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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
8
Local notes report visits by B B Simontonie in Atlanta and B C Bass to Griffin, plus numerous swings through Atlanta by residents such as C H Stewart and R C Teague. Mentions of illnesses, travels, and social visits accompany civic notices, school needs, and church events.
A string of humorous vignettes from a city scene features a lazy husband kept at home by night watch duties, the discharging of a groom amid servant gossip, a violin claim involving a Stradivarius, and a newspaper editor's quip about advertising costs. The pieces reflect light social satire on work, status, and media.
The passage describes how the late Congressman Jerry Simpson despised ostentation and wealth boasts, recalling an incident where a wealthy senator boasted about affluence in a way that drew Simpson’s sharp contempt.
An official cheerer enters a private room and locks the door, weeping deeply for a half hour before composure returns. She dries her eyes, smiles with her familiar bright countenance, and jokes that the sadness will last two months.
The exchange describes a millionaire showing a secretary a pen that fails to write then revives after dipping in cold water. He proclaims the treatment rejuvenates old without fail and warns it will save money.
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