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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1921
Page
2
The Carroll Free Press semi weekly edition notes its filing with the Carrollton Georgia post office as mail matter of the record.
A Southern Republican call argues women are better suited than men to serve on school boards. It claims over 98 percent of child education work begins with mothers and that women’s experience with schooling makes them efficient and practical. The piece presses for women’s eligibility across Georgia boards.
A call to duty emphasizes growing Boy Scout membership and the urgent need for more leaders. It frames former soldiers and veterans as ideal leaders and promotes Scouting as a national service that trains boys into capable citizens through outdoor life, discipline, and patriotism.
A terse critique notes that some individuals would remain silent if forced to think before speaking. It argues that many leaders claim readiness for duty yet insist on choosing their own definitions of what duty entails.
A wry reflection on perpetual effort and memory in town life. The speaker notes that experience reinforces belief and that even the wisest in town cannot escape labor. It closes with a reminder that people rarely forget their own names.
A Courier column reflects on how mere knowledge of a business location does not guarantee customers. It argues enduring success comes from service, price, and vision for the future, not nostalgia or rumors about long presence.
Educational officials acknowledge the United States trails in general literacy. War camp data show only about one in four young men can read and write. Aliens arriving have not received basic schooling, with night classes failing to unlock full literacy. Japan is cited as having stricter educational standards. The nation risks falling behind without better training for the illiterate.
A Paris design scandal draws notice as skirts length and attire spark male complaints. The piece cites long hems recalled by midlife readers and the Rainy Daisy for wet days, with Rev J Whitcomb Brougher weighing in that women should model their own styles while clergy stick to sermons.
J A McClintock reports that peach orchards employing sanitation after harvest, removing rotted fruit and weeds and burning twigs and wild plum thickets, combined with 3 to 4 spray applications, yielded high quality fruit in 1921 with fewer wormy and rotten peaches than 1920, proving spray alone is not sufficient.
The superintendent opens pupil registration for Maple Street and College Street Schools from August 28 for two weeks at Horton's Book Store. High school students should register and plan courses before school starts. Urged to register promptly to avoid seating issues.
The excerpt contrasts urban housing shortages with rural comfort and farming in Carroll county. It notes that many would farm if they could borrow money to hire help, while those unable to invest in modern improvements struggle to fetch decent prices when selling their country places.
The ad announces improving conditions over the past year with prices in many lines already near bottom. It claims staples are near end of price slashing and promises to lower prices on good furniture without sacrificing quality. Strong emphasis on maintaining quality while cutting costs during August.
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