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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
5
A newspaper notice proclaims a closing out sale with greater savings on all merchandise including clothing and accessories. It promises low prices to clear a mammoth stock and a refund guarantee if customers are not pleased, highlighting items from cloth ing furs millinery suits skirts cloaks petticoats corsets house shoes gloves hosiery neckwear and notions.
An 19th century New York Sun piece surveys sapphire varieties from India and Ceylon, noting deep blue and greenish in transmitted light, pale blue inferior stones, and rare star sapphire. It contrasts sapphire fashion with diamonds and rubies, explains hardness, and mentions synthetic imitations and collector pieces.
A playful scene unfolds as Isabel age three and a younger girl care for a two year old on a house lawn. A visiting young man asks who is who, and Isabel answers with composure while the other girl clarifies, preserving the gentle domestic moment.
A minister, scandalized by Deacon Erastus Snowball in the vestry after service, saw him take a fifty cent piece from the contribution box and replace it with a dime. The deacon, asking what the matter was, claimed his own rectitude and quipped about long-standing practice.
An ad from W, Dr Bass & Son on Rome Street Carrollton Georgia offers top prices for quail. The message promises the best payment and invites poultry sellers to contact the business.
In a study cited as Thin Korean by Dr. H. N. Allen, fights in Korea unfold as verbal battles across a street. Peace makers intervene as crowds gather. conflicts stay mostly harmless with occasional hair pulling or minor nose bumps, never serious bloodshed.
The London Standard explains how the term bureau originated from cloth or wool strips placed on tables to protect bindings and coins. Over time the name shifted to writing tables covered in cloth and finally to the modern desk, and by extension to the room containing such furniture.
A simple method to see wind using a common saw. On a north wind hold the saw with ends east and west. Tilt the saw so the teeth lean at forty five degrees and look along the teeth to watch the wind flow over them like water over a fall.
A well known politician plans a day of sport with a friend and bets a guinea he can make a large spaniel awake. After a shrill whistle and blank shot fail, the guinea returns to the winner. The politician laughs that the dog Mahatma is his stuffed old hound, noting it’s the tenth guinea he’s won with him.
A shopper seeks a box of Schreffte jeandy at Word and Conner's. The note implies a local store inventory or purchase request with an unfamiliar item name.
Local ads promote turkey sales by W D Bass & Son and Harris Hardware Co with plows and sharpening points. Jackson Griffin stores push Xmas goods including eight piece din sets and clothing reductions. Baskin Co urges early shopping for a smoking jacket and accessories with a focus on holiday bargains.
A German chemical hexamethylenetetramine is cited as a valuable ingredient in Foley's Kidney Remedy. Medical texts recognize it as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine. The ad urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of irregularities to avoid serious illness.
Carrollton Georgia officials pass two ordinances in December 1909. The first forbids patrons from paying more than franchise authorizations and deems extra charges a demand. The second imposes fines on the Carrollton Electric Company for unlit nights and requires marshals to log and report lights out.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire says Foley's Kidney Remedy cured a severe long standing kidney trouble after about a year since purchase. She endorses it as grand medicine and notes it is sold by Johnson Drug Co.
Ada mson and Jackson law firm offers foreign capitalists favorable terms for five years at seven percent interest. R D Jackson invites inquiries for possible financing arrangements.
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