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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
2
A Winder News snippet urges courtesy as a key to customer goodwill and success. It argues that courtesy costs little self-control but yields large dividends, while irritability signals small-mindedness and weak character. The piece champions patience and firm self-discipline to prevail in business.
A Texas murder case from 38 years ago ended with A L George serving decades in prison. After release he sought compensation, was ignored by the Texas Legislature, and died in poverty. A deathbed confession of H M Sharp surfaces in Atlanta tying Sharp to the crime. The Wichita Eagle reflects on flawed justice and calls for divine justice.
An Athens News excerpt reports Vincent L. Price of National Candy Co noting prohibition boosted savings banks most, with soft drinks, ice cream and confections, movie shows, and candy also benefiting. He cites reduced liquor spending and argues people stash money in banks for homes, old age, and income.
An Athens News editorial decries rising homicide rates nationwide and in Georgia, arguing expert defenses threaten capital punishment. It laments jurors and judges ignoring oaths, governors yielding to influence, and a crumbling justice system that props up a carnival of crime.
The Cobb County Times advocates growing tomatoes as a commercial money crop in Cobb County. It notes Maryland Delaware New Jersey Michigan and California lead in tomato production and warns farmers on the Eastern shore diversify with multiple crops. It urges trying tomatoes next year to expand profitable crops.
A poem recalls swans migrating to Arctic shores amid sun and rain. The farmer resumes work as trumpeting swans pass, while a black cloud looms and a plea rises to halt sport and greed that threaten endangered birds. The speaker hopes right will prevail and wild swans roam freely across this land.
The Carroll Free Press argues for state funding of sheriff expenses after county officers like Sheriff Garrett and deputies destroyed 61 stills in two weeks and 66 in 1921, pouring out 828 barrels of beer and traveling 3680 miles. It warns that without pay or reimbursements sheriffs may neglect crime fight due to personal costs. It urges legislative action to cover actual expenses for officers dedicated to breaking up crime.
A Douglas county man rode fifteen miles round trip to attend an important meeting, only to learn it was scheduled for the next day. He calculated a loss of at least five dollars, as the date had been published in the Sentinel but he was not a subscriber. The tale urges readers to consider the value of subscribing to the Sentinel.
The Chamberlain Medicine Company marks fifty years, praising sustained advertising in The Observer and worldwide papers. The note thanks the press for a half century of collaboration, noting long-running ads across the globe and belief in newspapers as the best medium to reach the public with meritorious products.
An old exchange prints homely maxims about rising early minding business and truth telling. It also jokes that an advertisement in this paper is worth more than a fence sitter, highlighting print ads' value over passive reading.
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