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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1920
Page
7
The passage contrasts city and country children, noting city youth lack regular work while country children perform chores early, building responsibility and initiative. It argues many successful businessmen originate from rural upbringing and encourages readers to ask neighbors to support The Carroll Free Press and its advertising.
An advertising claim extols S.S.S. as a long trusted blood purifier, arguing pure blood prevents disease and supports all organs. The copy invites readers to obtain free medical literature from the Swift Specific Company Medical Department in Atlanta, Georgia.
A Acworth Georgia man and his wife describe fatigue and boils on the neck from a hard spring on the farm. They say after a week of taking Ziron they felt stronger, appetite returned, boils dried up, and they recommend the iron tonic as safe and effective for all.
A report from Athens Ga details about five hundred boys and girls attending a short course. Girls from Carroll and local leaders joined in activities from cooking to pine needle basket making. The writer praises Dr Soule Chancellor Barrow and others, cites memorable campus entertainment and Church attendance, and expresses gratitude to Athens residents and demonstration agents.
Miss Lula Proctor has the mumps while Miss Ura Wright visited Miss Chlog Eason. Mr. and Mrs. W. Proctor smile over a new arrival. Louella and Odessa Eason spent time with Mrs. Kate Moses of Mount Zion. Prof H P Shell from Sand Mountain teaches an Indian Creek singing school with eighty four on roll, bringing a gifted sixteen year old scholar, Fossy Madox. J C Lively visits Charte Posy for several weeks.
Washington experts propose a $30,000,000 savings by merging rural mail delivery with transporting children to central graded schools. Critics note fixed school departure times and variable mail schedules challenge routes, but combining roles could reduce costs. The plan aims to promote central graded schools and improve education.
Mark Seaton, once a driftless drifter, receives a $1,000 windfall from an old partner and moves to Elmore. A scheming broker uses a mistaken identity to push him toward selling land, but mismatched fates and misdirected letters lead to a lucrative sale. Seaton gains $15,000 minus fees and wins the heart of Mrs. Alma Bryce.
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