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Newspaper

Carroll Free Press

Location

Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1918

Page

3

A Splendid Tonic Cardul Appeal from Hixson

Mrs J B Gadd of Hixson Tennessee recounts how Cardul relieved a long running left side pain and fatigue after pregnancy. She credits Cardul with restoring strength and ending the trouble, urging other women to try the tonic for headaches nervousness sleeplessness and tiredness. The ad touts Cardul as a trusted female tonic for forty years with many testimonials.

Hixson Tenn J. B. Gadd Cardul Cardus

City Men Prove Able in Harvest Labor

Federal farm help specialist reports from Kentucky that city men, many raised on farms, perform well in harvest work. Conferences in Birmingham, Alabama, highlighted urban workers standing heat and exertion with willingness and patriotic enthusiasm.

Federal Kentucky Department of Agriculture Birmingham Ala

Women and Children Help Save Cotton in the South

Ten white women from Ringgold Louisiana chopped 17 acres of cotton and turned over the proceeds to the Red Cross. Georgia women urge delaying school openings to allow children to pick cotton, as farm labor shortages threaten the crop. The remarks came at the Department of Agriculture farm labor conference in Birmingham Alabama.

Ringgold Georgia Department of Agriculture Birmingham Ala

Spray Cotton to Prevent Red Spider

Atlanta Georgia July notes the red spider pest attacking cotton in hot dry July and August. It describes life cycle, damage, and control methods including spraying with potassium sulfide, kerosene emulsion, or sulfur solution, with two applications seven days apart. Also recommends removal of infected plants and weed destruction to curb spread.

Atlanta A.C. Lewis Georgia Board of Entomology Wade

A Day in New York City

A Washington Herald feature lists rapid city rhythms: four visitors arrive each second. an immigrant every forty-two minutes. arrests every three minutes. births every six minutes. a royal faith referenced every seven minutes. a new business every forty-two minutes. fires every forty-eight minutes. harbor travel every forty-eight minutes. a new building erected every fifty-two minutes. deaths by accident every one and three-fourths hours. divorces every eight and one half hours. felonious acts every few hours. nightly restaurant spending reaches 1 240 000 dollars. and about three hundred and fifty new residents move to New York daily.

New York Fie Noyal Basiness Washington Herald

Coal Shortage Warns of Winter Food Stock Up

Commissioner J Brown urges farmers to store fall harvests and stockpile food as coal shortages loom this winter. He warns the federal administration may limit coal use or embargo districts with ready wood supplies, creating demand for wood fuel and advising delayed wood harvest until sap runs out about September 1.

J. Brown CAIL Brown

Smokes Tax Hike Planned in House Vote

Washington August 4. A sizable rise in tobacco and cigarette taxes is anticipated after the ways and means committees approved the bill. The projected revenue from stamps and tobacco items could reach about 440 million dollars, as details move to the full house for action.

Washington Rato Anelgins Edigarettar Tobadeo Tony

Bargains in Bibles exchange offer to trade Tibles

A terse note offers to exchange Tibles for a wihod. Apply to OT, VEY.

Army of Smiths Now Over 100000 Strong

An OCR fragment reports large counts of Smiths with over 100000 in the group and lists many common surnames such as Williams, Millers, Wilsons, Jol O Briens, Browns, Johnsons, and Mil tora, indicating a study or census style tally of surnames rather than a narrative event.

Smiths Ho Nmmy Siaitha William Smiths John Smiths John. A. Smiths Wilsons O'Briens John Johnsons George Miltora

Urgent Advice Urges Farmers to Sow Winter Wheat

The State Department of Agriculture urges farmers to plant at least two acres of winter wheat per plow and to give careful care to wheat and oat planting. The State Bureau of Markets offers help in obtaining quality fall seeds with prompt aid from Coxe at the capitol in Atlanta, Ga.

State Department of Agriculture Fas Flere State Bureau of Markets Tony Lita of Coxe Eiite Atlunta

Wouldn't Marry Her The Swain Dismisses Suit

A young couple discuss marriage and a future home while a maid weighs their hopes. The swain hesitates, citing the girl's father as overly anxious to send her away, and the couple dreams of a life together. The scene ends with a firm refusal from the suitor as the girl clings to him.

Does Education Pay and Paths to Self-Discovery

The passage questions whether education is worthwhile and asks if learning to think clearly, gain expertise, and broaden horizons pays off in personal wealth, status, and fulfillment. It cites Dr. Grison Swett Marden and emphasizes self-discovery, mental power, and reaching wider possibilities through study and training.

Oithin Iisok Grison Swett Marden

Men Must Prove Their Useful Work in Aigiate City

In Aigiate Georgia every man is required to carry a card showing his occupation. Compulsory work laws spread to many cities and a state legislature plan to require similar proof was pending in mid July as Federal farm help specialists reported from Nir Winghoni Alabama.

Aigiate Nir Winghoni Ala

Somewhere in France a Mother's Sacrifice to Brave Sons

Poem reflects on mothers in France during war who mourn brave sons. It recalls a mother whose son suffered nerves and fear, yet gave his life and honor for his country. The piece contemplates sacrifice, pride, and the high cost paid by families and soldiers alike.

Almont Hensley

Sugar Shortage Pressures War Efforts

In wartime Britain a notable sugar shortage hits both sligat-enne and sugar beet raps as home production declined. Destruction of overseas beet fields and submarine blockades reduce output, while the government demands ample supplies for servicemen abroad and domestic use.

Sen

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