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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
3
A historical ad promoting Mother's Friend external obstetric balm to ease abdominal muscles and ligaments during childbirth. The copy claims reduced nausea and morning sickness, safe use, and long standing popularity. It cites Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta Georgia as the maker.
The Carroll County Georgia Sunday School Association held sessions at Pleasant Grove church July 24–25 1915 with about 70 churches represented. Officers were elected John T. Hixon president J F Brooks vice president J C Hixon chorister and others. The meeting praised by attendees and set Mt Zion for the 1916 gathering.
Protracted meeting began at Shady Grove on Saturday. Messrs Jim Parish Horace Grizzard and Ossie Harris of Cullman Alabama are visiting the community. Mrs Susan Hamrick and Mrs J T Morgan visited last week. Mrs Alzena Jordan and children visited Carrollton. Moses West attended the Sunday School Association at Pleasant Grove. Liarlie Williams visited Maggie Peck. R Grizzard’s family reunion held at Jesse Grizzard’s home on July 24 with Virgil Bailey of Waco attending. Harris and Grizzard families joined a noon dinner at 11:30 and later, Jimmie Harris of Cullman was ill and called home. The Embrys visited W J Sheffield and family.
Revival services started Sunday at the Methodist church with Rev. W. t. Pierce of LaGrange assisting. Walter Guthrie of Atlanta spends the week with his mother Mrs. Guthrie while Jim Craven returns from Cullman Alabama after attending to his mother’s illness. Two baseball games were played this week with Franklin and Bowden as visitors. our boys won both by a large margin. Starling Staples and wife of Conway Arkansas visit their father JT Staples. Quillian Tatui of Young Harris is expected home later in the week. Mrs. T. P. Staples remains seriously ill with little sign of improvement.
Burksville residents report extreme heat and dryness and urge rainfall. The community notes social visits and gatherings including the Hinesley reunion last weekend and local families traveling between Cross Plains and Pleasant Hill. Wayside School, led by Prof Lock Stallings, has 47 students and progresses well.
The text notes the latter part of the week spent with Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Herrin near Lowell. It mentions Mr. Ben Sticher improving and that Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Hackney and their daughter spent Sunday with Mr. W. T. Hackney and family.
Renting season is at hand advertise your wants in the Free Press. Cost five cents per line. Connect with people who have what you want. Also paying top cash for sound mules at Bledsoe’s Stable by Bledsoe and Powers.
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