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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
4
After the election the community is urged to attend three camp grounds near Carrollton within twelve miles. Shiloh hosted last week, Bethel is current, and Union will host next week in a sequence of local religious gatherings.
The Training School for Sunday School Workers will be held at the Baptist church starting Sunday, August 27, taught by Geo. W. Andrews and B. D. Ragsdale, two enthusiastic Sunday school men. Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey is favored by leading Democrats as presidential candidate for the next campaign.
The state legislature passed a new game law that does not ban hunting birds entirely but limits the number of game birds that may be taken and imposes hunter restrictions. It also provides for a state game and fish commissioner to oversee enforcement.
Mr and Mrs Frank Beck of Atlanta visited the former's parents here last week Mrs Fred Martin of Dothan Ala is the guest of Mr and Mrs H P Kelley Mrs FE G Kramer is spending several days at Borden Springs Miss Margie Brown is visiting in Am Ala A party of young people went to Simonton's mill last Thursday night for a moonlight picnic The party included Miss Mayne Archer Pauline Entrekin Lena and Mary Hogan Helen Long Cleo and Kathleen Alman Lyell Brown of Atlanta and Messrs Chippie Foster Charlie Jones John Martin Jamie Bledsoe Harry Bledsoe Raymond Robinson Ed Bledsoe and Raymond Fleming
A concise notice invites townsfolk to drop by Fitts Drug Store for a refreshing ice water break during visits to town.
Hutett Rev King assisted Rev Huckeby in protracted meeting. Mrs Henry Boyd died after illness and was buried at Macedonia. Alabama visitors include Mesars Homer and Reuben Jones in Atlanta and Horsley cousins visiting here. Guests from Birmingham and Cross Plains noted with brief health and travel updates.
Aug 17 Dalton reports L P McCutchen of Dogwood Valley brought a seven foot tall cotton stalk with 200 bells to town. He claims an eight acre field yields well over a bale per acre. The land was pasture four years ago and soil improved. only 200 pounds of fertilizer per acre used.
Rome will host one of the state’s largest Confederate veterans reunions on Wednesday and Thursday September 20 and 21. Officials expect thousands to attend and call the event highly enjoyable and well attended.
A courtroom confrontation unfolds as a witness is called and a man declares the accused is gone then clarifies he is dead The judge seeks the truth while the reply notes the man has died reflecting Scottish humor in Sinclair’s sketch of legal squint and wit
The article cites H Godard in Scientific American praising bees for architectural mastery. It explains honeycomb cells are six sided to avoid waste space maximize strength and minimize material. It notes queen cells differ by forming a round single cell at the edge.
A vivid account describes a child ghost dubbed the radiant boy seen and heard within a house of commons setting. Its pale complexion and silver halo are noted as it paces with anguished moans and fixed gaze, though its origin and purpose remain mysteries.
A bibulous passenger on a Cleveland Plain Dealer game page scene leans toward a baby across the aisle. The child yells, the mother answers no college, and the drunken man jokes about the yell before dozing off.
For sale 150 acres just outside city limits. Will sell as a whole or in small tracts. Call at once J. H. Harris.
A Scribner's Magazine sketch profiles 6 000 native Indian rulers from Nizam to minor chiefs. It contrasts diverse breeding, ancestry, education, and wealth with varied spending from public works to private luxury. It notes princes as chivalrous or decadent and describes their diverse appearances and temperaments.
A stern woman storms into a police station claiming her husband has been missing since yesterday. She presses for clues and demands action, while an officer awkwardly questions potential hints and attempts to calm the scene. The exchange centers on why he left home.
A diary excerpt recalls Mrs Disraeli injuring her face after a fall at a marble dealer. She instructs a hostess to mislead her husband about the injury by feigning a headache and seating him far away at dinner. Disraeli remains unaware of the accident for two days.
A man who gives his wife all the bright dimes and coins notes that bright money runs in streaks. Sometimes he accumulates many bright coins for days or weeks, then may go a month without one. He cannot explain the pattern but observes his own wealth rose recently due to a near absence of bright money.
The President of the United States lacks an official flag but as commander in chief is signaled by distinct standards. The army flag is red with the coat of arms, while the navy flag mirrors the design in blue with the same arms.
The Notice urges enterprising citizens to plan exhibits at the coming fair. It lauds record crops and superior livestock, urging everyone to share a product of their labor from field, forest, mine, or shop to celebrate the area’s natural resources.
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