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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
6
A poetic Christmas meditation describes the Christ Child walking through streets as bells and carols rise. It speaks of welcome, kindness, and peace prevailing where hate and unrest once dwelled, ending with the Christ Child’s blessing through the season.
Christmas is celebrated as a Christian festival for centuries with Christ as the Light of the World. The Christmas season runs December 25 to January 6, featuring the tree, gift giving, and festive foods. Holly and mistletoe hold ancient sacred meanings tied to healing and love traditions.
A seasonal exhortation urges cheerful acts toward the weary and sorrowful. It calls readers to share abundance, light a home with kindness, and seek joy through giving, promising personal fulfillment and a truly happy Christmas in deed and truth.
In a humorous exchange, Punguier-poy asks for Christmas wishes while a companion named De Close-Well waves off gifts and prefers to keep the money. The banter hints at festive bartering and modern thrift during the season.
The season is described as more than trees and gifts, a communal spirit that binds friends and loved ones. May its glow extend into the coming year for all readers.
Poem fragment praising an endless Christmas spirit and the urge to cultivate festive cheer year round.
The Tenth Angel took Mrs Ada Godsby on July 22 1919 at Bre W T Godsby s home. She joined Mt Pleasant Baptist Church in 1894 and was baptized by Rev F C Payne. She leaves husband six children and many friends. The Mt Pleasant church committee offers sympathy and requests publication of the resolutions.
An advertisement urges readers to enjoy meals and avoid faulty digestion by thoroughly chewing food and spacing meals five hours apart. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets after supper to restore pleasure in eating.
Carrollton High School creates a four year Confederate Memorial Scholarship awarded by Annia Wheeler Chapter U D C. Eligibility limited to Carroll County descendants of Confederate veterans. Award by competitive exam stressing Southern history. Exam also tests standard high school material. Dates to be announced. text book list to follow. Committee: Mrs C E Henderson, Mrs R D Jackson, Mrs J A Ruudy, Mrs C E Smith, Mrs T B Slade.
A brief advertisement promotes Rhynes medicine as a splendid remedy for biliousness indigestion and sluggish fiver with no griping. It urges a trial and notes availability at all drug stores for 10 and 25 cents from Rhyn Medicine Co US AY GA.
Duroc pigs shoats and brood sows offered for sale or exchange. Includes 20 eleven week old pigs 10 six month old shoats four brood sows two males and two gifts. Located one half mile from Carrollton on Factory road.
Your name and address printed on envelopes and stationery for a neater, cheaper option. A dime’s worth and a quarter’s worth at a time, as advertised by the Free Press office.
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