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Newspaper

Carroll Free Press

Location

Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1909

Page

3

Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised By Minneapolis Reader

A Minneapolis woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing female troubles and restoring her health after three months. The letter invites others to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice, noting the product’s plant-based ingredients and decades of testimonials.

Minneapolis Minn Lydia Pinkham Lydia KB Irs Joan G. Mannan Second St North Lydia KE Lydia EB. Pinkham

Why She Kissed Him Conjugal Advice Provokes Lively Exchange

In Boston a lecture on Duties of the Wife prompted the English lecturer to urge greeting husbands with a kiss on return. A stern elderly wife near the front row sharply quipped that it is the surest way to catch them if they've been drinking.

Boston

First Own Doll Delights Young Girl in Exchange

A lithe girl expresses hope and doubt about anticipation as she receives her first personal doll after inheriting treasures from older sisters. She tells her mother through a face of pure rapture that she did not expect to own a doll so soon.

Rockingham Edward

Whist Bonds and a Forbidden Favor in High Society

In a dialogue filled with flirtation, a diplomat explains motives tied to winning favors from Miss Rockingham. The scene hints at strategic courtship and future requests, while interwoven with a note on a subtle romantic tension between Edward and the narrator.

Dinners in Elizabethan Era Rich and Varied Banquet

A historical sketch of Elizabeth I era feasts notes a five course layout with soups fish and porpoise, followed by meats pies puddings and breads. The fifth course features sweets creams cheeses jellies and tarts with drinks including ale beer wine and mead, some flavored with up to twenty five herbs.

Elizabeth

Carrollton Visitors and Church Services Noted in Bowden

Miss Lenora Beck and Miss May Beck of Carrollton stayed with relatives here last week. Miss Kate Thornton of Carrollton visits Mr J R Vance's family. J W Eason and C R Wilson attended to Carrollton business. Richard Holland spent Sunday in Carrollton with Anna Halland returning to Villa Rica. Meeting closed at M E Church Sunday night with twelve professed and several by certificate. Rev T R Kendal Jr of Moreland preached and baptism followed.

Bowden Lenora May Beck Carrollton Richard Holland Anna Halland Villa Rica M. E T.R. Kendal, Jr Moreland

Double Springs Local News Notes Sunday Socials

J L Taylor spent weekend with T A Davis. Mr and Mrs L W Cook passed through our town. T A Davis and sister Lillie attended baptizing at New Levent. Oscar Duncan and Miss Fear Holder wed last Sunday. Many neighbors visited, travelers passed through, and several family outings are noted.

Mrs. L. W. Cook Our Ville T. A. Davis Miss Lillie New Levent F. M. Davie Wreath W. C. Duncan J. F. Davis H. L. Davis Lillie Callie

Boll Weevil to Reach Alabama in Two Years Says Expert

A top boll weevil authority states the insect will invade Alabama’s western counties within two years after spreading through Mississippi. The pest has advanced into cotton regions and is expected to reach Georgia by 1913 or 1914, outlasting prior pest-control success. Major research continues without a proven ultimate control.

Alabama Mississippi Georgia

South Georgia Faces Tax Return Slump Amid Wider Gains

Georgia counties show a regional split in tax returns with South Georgia posting losses while middle and north regions rise. Emanuel and Ware report declines. Jowndes and DeKalb, Floyd, Clarke, Bibb show notable gains. Total to date nears five million dollars as Fulton Chatham Muscogee and Richmond await results.

South Georgia Middle North Georgia Emanuel Ware Jowndes Solar DeKalb Floyd Clarke Bibb Fulton Chatham Muscogee Richmond

Sale of Freight to Pay Freight and Other Charges

Public sale at the Central of Georgia Railway depot in Carrollton Georgia on the Tuesday after the first Monday in September between ten in the morning and four in the afternoon. Pine wood four cards more or less will be sold for cash to pay freight and charges due to the railway company. Plaid wood to be sold as the property of A N Hudgins. This July 26 1909 J L Guill Agent.

Central of Georgia Railway Co Carrollton Ga A. M A. N. Hudgins J. L. Guill Central of Geurgis Railway Co

Real Estate and Insurance Agent Promotes Carrollton Properties

J H Barron, land titles expert and Penn Mutual agent, lists a Carrollton house fronting Adamson Ave with 280 ft frontage and 226 ft depth plus a 150 acre farm northeast of Carrollton on the Carrollton Sand Hill road. Farm includes two new five room houses, barns, and pasture. Prices 3000 plus. titles perfect. bargain at 45 per acre.

Adamson Ave Carrollton Carrollton and Sand Hill Jno Campbell Place B. Harris Fenent Carroll Couny

Union School Flourishes Under Miss Rhoon Martin

Community notes report Union School thriving under Miss Rhoon Martin. Local visits include D W Phillips and wife with their child, Wilse Harper and wife visiting J A Driver family, and J D Driver and wife visiting their parents. Marriage news notes Oscar Duncan wed Pearl Holder last Sunday. An advert promotes Dr. Shoop's Restorative for weak internal nerves with Camp Drug Co as seller.

Rhoon Martin D. W Phillips W. C. Duncan

Milk and Milking as a Nervous Process in Cows

A science excerpt explains milk production is not voluntary. It compares milk flow to digestion, stating the udder fills from a nervous system process and is arrested by disturbance or fear. The text cites Indiana Parmer and Jobim Paerowrhe as authorities.

Jobim Paerowrhe Indiana Parmer

Humorous Toasts and Roman Quips from 19th Century Observers

A London Tit-Bits snippet recalls an American orator admitting incapacity with a fractured toast line about a "gigantic internet" professor while Parisian Talleyrand used a dramatic, muffled reroute to recover a health setback. The crowd responded with amplified applause after the odd display.

Laurog Tim Tallyrand

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