Local Notices From Carrollton Area Gather Steam
Mr Ed Phillips moved to a new home and Silas Harper bought M P Rook’s saw mill. T A Davis and Miss Mary Brown wed December 24 with Rev Eli Terrell officiating. Mrs Lottie Rocks bought a telephone. It’s a girl. J F Davis moved to a new residence. J P Coleman, hurt, is up again. Several visits and movements of neighbors noted near Lowell Clem and other local spots.
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Carrollton
Ed Phillips
M. P. Rooks
Whooping Creek
T. A. Davis
Mary Brown
Eli Terrell
Silas Harper
M. P. Rook
J. A. Phillips
Jourville
Callie Davis
Lowell
Jack Driver
E. J. Cash
Lottie Rocks
J. F. Davis
J. P. Coleman
Mt Zion Settlement Leap Year Marriage Observations
Local notes reflect health, weather, and small-town happenings in Carroll County. Dr Lewis visits Haralson county and performs a tumor operation with Mrs Terry Cook improving afterward. A baby injury to Jeff Reid’s child, a fresh snow, and New Year wishes to The Carroll Free Press editor are recorded alongside community praise for readership.
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Carroll Free Press
Carroll County
Free Press
J. EE
California gambler denied fault in wild story of debt
A man recalls owning a gambling house in California in the 1870s and recounts lending $50 to a hurried acquaintance who fled town promising to leave the business to him. A posse soon arrives to lynch the man who borrowed the money, but he has vanished, and the address turns out to be the same gambling house.
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California
Dave
North Carolina
How They Care for Guests in New York Hotels
New York hotels offer lavish guest amenities in dressing rooms with free soaps powders ice water and linen hand towels hair pins combs and mirrors. A unique device provides disposable cotton for face powder avoiding puffs and a notice says the conveniences are for paying guests only.
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New York
Davis Leaves For Wisconsin To Reside Permanently
Booth Tarkington regales college graduates in a New York club with a tale about Davis who vanished with his mouth organ. The group learns Davis has gone to Wisconsin to reside permanently, with the instrument serving as a playful clue to his plans.
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Booth Tarkington
New York
Davis
Mr. Tarkington
Wisconsin
Growth of St Petersburg Population and Industry
Growth of St. Petersburg is shown by the December 1910 census reaching 1,907,708 including suburb areas. The city is mainly an office town and seaport for part of the year, with cotton textiles as its principal industry. It notes a steamship line to Libau linking to New York, enabling direct American shipments without transshipment delays in foreign ports.
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St. Petersburg
Libau
New York
Didn’t Get Across First Omaha Man Surprise
In a brief quip two Omaha men discuss travel plans with one surprised by an unexpected result. The other hints at an appearance in New York and a hopeful first pick, reflecting lighthearted local humor.
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Europe
Omaha
Bodla J
New York
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Chas, K. Henderson
J. A. Mandeville
C. A. Lyle
J.C. Newell
E. B. Brodnax
Carroll Real Estate
First National Bank Building
Carrollton, Georgia
THE
Hattie Kelly
Newnan
Clem
Albert Brown
G. W. Phillips
Mt. Zion Settlement
Jeff Reid
John Moore
Merrell Bros
John
Tom
Reg
Royster Fertilizers
Royster
Mr. Royster
POLY
Paton
Lupfert-Scales Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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