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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
2
The piece extols Dr Pierce's medicines as made from native forest roots without alcohol, using pure glycerin and exact processes. It claims the formula is sworn on bottle wrappers, with endorsements from medical leaders and warnings against miraculous cures, urging patient use for real relief.
In Kansas the Sabbath School rolls around forty pupils while the measles rage regionally. Cotton is nearly cleared in the settlement and crop work resumes. Local updates mention police fatalities in the past week, family visits, and Santa Claus goods being stocked for children. Jed Harris hosts Santa Claus headquarters again after a trip to Atlanta by J Ru McKibben.
A notice notes Hog killing time at Yeats School House and mentions Mrs. Gun Knight's illness, alongside a marriage between Steve Carter and Lonnie Weaver near Tyus. J E A Simpkins buys Mrs. Amislee Warren’s property near J D H Roberson’s, with Sacred Harp singing planned at J W Simpkins on the third Sunday night this month.
Farmers near Stogner report typhoid fever improvements in Ben Smith and family while measles cases appear in the community. Local visitors include Dolphus McBurnett of Waco Ga, KR F. D. Noa, Leonard Arthur, Sau Moon, Vergal Mion, Alma Landers of Tallawansa, Rosa Abercrombie, Louise Styles of Kansas, J. B. Copeland of Waco, Daisy Moon, W. B. Moon, and Joe Cole of Waco.
Bethel and nearby residents share a week of visits and travels. Misa Oda Gray visited her cousin Mrs. Jamie Harris in Roopville, Rev. Jessie Garrison traveled to Carrollton, Walter Garrison stayed with his parents, and the Garrison and Allen families spent time in Temple and Haralson. Oda Gray visits Carrollton. Baskin and family plan East Alabama as their future home.
Notice to Tax Payers announces due dates for city taxes including ad valorem interest and sinking fund. Payments collected in the mayor's office on Monday evenings and Friday mornings with final deadline December 31 and executions issued January 1 698 at 7 percent interest. City Clerk E B Merrell signs.
In Memoriam for Mrs Ann Farmer born 1882 married 1899 to Joe Farmer. She joined the church in 1900 and died October 31 1907. Describes her devotion to family, charity to orphans and sick, Christian life and hope of reunion in paradise.
Shady Grove reports a lively Sunday singing and a progressing school led by Miss Minnie Ward. Local residents including Miss Alzena Horton and Mrs. J L Jackson Hear visited kin in the area and near Abilene. Walter Robinson from Carrot on visited friends, and Mrs Dave West remains home with a sprained ankle. Mrs O J Morgan also visited her mother Mrs J W Horton.
A Los Angeles writer extols Arbuckles coffee after more than thirty years of use praising its uniform aroma and reliability. He notes many families switch back to Arbuckles, claiming no other coffee matches its quality and aroma.
For Tax Collector we announce the name of Mr. Mat Griffin of Temple as candidate for Tax Collector of Carroll County subject to Democratic Primary action.
For Rent. One horse farm two and one half miles from Carrollton on Lowell road. Apply to Mrs. M. A. Keith.
Advertises a 24 by 6 inch Planet and Matcher, an 8 inch moulder, and a set of Blacksmith Tools offered at low price. Includes no contact details or location.
Advertisement invites good landowners to borrow money at six to seven percent interest for five years, urging immediate action and to bring all required collateral.
Wanted at once to exchange two carloads of Enterprise staves and Rangers for Tocay scrips or cotton receipts. Also two cars of plows and one car of Improved Combination Middle Sust ers. J. H. Harris, of course.
W P Cole advertises money to loan with lower rates and favorable terms, promising quick approval and cheaper financing than competitors. The brief notice emphasizes affordability and accessibility for borrowers seeking prompt loans.
A New York Times piece recounts Emily Louise asking if God makes peaches and where stones come from. The father explains God makes the stone first and places the peach outside for convenience, noting people eat the peach not the stone. She then asks why nuts are inside shells, prompting reflection on divine design.
The piece recounts a youthful Bismarck as a university student in the Tyrol near Altenthal falling for a peasant girl. He offered marriage and to give up Prussia, yet her peasants’ Catholic parents opposed a Protestant Prussian Junker. The romance ends as he returns to Berlin.
Notice from the Board of Education detailing the 1908 term schedule. Six months total, with one month between Nov 18 and Dec 25 1907, three months between Jan 1 and May 1 1968, and two months between July 1 and Sept 18 1908. Long term schools paid for any six months taught. By order of J. Travis, C. S.C.
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup is advertised as a liver booster and breath cleaner that cures headaches and regulates digestion. The message notes agency secured and urges inquiries about Arans Cures chronic constipation, with sale through Hamrick's Pharmacy.
Bookkeeping Course three dollars per month Shorthand Course three dollars per month Telegraph Course unlimited scholarship thirty dollars per month Write Southern Business College and School of Telegraphy Newnan Georgia.
An old note claims pneumonia follows a cold but never after using Fol ey's Honey and Tar. It says the product stops the cough heals and strengthens the lungs preventing pneumonia. Sold by Hamrick's Pharmacy.
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