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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
2
In Tampa a letter from Mrs. E. Corum describes relief from womanly troubles after using Cardus. She says the tonic strengthened nerves and muscles, improved mental state, and renewed energy. The vegetable remedy is touted as a long tried women’s health product with nationwide testimonials.
A class learns paraphrase by rewriting a proverb about a wink and a nod to a blind horse. A student offers a farcical version describing a spasmodic movement of the eyes and a slight bend of the head to a horse that cannot see.
A description of a Japanese auction method where bidders submit sealed slips with bids and names. The slips are placed in a box and opened after bidding ends. The highest bid wins the property. The process has no shouting and relies on sealed envelopes.
W F Massey reports on crimson clover sowing timing across regions from York County Pennsylvania to southeast Maryland and North Carolina. He notes local practices vary with climate, recommending late summer sowing among corn in the north and September to October sowing further south for good stands and seasonable results.
At the Georgia headquarters of the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union a plan gains traction to place brood mares with Georgia farmers. R D Tatum of Palmetto plans a trip to Kentucky and Indiana to source mares while Georgia aims to ship mares into the state this fall and spring. Secretary McDaniel hails horse and mule breeding as crucial to farming.
A playful exchange imagines why a catcher wears a wire muzzle on his face. The joke suggests the catcher might bite an umpire when angry, so officials muzzle him to prevent incidents during the game.
For sale 150 acres just outside city limits. Available as a whole or in smaller tracts. Immediate inquiry encouraged. Contact J. H. Harris for details and arrangements.
W F Massey argues success is not wealth alone but service to humanity. He contrasts educated versus uneducated paths, claiming education better equips individuals to help others and shape future generations.
Land sale on first Tuesday in September at the Court House door Carrollton. 50 acres in original 8th District southwest 50 acres in lot 47 25 acres in cultivation balance woods. Sale to highest bidder. By D S Haynes.
By order of the Carroll County Ordinary the estate of B W Buttrill widow heirs will sell at public outcry before the court house in Carroll County on the first Tuesday in September 1911 for cash 102 acres of lot 115 in the 6th district east portion with described boundaries except a McCain tract. Sale proceeds pay debts and distribute among heirs. S A Buttrill Administrator estate of B W Buttrill.
A brief promotional line invites travelers to stop in and enjoy a cool drink of ice water at Fitts Drug Store while in town.
Thirteen men hauled a ton of coal from Loughborough to London on January 10 1789 as a gift to the Prince of Wales. After unloading into the cellar the clerk provided 4 guineas, and the prince ordered 20 guineas and a beer for each man. The 111 mile journey took eleven days with no relief.
A U S Navy lieutenant thwarted a British officer seeking secret gun plans. The Englishman measured an eleven inch pattern with a grapevine stick, four notches added by the American to ensure the spy could not reproduce the weapon. The incident occurred at a naval establishment.
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