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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
2
A Herald correspondent from an adjoining county notes heavy flood damage to open cotton and labor shortages, predicting farmlands will plant less cotton in 1912. He urges cotton farmers across cotton states to grow more corn and food crops, calling this the only safe plan.
Readable OCR fragment notes a medical ointment for piles labeled Dr Shuso Matte. It hints at immediate relief claims and topical application, but details are fragmented and unclear.
Dr C A Shore emphasizes replacing open wells with bored or driven wells for safety. He ranks drilled wells highest, then dug wells with pumps and covers, and notes hydraulic rams with spring sources. Protection from slope and waste water is essential to prevent contamination when drawing from any source.
Examination for license to teach in public schools in this county will be held at the public school building in Carrollton Georgia on Saturday December 16 by order of the Board of Education J S Travis County Superintendent of Schools
A man brings a malfunctioning clock to a shop. The clockmaker says cold weather slows bearings and causes clocks to stop, noting many clocks arrive in winter with similar issues. He explains cleaning and reciting as the fix and that winter brings more clock problems than any other season.
Ingenious substitutes for champagne corks could bring a fortune as real corks cost up to ten cents due to long grower waits. Catalonia corkwood requires 46 years before usable bark appears, with multiple harvests and coarse bark unsuitable for champagne corks.
The article notes champagne corks, including cheaper variants, are cut by hand to ensure perfect size and shape. It emphasizes that any imperfection harms wine quality, reflecting meticulous craft standards highlighted by Harper's Weekly.
A statesman jokes about seeking an injunction to curb publications from printing all funny stories before he can share them with constituents. The remark highlights tensions over press freedom and legislative influence on broadcast of humor.
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