday. Young folks attended a singing at Bethel Sunday afternoon. Easter egg hunt at New Hope Saturday evening drew many children. J W Ballard, recently teaching at Liberty Hill, moved back home. Singing at Mr Allen Barnes Sunday night was enjoyed.
A 1999 program lists Apr 16 events at Union Camp Ground School including dialogues recitations and plays. Students perform pieces by Annie Thomas Hattie Thompson and others with a Jake String Band for school music and prize delivery by Prof V D Whatley.
L. D. McPherson offers cheap farm loans with perfected arrangements. Office located in Wells house at the corner of Newnan and College streets.
A worried husband enters a decorator shop to choose wall paper for his wife. The clerk shows many options while the husband cites petty objections. Finally the clerk sighs that the only solution is a divorce, ending the exchange with a sharp punchline.
The article traces mahogany from Raleigh’s 1597 demonstration of its value to its 1724 import by England. It notes West Indies Honduras and Mexico as early sources and explains Europe’s role as a buyer before African forests were found by Stanley England and continental Europe.
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