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Newspaper

Carroll Free Press

Location

Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1909

Page

2

Premiums Awarded for Carroll County Boys Corn Club

The Carroll County fair at A and M School in October will award premiums from J S Travis E G Kramer W G Baskin Roop Hardware Co N A Morton Merrell Bros Heaton Bros Dr J D Hamrick Creel Jewelry Co Bradley Hyatt Co Jackson Griffin A J Baskin Carrollton Howe Bass Coulson J H Harris. Awards include gold, overcoats, trunks, rings, signs, hats, suits, guns, shirts, and rifles for top ten ears and top five bushels of corn.

Boys Corn Club Carroll County A. and M. School J. S. Travis Co. Com J. S. Travis E.G. Kramer W. G. Baskin Pr. Crossett Shoes Roop Hdwre Co N. A. Morton Merrell Bros Heaton Bros Dr. J. di Hamrick Creel Jewelry Co Bradley, Hyatt, Co Jackson and Griffin A. J. Baskin Co Pr. Boyden Shoes Carrollton Howe. Co Bass - Couleon Co J. H. Harris

In Memoriam Mrs Julia Copeland 1909

In Memoriam, Mrs Julia R Copeland wife of Jonathan Copeland died at her home in Carroll County Georgia on July 28 1909 at age 62 10 29. Survived by husband five sons and three daughters. She joined multiple churches during life and remained in the M P Church Bowdon. For over sixteen years she endured illness yet stayed steadfast in faith and died peacefully. J McD R.

Julia R. Copeland Jonathan Copeland Carroll County M.E. Church South Shiloh This County Smith's Chapel Bowdon M. P Sister Copeland J. McD, R

Notice Public Restricts Employment For 1909

Ek M Rivers prohibits hiring or harboring Jim Parks or any person under contract on the Jacksonville road area between Mr Zion and Plowshare owner, stating a yearlong ban for 1909. W F Nedell Corralling notes a related description and payment.

Jim Parks Jacksonville

Appropriation for District Colleges Bill Passed

The House approved an annual 2000 dollar appropriation to eleven district agricultural schools to secure a maintenance fund of at least 10000 dollars. The measure, proposed by Brown and Anderson, passed 129 to 16 with a few opponents and supporters arguing for it.

House of Messrs Brown Carroll Anderson Chatham Hall Bibb Milken Wayne Heard Dooly

Ten Dollar Bill Sparks Local Moral About Spending at Home

An Exchange clipping narrates a circular payment among a boarding house family and neighbors. Mr Brown passes ten dollars to his wife to cover promised twenty, with each recipient tracing the bill to another local tradesman. The tale ends with a moral urging support for home merchants.

Mr. Black Mr. Hanley Mr. Manley Mr. Brown

Oldest Fires Cited From Bangkok to Lapland Across Time

A survey of enduring flames describes the Buddhist fire of Bangkok kept alive in a temple near Bangkus for centuries and used to ignite a successor flame every four years. Other long lasting fires include Sarhad in Persia linked to a grateful shah, a Lapland fire reportedly burning seven years, and an inn kitchen fire in Oxfordshire said to have burned for a century.

Bangkus Bangkok Sarhad Persia Lapland Kingland Oxmotherly Svory Palermo New York Tribune

Fragmented OCR note on education and outreach

Unclear text references English and Amerioca Education with scattered phrases about SOS appeals and Joiters. The readable portion hints at education systems and a promise or project but lacks concrete facts, names, places, dates, or outcomes to form a coherent summary.

Grasshoppers and wives in distant duties joke

A quirky, period note discusses Western Australia wives acting as their own servants, with husbands called grasshoppers. It contrasts domestic roles and adds curious remarks on marriages in Korea and other remarks in a collage of contemporary observations.

Western Australia Antipodes Boston Herald

Take Notice On Fyleys Riding Remedy Use

Notice advises all persons to take Fyleys Riding Remedy for rheumatic and urinary issues to prevent serious illness. Warns neglect could lead to Bright's disease or diabetes and threatens health and strength.

Fyley Bright

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