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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
4
Union News argues concealed weapons reflect character weakness and urges New York and Georgia to adopt stricter laws. The piece notes progress in civilization yet notes many still tote hidden pistols, calling for legislative action to curb pistol taking and sales.
The note expresses gratitude to Car rollton People for bringing the Chautauqua Visitors to see us and offering courtesy. It notes such visits make business worthwhile and invites them to come in again.
The Fair Store of Carrollton on Alabama Street continues selling its entire stock of clothing ladies wear and shoes at end below cost. Manager H. Klotz invites shoppers to investigate and promises prices cheaper now than ever.
Harris Hardware Co offers a carpet cleaning preparation sold in 25c packages. Callus to arrange quick shipment of the product.
Myron L. Fuller of the U S Geological Survey analyzes typhoid fever in rural areas linked to polluted drinking water. The report covers pollution sources, protection measures, safe well distances from rock types, and practical inspection over chemical testing, with Water Supply Paper 266 available from the U S Geological Survey.
Local drug and hardware retailers advertise summer essentials for hot days. Fitts Drug Store and Harris Hardware Co offer freezer and refrigerator options along with Paris Green insect powder and other problem solvers. These items appear in a period style catalog blurb aimed at shoppers seeking cooling and pest control.
Carroll County Georgia creditors of W H Rabun deceased must render their demands to W Adamson administrator and all debtors must make immediate payment to the estate.
Local drug and hardware stores promote remedies and buggy benefits. Fitts Drug Store advertises a screened veranda to keep out flies while Carrollton Hardware highlights the Norman buggy and its superior points over competitors.
Scientific American explains the Nile’s annual rise around April 14 brings green water caused by microscopic algae carried from tributaries. In clear, warm Nile waters these colonies form long columns and decay as floods end, signaling the real flood time for Egypt.
A Greek philanthropist named Dichoeus Dichoenus, descended from Byzantine rulers, amassed $50,000 through extreme frugality. A distant relative sent a one inch square letter, and the miser named this reader his heir, illustrating the odd logic of inheritance by minimal means.
Patrolman Grampke interrupted a circus act at Camp Washington when a drunken style performer in pink tights dropped his clothes. He forcibly removed the man and delivered a beating before colleagues separated them. The act was explained as a joke.
Colonel Seotchem seeks rest after a taxing retreat when a gunshot wakes him. His servant MacPherson explains the shot came from a mouse, not the enemy, and reassures the general that no danger is present.
A frustrated father tricks his four and a half year old son into looking out a window for a parade. The boy climbs a chair, then tugs his father back, shouting to see the elephant in the parade, catching the father off guard. The incident from Metropolitan Magazine reads as a cautionary tale about playful deception.
A 4500 year old loaf of barley bread was discovered in the tomb of Menuhotep in Egypt and is now housed in the Royal Museum, Berlin. The dark brown loaf shows large holes and remains in kernel and grain shapes. The bread was rudely crushed, revealing early barley bread production.
C R Mullins announces a one week piano and organ sale starting Monday June 12. Exclusive agents for Everett Harvard Dayton Henry and S G Lindeman Krell. Customers urged to see instruments hear tone compare prices and buy locally. Factory representative will assist in detailing construction and features.
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