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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
7
A collection of light quips on Mary and her lamb becoming a sheep, languages in Russia, soap prices, and thrift. It jokes about advice, a friend who followed it into the bug house, and notes the oddities of everyday commerce.
Among unfinished business to be disposed of by Congress on assembling is remedying its unaccountable omission in failing to tax the salaries of its members. Of course it was an oversight.
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial urges full citizen involvement in wartime effort. It contrasts soldiers’ duties with civilians’ responsibilities and calls for universal personal accountability to bolster national victory. The Atlanta Constitution echoes the call: forward for home and country.
An editorial urges better roads for Carroll county as winter approaches. It highlights farmers and lumbermen bearing dragging costs, advocates paying farmers to drag after rains and freezes, and calls for Bankhead or other good highways. Emphasizes energy conservation and national resolve to maintain production.
A devotional piece from the Atlanta Journal urges Americans to reflect on the Messianic birth, seek justice and truth, and embrace peace and world wide righteousness amid war. It recalls Jesus cleansing the temple, contrasts peace with conflict, and calls for steadfast faith and action to save democracy against autocracy.
A poem from the New York Times by Engene Thwing contrasts the fate of a soldier in France with the home front. It urges readers to support Liberty through money, work, and loyalty, praising those who answer the call and send aid while the soldier sacrifices.
The State offers information on nursing and guidance for stenographers and typewriters. Mrs W W Baskin serves as Carroll County Chairman for the Council of National Defense to provide advice and materials.
A profitable job for girls is making scrap books of jokes and local interest for troops. The Brunswick News backs W. J. Harris for senator as Hardwick’s defeat nears. Griffin News supports Harris. Dalton Cillen cites Murphy Candler to beat Hardwick. The Columbus Enquirer-Sun notes a race thinning is needed as candidates push on.
A historical quip notes Prussia as created by a cannon ball and speculates that the same force would remove it. The remark contrasts creation and destruction by the same agency, echoing Napoleonic-era sentiment about war and power.
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