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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
6
A local advisory urges shoppers to prepare Christmas gifts early to avoid retail rush. Carrollton merchants offer large, well assorted stocks with lower prices than Atlanta, and friendly, reliable service. Shoppers are encouraged to study ads, make lists, and buy locally for a fair deal.
The editor and his wife trade a witty banter about his absent minded dining habit. She recalls a moment when the hostess offered more pudding and he declined citing tremendous pressure on his pace, prompting humorous disbelief.
Money to lend on farms with improved arrangements for cheap terms. Prompt supply available. Office on Newnan Street near Free Press office.
In this Memphis Commercial Appeal excerpt, the cotton market pauses amid global tensions and events. It notes how strikes, raids, boycotts, and economic shifts in China India Egypt Russia and New England ripple into U S cotton prices and demand, underscoring cotton’s vulnerability to worldwide conditions.
Druggists praise Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy for tight and distressing coughs. It contains no opium or stupefying drugs and uses harmless shrub leaves for soothing bronchial membranes. Safe for children, it is sold by Camp Drug Co.
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as beneficial for elderly people with kidney or bladder disorders. It claims the product stimulates urinary organs corrects irregularities and tones the body urging immediate use for vigor.
A Portland Oregonian note explains how the turkey fowl earned its name in Europe after being observed in Mexico and misperceived as Asian. The piece links geographic error to discovery of America and the term turkey endures in English. A separate anecdote recalls Tommy the red headed boy asking about a friend Jimmy Brown to invite him to Sabbath school, showing child humor.
Mrs S Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire reports Foley s Kidney Remedy cured a severe kidney trouble after years of suffering and she calls it a grand good medicine and highly recommends it.
Mrs. A C Williams of Backy credits Dr Kings New Discovery with curing a graveyard cough that nearly cost her life. She reports a 58 pound weight gain and full recovery after using the medicine, which claims a world healing record for coughs colds and lung throat diseases. Sold at W E Johnsons drug store with guarantee 50 cents and 1.00 trial bottle free.
A prose urging single women to marry now, arguing life is real and youth passes quickly. It frames marriage as essential and portrays remaining unmarried as a negative example to inspire action and future spouses.
An era when business and newspapers face periodic lassitude, the piece argues advertising acts as a tonic. It claims advertising boosts morale, energy, and vigor, likening it to quinine and iron, and urges timely use before decline sets in. It frames advertising as an economical, preventive measure for any resilient organization.
The Paris Appeal editor contrasts past and present wellness and social habits. He notes shifts from home remedies to medical care, from raw resilience to professional treatment, and from traditional apparel to modern lingerie and dining, reflecting broader changes in society and politics.
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