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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
2
Elizabeth Jane asks whether good girls exist amid anti female press. She defends honest women and loyal men, criticizing harsh articles and urging a brave editor to publish contrary views. She signs off hoping for future submissions.
The piece urges young men to acquire skilled work, learn a trade or profession, and gain business knowledge. It argues maturity comes with practical employment skills, notes wealth requires financial literacy, and contrasts past ease of finding work with today’s denser population and rising property values.
The passage urges the value of skilled trades and thorough education for steady work in hard times. It emphasizes charity as action toward others, noting wealth is earned by good deeds and the heavenly reward lies in benevolent acts toward fellow men. It uses imagery of roses and humble roofs to stress humility and faith.
The Carroll Free Press urges merchants to use newspaper ads as the best form of publicity, emphasizing timely, well prepared copy and early submission. It argues readers matter, warns against gimmicks, and advocates ads in papers with broad circulation for profitable results.
Editor of the Free Press thanks all who assisted during the illness and death of her husband. She expresses heartfelt gratitude and prayers for those who helped and for blessings on their homes.
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