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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
6
Profile sketches former railroad official Mr Gray as an expert transportation man aiding colleagues on the Georgia Railroad Commission. The piece emphasizes his experience and expected continuity in the commission’s leadership.
Joseph F Gray of Savannah seeks a full term on Georgia's Railroad Commission. A native Georgian with 1909 Savannah Chamber of Commerce leadership and 1909 1910 public service, he touts three years on the commission and broad transportation expertise. Backers cite fitness for the job and record, while emphasizing Savannah and South Georgia representation.
Georgia Carroll County notices detail leave to sell estate lands for R H Henslee and E T Stovall guardianship applications for T D McWire and Tyerson McKeever, all set for first Monday in September 1912, with various administrators cited. Also dismission and permanent administration notices for J O Aderhold and Alfred Smith estates, all dated August 1912.
Mrs. Robert Scott argues in The Progressive Farmer that consolidation improves primary education by assigning each grade its own teacher, enabling focused recitations, better classroom activity, and tailored early childhood spaces. She contends multiple teachers attract higher quality educators and reduce overcrowded one room schools.
Sueneys Expectorant promises relief for coughs colds and lagripps with broad availability across numerous dyUE stores. Product labeling emphasizes prompt effects and common cold relief through well known remedies, urging customers to seek the remedy at listed outlets.
John W Lindsey is a candidate subject to the August 21 primary. He offers a military record and pension office history as his merit. He pledges to protect pensioners and safeguard the state, asserting no setup in his bid to continue public service.
In the Union City Times summary, W. Trox Bankston, candidate for Railroad Commissioner, states he entered the race by resolute ambition aided by statewide support. He argues railroads built Georgia and deserve fair treatment, while taxes and inflated bond costs should be questioned. He favors regulation over confiscation and seeks statewide representation beyond any city or region.
A Georgia newspaper column argues for Judge Hillyer to retain the railroad commission seat. It defends his record against McLendon, cites his long service, and asserts Hillyer supported statewide rate reductions while McLendon opposed them. The piece stresses Hillyer's integrity, youth, health, and fitness for public duties.
A man recounts long stomach trouble and piles, claiming relief after two 25 cent doses of Thedford's Black Draught, a purely vegetable remedy used for over 70 years. He says raw eggs and the remedy cured pain, restored sleep, and left him strong enough to work daily on the farm.
A mixed listing of local professionals includes dentists J M L Strickland and J E Cramer in Carrollton, eye ear nose and throat doctor J H Powell in Atlanta, lawyer R W Jackson and firm Adams on Jackson, physicians R B Foster and L M Lowhorn, and lawyers Newell W J Fielder and Newell & Fielder. Also notes foreign capitalists offering first loss loans and local real estate agent BF Dial Ayr and Sells.
Delighted society members extol Wilson's Freckle Cream claiming lifelong freckling fades after use. A reader writes her feet were freckled since childhood and she notes the cream smooths skin and removes blemishes, urging others to try the product.
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