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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1885
Page
4
March 16 report details field trials with an unknown local seed on a favorable season. Plot 1 pulled fodder on August 24 and weighed, while Plot 2 left fodder unpulled. October 1 corn harvest showed Plot 2 produced 28590 pounds more ear corn and 11815 pounds less fodder, equating shelled corn to fodder by about 335 pounds. Authors caution about variability but conclude pulling fodder does not pay.
A miscellany of puns and snippets from a bygone era, including playful lines on boxing gloves a cipher and bread making. It notes a bank cashier’s flight to Tuam a lover’s greeting tune and a joke about hats and laughter. Also mentions a Louisiana town name change and a Rochester domestic letter incident.
Carroll Superior Court publishes a foreclosure petition against B W Williams based on a mortgage dated May 21 1854 securing notes for 178.50 with interest and legal fees. The order requires payment by the next term or default leads to judgment. notice to be printed in the Cannan Press for four months. Attorneys Cobb Cobb Harris and clerk J M J Kelly certify.
Guardian sells 201 acres of the last half of loboland No 90 in Carroll County Georgia at public sale during legal hours on the first Wednesday in January 1886. Sale by guardian Gwen O Connor for creditors per order of the Ordinary. Names: Owen O Connner, J Brown Ordinary, Carroll County Georgia.
An 19th century nursery notice from Hartwell Ga promotes pecan trees and two year old trees for sale. It notes that trees begin bearing at six to eight years and lists prices per dozen and per hundred along with packing free. Proprietor PHBE, Hartwell Nurseries.
An old advertisement extols Samaritan Nervine as a miracle health fix claiming rapid relief from pain and lasting happiness. It urges readers to mail order or contact local sellers and notes multiple outlets for purchase and instruction from the author.
Daily trains run between Atlanta and Birmingham with multiple services stopping at Austell Anniston Anniston and other stations. Services include No 50 Fast Line to New Orleans No 62 Night Express and No 35 Matl Exwelless with various eastward and westward departures from Birmingham and Atlanta stopping at Carrollton Atkinson Sargent Newnan Sharpsburg Turks Senoia Brooks Vaughn Griffin and more.
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