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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1921
Page
2
Entered at the Carrollton Georgia post office on mail matter of the second class. The notice notes official handling of postal matter and timing within the mail distribution system.
The Conyers Times and Henry County Weakly criticize lawmakers for proposed cuts to Confederate veterans pensions and the common school fund. They urge wiser budget choices, defend veteran payments, and demand prompt salaries for widows, teachers, and pensioners. The papers accuse officials of targeting the weak and call for stronger fiscal responsibility.
readers recount how rural corn calf and pig clubs for boys and canning clubs for girls reshape outlooks. by fostering enterprise and home pride, youths see farming as profitable and stay in rural life rather than drift to cities.
The text argues for taxing luxuries and wealth rather than poverty and necessities. It cautions against taxing everyday items as nuisances, suggests taxes on soft drinks candy clothing and amusements fall into luxuries, and supports income taxes as fair if not excessive, since they affect those who can afford them.
Bankers and political leaders in Georgia consider unearthing hidden cash from homes and pockets could flood financial institutions, boosting business. A plan to raise postal savings interest aims to attract depositors and shift funds from informal to formal banking, expanding postal savings use.
The German boom is described as an industrial surge with full employment, even as victorious Britain and America face business trouble. Germany’s willingness to work appears key to rapid recovery, while England endures strikes and low production. The piece contrasts high German productivity with higher American costs and the push for more pay with less work.
An editorial lauds the American and Carrollton spirit of unwavering optimism amid adversity. It praises farmers facing drought and businesses enduring low demand, arguing the nation will prevail with patience and a forthcoming change. It emphasizes resilience, future victory, and the shared belief in brighter days ahead.
The piece notes hope amid scarce rain, acknowledges ongoing war talk but cites a dry summer. It mentions a world seeking permanent peace and warns of faltering preparation for future conflicts. It ends with news of no immediate tax reductions.
Walton Tribune outlines acute rural life deficits in Georgia including lack of running water lighting and household labor saving devices. It argues for a Roosevelt era rural school system linked to community life and calls for social and economic reform to empower farm mothers and educate rural children despite delayed suffrage.
The vacation period endangers children as they leave school and seek freedom. Parents must guide daily conduct, reinforcing classroom lessons to prevent forgetting. Teachers educate during study hours, but parents safeguard both, supporting club women in rural areas to organize communities, libraries, and religious societies. Let's go to work future citizen.
The diary fragment humorously notes daily misadventures from a narrator named Slats and friends. It touches on spending sprees at a store, a mop bucket mistaken for ice cream, a doctor visit, a hardware store price query, a tack incident, self restraint talk, dress requests, harp lessons, a book agent on politeness, and a quip about Japan and disarmament.
In fifty years some people foresee a hotter world as the hottest era arrives. Mr Harditg argues disarmament is possible regarding weapons of war but cannot neutralize certain dominating housewives whose favorite tools provoke daily battles at home.
There is an insistent demand throughout the country for desirable town property. Inquiries are constantly being made of real estate men. If you are in the market to sell, list your property with us. The party who ante it may be along any day.
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