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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
11
A garbled fragment mentions soldiers for children and parents, a Christ motif, and songs like Oh Mother bake an Apple Pie Our Ray's Come Home, noting it is meeting with wide and instant popularity amid unclear context.
A dated opinion questions why government price controls apply to wheat and steel but not cotton. Citing Bainbridge Searebught, the piece argues if price regulation is just for one commodity it should apply to cotton too, noting regional tensions and grievances over perceived partisan favoritism.
An essay urges establishing a February day for planting trees in memory of Carroll County soldiers who died for liberty. It proposes public parks churchyards and school grounds as sites and enlists women’s groups to lead the effort. A small coin collection could fund a memorial monument or shaft on courthouse grounds.
The writer extols Christmas as a gift oriented toward generosity beyond family and friends and notes the wartime shadow lifting to promise peace. Yet rising prices and wartime absences dim incomes, urging practical relief and acts of kindness to those in need this holiday season.
A wartime editorial argues that German cruelties stem from government led hatred in the army. It praises humane treatment of German civilians, urges distinction between a cruel regime and misled people, and hopes returning soldiers carry justified anger but sympathy for civilians.
The essay cautions that peace will be slow and the postwar era will bring shortages and high costs. It notes armies remain until a peace treaty is signed, then a long recovery with taxes high and living conditions unsettled. The piece urges patience and cheerful endurance.
A fragmentary quotation contrasts President Wilson dining in Berlin for Christmas with the Kaiser dining in Washington. The garbled text suggests a preference for Wilson to be in Berlin during the festive season rather than the Kaiser in Washington.
A local notice lists a Christmas tree at Stripling Qeferber at 2 o clock, with mentions of Elgin car parts and various tools. The report features a farewell supper for Miss Mabel Davenport hosted by Miss Merrell, Davenport departing for Elberton, plus multiple social visits, family travels, and a death from blood poisoning in Atlanta.
Two weeks ago the Ministers' Association announced a Christmas morning preaching service at Presbyteri a Church with Rev. BR. FL Mize as preacher. Since then Mize has become severely ill and cannot preach. With widespread illness in the community, it is deemed wise not to hold any service on Christmas morning.
Mr James Burns died at his home on Wednesday and was buried near Lowell on Thursday. The obituary notes his long years of service to the community and references his standing among local citizens.
Augusta Cobb widow of Tate Joseph H Cobb died in Atlanta Tuesday. Her body was brought to this city Wednesday and interred in the city cemetery. She is survived by two sons, Hugh B Cobb of Atlanta and Joseph Cobb of Little Rock Ark, and one brother, Mr S Grow of this city.
Misa Estella Chanea wed Raymond sq. J. Norman at the brides parents residence on Sunday December 15. The ceremony was performed by an officiant named I. J. Norman.
J K Ellington, 65, died at his home from pneumonia after influenza. He was buried Wednesday in the city cemetery. Formerly a Western Union operator, he later sold peanuts and pop on the square.
Mr G W Merrell died Sunday night at his daughter Mrs J M Harding's home in Douglasville. The body was moved Monday morning to Villa Rien and then to Pleasant Grove church for interment. He was 78 years old.
Doctors recommend a quick cure for colds and grippe using a brick calomel purgative Calotabs. Take one Calotab on the tongue at bedtime with water then drink water. next morning purging cleanses the system. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents. Guaranteed by druggists, price refunded if not delighted.
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