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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
4
A Carrollton reader extols the home town weekly for its news on neighbors schools churches and town life. He contrasts it with big dailies and big-city papers, saying the county paper feeds pride and connection to the "ole home town" while keeping locals informed and engaged.
A local postmaster warns that daily carelessness in mailing causes enormous waste. Letters with no address or insufficient postage, unmailable items, and misaddressed envelopes are common. Even careful businesspeople err, and it takes moments to verify address, seal, and stamp before dropping mail in the box.
The Southern Democrat argues for better roads, noting ox carts, buggy riders, and autos all gain from quality surfaces. It contends improved highways reduce vehicle wear, increase comfort, and boost efficiency for business and transport of goods.
A poem tracing how a calf’s crooked trail through a wood becomes a city street and a continent’s traffic. It warns that people follow beaten paths in the mind, neglecting original routes, while old wood gods laugh at the first zigzag. The verse reflects on conformity and the power of precedent.
A collection of editorials argues that unions seek to reduce work output and threaten independence, calling on Americans to defend the right to work. The pieces condemn socialist trends, labor unrest, and alleged inefficiency claims about the Post Office, urging production and national stability.
A fragment condemns Russia for unloading citizens on the speaker, proposing a harsh response. It then references renewing The Semi-Weekly at $1.50, warning the price will rise. The brief mixes political insult with a mention of a newspaper subscription renewal.
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