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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1920
Page
2
A prudent buyer plans weeks ahead and keeps a record of previous gifts and expressed desires from friends. The key to gift success lies in appropriateness to the recipient and their circumstances, avoiding overelaborate items that overwhelm their home.
The piece argues toys have evolved from mere playthings to tools in child development. It notes science views toys as aids to growth and social training, while children historically used simple rejects to imitate adult life. It contends play shapes neural and emotional development across ages.
In Cumner and nearby parishes a centuries old practice sees all tithing residents visit the vicarage after Christmas Eve service. The vicar is said to provide four bushels of malt brewed into beer two bushels of wheat baked into bread and half a hundred weight of cheese. Remnants are shared with the parish poor after morning prayer.
Traditions of the Christmas festival recur in many nations, passed down through generations in tales that mix fear and delight. Sir Walter Scott notes that births on Christmas or Good Friday bring visions and the power to command spirits, while he cites Spaniards attributing Philip II’s downcast look to this privilege.
The passage celebrates giving joy over receiving, stressing that brightening another’s day with thoughtful surprises matters more than gifts. It emphasizes the heartfelt pleasure of spreading happiness and the value of benevolent actions during festive times.
Local items report John Bracknell’s slow recovery after being run over, hospital care at Carrollton, and a string of visits and neighborly news. Family movements include Mr and Mrs Newt Phillips moving in, and multiple calls and visits among Gordon, Lands, Phillips, and McLendon households. Community events mention a juror, a Ford purchase, and residents socializing across nearby towns.
In a county broadside, figures show 30x1 2, 4.00 payments to B T Jackson and W M Boynton for cash and photos, Horton’s Book Store lists a 2 Brownie Kodak at 4.65, totaling 599.90. The note asks if the county will boost membership to 500 next year in Carroll.
The Progressive Farmer outlines practical steps for next year including growing nearly all food and feed on the farm, maintaining livestock for dairy pork and poultry, keeping at least one brood mare for work, using prolific seeds, practicing crop rotation with a legume each acre, applying phosphorus and lime where needed, and adopting labor saving farm implements for economical production.
Carroll County club winners crowned at the Southeastern Fair in Savannah. Recipients include Herschel Butler, Odus Bonnett, and Guy Driver earning $50 state prizes and scholarships to the Athens short course, plus cotton club cash prizes for Dura Lackey Nixon and Arvid McGuire. Local prizes from area banks and businesses total $205. Readable names appear alongside various cash awards and merchandise prizes.
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