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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
6
Practical guidance on road crowns ditches and drainage to prevent water pooling on earth roads. Explains proper crown height side ditches alignment underdrainage trenching and use of a road drag to maintain smooth crowned surfaces. Includes description of a homemade two half log road drag and horse draft setup.
Mrs. William Orvis of Clare Michigan touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine in the world and promotes rural road improvements. The notice explains drag techniques for smoothing earth roads and urges county farmers to maintain roads, while announcing a prize essay extension to October 15, 1913 for rural schools and related awards.
The Carroll County Farmers Institute holds a program at Bethel Camp Ground under the State College of Agriculture Athens Ga with morning and afternoon sessions. Notable talks cover soil productivity farm demonstration boll weevil issue and canning club activities. Officers elected include H E Reeves chair and C M Stallings secretary.
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. H. M. Moore born May 5 1840s died May 8 1913 aged about 68. A Baptist member for fifty years she left seven children three sons and four daughters. The church offers three resolutions praising her life and asking publication in county papers.
W. D. Magti of Whitemound Wisconsin, a noted merchant, purchased a stock of Chamberlain’s medicine to supply customers. After delivery he fell ill and says one small bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than the cost of his entire stock. for sale at Red Cross Drug Store.
Community updates from Carrollton include crop progress with farmers report good yields. Social items mention Miss Pearlie Gray visiting Miss Berta Gray, an ice cream supper at Mr. Willie Phillips, and Mr. Oscar Mote with Miss Annie Robinson stopping by. Local youths attended a singing at Oak Grove and Lonnie Gray visited Walter Phillips. The note ends with an ad for Groves Tonic at 50 cents.
A detective narrates in first person about counterfeiting rings in a small town. He infiltrates a poker game to observe the counterfeit bills, wins a key hand, and uses careful observation to identify conspirators. The account highlights clever devices, social dynamics, and the danger of hidden criminal networks.
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