Carroll County Sunday School Convention Plans
The thirty sixth annual Carroll County Sunday School Association Convention will be held at the Methodist Church Bowdon Georgia on the fifth Sabbath and preceding Saturday in July 1911. Efforts urge full representation and prayerful planning for a successful revival and improvement of Sunday School work across the county. The program is to be prepared and published later by President Thomas W. Dimmock, Secretary W. D. Whatley, and Chairman John T. Hixon of Carrollton Georgia.
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Carroll County Sunday School Association
Lord Willing
Methodist
Bowdon
Thomas W. Dimmock
W. D. Whatley
John T. Hixon
Carrollton
Harris Hardware Co. Advertises Screen Doors and Windows for Sale
A hardware firm promotes screen doors and windows for sale with delivery service. Harris Hardware Co. offers contact by phone 28 for purchases.
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Harris Hardware Co
Lost Dog on West Avenue Reward Offered
A two year old black and tan dog with a white streak under the neck and breast went missing about two weeks ago from West Avenue. The owner, Paul F. Brown, offers a reward and requests finder to notify the Free Press.
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West Avenue
Paul F. Brown
The
Free Press
Chautauqua in Carroll Runs June Eleven to Eighteen
A Carroll event presents a Chautauqua from June 11 to 18 aimed at enriching minds and dispelling cobwebs with thoughtful lectures and discussions for lasting impact.
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Carrollt
Speech Echoes From Chautauqua Leave Harper Reflecting
The Hon. Geo. W. Harper told a Free Press man that parts of his anatomy are swollen from the good things heard last year at the Chautauqua, signaling strong impressions from the event.
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Geo. W. Harper
Chantauqua
Washington's Loyal Ruse Unmasked a Traitor Host
In a St. Nicholas tale, General Washington tests a treacherous host near West Point by disguising American dragoons as British riders to reveal the man’s disloyalty. At 1:15 p.m. the trap springs and the false friend is captured, confessing bribe motives.
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Washington
West Point
H. A. Ogden
St. Nicholas
Instinct Larger Than Will in Darwin Snake Test
A curious tale from London portrays Darwin at the Zoo in Regent's Park. He pressed his forehead to a glass case as a cobra struck, yet the glass shielded him. His reasoning failed to override the instinct to dodge, proving instinct stronger than will or reason.
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Darwin
London Zoological Society
Regent’s Park
The Game of Drafts Through Antiquity to Revival
The origin of the game of drafts is unknown. Paul de Mallet's 1668 treatise shows drafts is depicted in Egyptian monuments. The game was known to Greeks and Romans and found in other ancient writings. It revived greatly in Europe during the sixteenth century.
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Paul de Mallet
Europe
Precocious Harry Says He Dares Whipping Opposes Father
Three year old Harry comments on being like his mother in one way while noting that he and mother do not believe in whipping children, unlike his father in this exchange.
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Harry
Mother
A Question of Precedence
A London Mail report describes a nobleman angered by a farmer for lack of respect. The nobleman cites ancestral superiority from the Conqueror era, while the farmer retorts that his ancestors were equally battered by hardships, underscoring a clash of class attitudes.
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London Mail
Caste in India a barrier to progress in Scribner's essay
Price Collier in Scribner's argues caste as an immutable birth right that blocks all progress. He details social exclusion from dining to marriage and notes how officials and workers alike are impeded by caste divisions hindering administration and public welfare.
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England
Atll
America
India
Price Collier
Scribner's
Evarts Hints At Hidden Western Reserve
In early May administration days Secretary Evarts jokes about unseen western reserve of Ohio while cabinet members discuss informal appointments. President admits making a few with personal friends, all within the state department.
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Mayes
Evarts
State Department
Varts
John Sherman
Western Reserve
Ohio
Dumas Comic Exchange On a Commandant Ribbon
The elder Dumas wears a commandant ribbon and an envious friend mocks the color. Dumas answers that the cordon suits him, comparing it to the sour grapes in the fable and implying a witty justification.
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Dumas
D.E
Public Offices For Sale in England Under George II
The London Telegraph reports that during George II’s era government posts could be bought. A £500 berth in the victualing office offered payoffs and bribes from contracts, while MPs with franking rights could sell them for about £300 annually.
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England
George II
London Telegraph
Thistle and Rape Battle Described by London Standard
In a London Standard report two famous British plants are said to hate each other. Thistle and rape destroy each other’s fields. sowing rape allegedly annihilates thistles, curing recurring infestations and saving crops.
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London Standard
Waiter’s Witty Banter Sparks Salads Dressin’ Debate
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet captures a diner at a local club calling for a waiter. The exchange features a humorous mispronunciation about a hook and eye in the salads dressing as the waiter grins and affirms it as part of the dressing.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Heat More Extreme in North Than South
An editorial argues the South enjoys milder summers while the North endures heat waves. Editor Edmonds cites Tampa 82 versus Lewiston 101 and lists cities like Philadelphia 90, Chicago 92, Albany 86 as evidence that southern climates are steadier with cooling breezes. The piece urges homeseekers to consider the South as having the best year round climate.
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Manufacturers'Record
Edmonds
Weather Bureau
Lewiston
Maine
Tampa
Florida
Philadelphia
Albany
N. Y
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Macon
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Gulf
Ocean
America
Macon News
Chautauqua Reading Room Free to All
A Chautauqua reading area offers a place to write and rest with ice water and reading matter. Visitors are invited to pass on magazines by leaving them in the rest room for others.
Carlton to visit Chautauqua at Carrollton pro city probe
Mr. Chas. W. Carlton of Anniston will visit the local Chautauqua. He attended last year and praises Carrollton as highly progressive in fostering a good atmosphere.
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Chas. W. Carlton
Anniston
Chautauqua
Carrollton
Chautauqua Note from Atlanta Reader
W. W. Heckle of Atlanta writes to reserve a Chautauqua ticket in Carrollton. He praises the town and comments on the friendly people and the appeal of the event.
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W. W. Heckle
Atlanta
Carrollton
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Georgia
Carrollton Electric Company
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