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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
4
Carrollton Ga Jan 13 notes a cold spell pulverizing soil and eradicating pests, forecasting a robust year for cotton corn wheat oats and fruits while urging citizens to vote and register.
A newspaper brief notes Mary had a little lamb as a metaphor for rural migration. It cites the era’s trend of people leaving cities for farms, urging young men to stay on the farm and embrace agrarian life as a hopeful sign.
The note urges planting more shade trees in yards and along streets. Trees beautify surroundings and improve health by cooling and air quality, making neighborhoods more pleasant.
A whimsical note recalls a canner who quips that a canner can can anything he can, but a cannery cannot can a can. The light verse plays on homophones and the idea of skill versus factory capacity.
An interdenominational Laymen's Missionary Convention will be held in Macon January 21 to 23. Preparations are excellent and a large attendance is expected as men step to the forefront of church work.
Tom Watson declines to meet Mr W T J Ellis a Philadelphia newspaper man during a debate on Foreign Missions. Ellis claims Watson’s knowledge is limited to secondhand reports while Watson defends his stance and engages on the subject.
The census will show Carrollton growing far beyond 1900 figures yet still not a city by federal standards. The Union Farmer notes the Farmers Union stands strong against political misuse, while locals pledge to deliver the best year yet. Citizens are urged to share news to keep the paper advancing with the times.
A wild blizzard of symptoms signals winter illness with stuffed nostrils chills fever and coughing. The ad urges immediate use of Dr King’s New Discovery claiming a customer cured after three weeks and listing ailments from grip to bronchitis with a Johnson Drug Co guarantee.
Oats are advancing rapidly and offer profits for early sowing. Demand for all kinds of seeds is higher now than later in the season, with better prices expected. Visit W. D. Bass & Son at Rome Street, Carrollton, Georgia for supply.
Hulett reports a peaceful Christmas with no marriage or serious accidents. Rev. W. J. Radcliff preached at M. E. Church. Mrs and Mrs Sam Edge of Flat Rock visited with Mr. J. Ayers. Neighbors from Newnan visited relatives, including Myr Virgil Embry and wife and Willis Johnson and wife. The Sewell family reunited at Christmas. A New Year musical at the schoolhouse, Jan. 3 opening with Prof. C F Richards and Miss Annie Morris. Moving in and out of the community continued, with visiting relatives and local receptions. Mary Roberts teaches at Wayside and Rev. John Layton spoke at Mars Hill.
A motivational piece urges readers to display courage in starting anew and living righteously. It calls for prudent spending, debt honesty, honest speech, restraint from fashion, supporting loved ones, and steadfast adherence to honesty, courtesy, and principle to ensure a Happy New Year.
The Free Press and Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal advertise a year’s subscription for $1.50. The offer combines both papers for twelve months at the stated price.
A pall of grief falls over Virgil and Iota Nixon as they recall their infant son Farris Nixon born September 16 1909 who died December 16 1929 at age 20 months The Mandeville Lodge No 472 LOOF offers sympathy and a brief memorial honoring the child and requesting prayers for the bereaved family with a committee note and publication plan.
J F Morris announces he has bought G T Jackson's interest in the firm Jackson Morris. All debts of the firm are assumed by him and all accounts due the firm are payable to him.
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