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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
2
The ma con Telegraph editor’s Talk on Culture labels whiskey a preservative radiator and many other roles while noting its harmful effects. The piece mocks whiskey’s appeal by tracing its slippery chain from warmth to drunkenness ending with punishment in the police court and a headache.
A Card from residents thanks Carroll citizens for cooperation and assistance in making the 4th District A M School Fair a success. They credit Carroll and plan to hold an even greater fair next year and urge preparation now.
A senior note thanks supporters of the A and M School Fair and remarks on prize placement. It mentions Carroll winning a fifth prize at the State Fair and urges county cooperation to secure a first prize. The letter closes with appreciation from J H Melson, press assistant.
Charmed by a tonic praised for improving mind and body health with no alcohol. Vendors claim children cry for it and its balanced formula outperforms other patent medicines. The claim positions it as a wholesome, wholesome solution for ailment relief.
The note mentions Bend Me and a Savings Bank item with a Childs Scotch Book, referencing Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl St New York. It implies a bank savings product and a gift item, but the details are unclear and fragmentary.
A Raleigh North Carolina Progressive Farmer column lists practical farm tasks for the month including soil improvement, manuring, stump removal, drainage, planting fruit trees and vines, pest control, livestock care, barn and poultry house upkeep, home comfort, reading and education, contacting advertisers for catalogs, and planning a definite next year farm rotation.
A former Albany Herald source shares a farmer’s method for reviving tomato vines. After a July decline, plants are cut near ground level and relocated in the garden to root anew, then mature tomatoes appear the following August with high quality and appearance.
Public opinion has shifted against severe corporal punishment in homes and schools. Cities with strong schools outlaw the rod, with authorities deeming it harmful relics of barbarism. The Chattanooga News notes the blue back speller aided many bright minds despite its association with punishment.
The Washington Post warns that rising living costs shrink disposable income and demand higher wages, while producers limit supply. A Sage Foundation study finds a five person family cannot live on less than 800 dollars yearly, and the rise since April is six percent.
The Philadelphia Record notes Taft pleases the South and the South in turn. it argues he should appoint an eminent Southern jurist to the Supreme Court, saying deeds speak louder than swords in this political moment.
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