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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
5
A Rev W W Roop sermon recounts a Christian mother left destitute when her soldier son went to war. Facing starvation, a stranger seeks supper, but reveals he is her long missing son who has saved earnings to return home. The tale ends with renewed faith in God’s overruling providence and grace.
A fragment reflecting on awakening as moral and intellectual progress. The speaker contrasts physical labor with the rarity of true wakefulness, quoting a line about “one in a million” for festive intellectual exertion and poetic life, noting no person is ever fully awake.
Poem excerpt by B Strickland Gillilan presented in Leslie's notes on life and knowledge. Reflects on mystery and humility as a recurring lesson across a journey from train cars to stars. The refrain asserts that some one knows something the speaker does not.
A verse from the New York Times by W. W. Whitelock traces a man’s life from birth to death in a single day. It humorously chronicles stages from work and marriage to conflict, contemplation, and finally sleep.
A fragment describes a machine dubbed the Dynamo as a droning bee that powers cities ships and wireless signals. It likens its constant motion to a bee feeding lazily, mentioning Ralph Bacon in a reflective aside.
Georgia poultry instructor at Ga State College of Agriculture describes Sore Head or Chicken Pox, its appearance on faces and wattles, spread potential, and practical care. Instructions include iodine application, vaseline, scab removal, and a three day regimen of epsom salts then sulphur in moist mash for every fowl, repeatable as needed.
John R. Fain professor of agronomy Georgia argues land in Georgia should be plowed in fall to gain freezing thawing effects. He favors leaving land rough early to expose soil to elements and says fall is best for deep plowing and subsoiling when subsoil is dry and less prone to clod.
Bulbs such as tulips hyacinths narcissi and crocuses should be planted in fall before Christmas for outdoor beds. For indoor forcing plant bulbs in pots or slates in October then keep in a dark room a month to six weeks without drying out or staying too wet. Expect bloom six weeks to two months after moving to warmth.
Alfred P. Thom, counsel for the Railway Executives' Advisory Committee, told the Newlands Joint Committee that national defense requires federal regulation of interstate railways. He argued state-by-state rules harm efficiency, urged compulsory federal incorporation, and proposed a Federal Railroad Commission with expanded rate powers to ensure just, universal regulation. The plan envisions local commissions to assist but keeps national oversight as essential.
A cured Wisconsin patient from a county hospital for tuberculosis writes to express gratitude for Red Cross Christmas Seals. He credits the National Tuberculosis Association and Wisconsin groups for education, sanatoria, and affordable care that enabled him to live with TB. He notes most proceeds stay in state for local tuberculous work.
The Red Cross Beal campaign is shown as a vast effort with 925,000,000 Beals printed and distributed across the United States and territories. Millions in advertising materials, over 1,000,000 personal letters, and an army of nearly all volunteers propel the push to sell 100,000,000 Seals to fund antituberculosis work and support 1,500 associations nationwide.
A letter to the St. Louis Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis from Jerry O Connor praises the Red Cross Christmas Seal Sale. The poem asks for a new lung for him and others, urging donations to fund open air schools, sanatorium care, and home support for tubercular children.
Former Cleveland mayor and Secretary of War Baker expresses strong support for Red Cross Christmas Seals. He sent a $1.75 check and ordered 1918 seals for his children Getty, Jack, and Peggy Baker, asking the league to mail seals to their Cleveland home at 1851 Crawford.
Retired Ute police officer recalls being guided by a mysterious visitor to the Charnley murder scene. In a hushed bedroom, a sobbing woman confesses a clandestine marriage and a protective plea to keep the tragedy secret as the informant suspects the murdered man himself. The teller contemplates whether the true killer is among those present.
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