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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
6
A venerable Pennsylvania resident endures an evening in the parlor as his eldest daughter performs her full musical repertoire for a guest. The guest comments that some songs will never die, earning the old man’s gruff retort that his daughter seems to kill them more than keep them alive.
A southerner hears a disturbance in his chicken house and commands voices to identify themselves. A frightened voice from the far corner reveals there is nobody there except the chickens.
The word salary derives from salt money used in ancient Rome. Soldiers received salt as pay and the term salarium or salt money evolved into our modern salary.
Bert R Lean of Cheng Wash recounts a near fatal lung scare. An expert’s misdiagnosis followed costly visits before Dr King’s New Discovery cured him. The ad touts the remedy for lung trouble bronchitis coughs and colds with a 50 cent to 1.00 price and free trial bottle from Johnson Drug Co.
A penniless youth pleads for the hand of a magnate’s daughter, declaring love conquers conventions. The old man, intrigued, asks which of his four daughters, leaving the decision to the father.
A dispute at an Ireland fair leads to a manslaughter verdict. The doctor testifies the victim had an unusually thin skull. When asked for his defense the prisoner quips about whether that skull was fit for a man to attend a fair.
A sermon contrasts the world’s indifference to grace with God’s goodness and forbearance. It outlines three offered graces: the riches of goodness, the long-suffering forbearance, and the future assurance of salvation. The message urges repentance toward God and faith in Jesus Christ as the path to life.
For Sale or Exchange. One 2 horsepower gasoline engine, brand new, best made. Reason for selling is to install complete electric equipment. R. Lee Sharpe Carrollton Ga.
A reflection on greeting others with warmth to lift spirits. The author urges everyone to show genuine optimism through facial expression and handshakes, believing sunny conduct can inspire and strengthen those around us despite personal troubles.
The American Medicine piece argues that early schooling is misguided. It claims children learn most in infancy and early years, and that formal schooling should be delayed until ages 9 to 13 or later. It urges postponing studies and redefining curricula to align with child development.
The article reprints two household wash recipes from Home and Farm Louisville Kentucky. The outside wash uses unslaked lime salt and soft soap to create a rain resistant coating, while the inside wash combines lime cream with skim milk salt and brown sugar. An optional germicidal boost adds chloride of lime to thirty gallon batches.
Women who seek beauty and vitality may benefit from Electric Bitters which claim to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys, purify the blood and improve nerves and complexion. The ad also promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for chronic throat and lung troubles with comfort and relief for bronchitis asthma and consumption.
Warning against lingering colds that weaken health and risk developing consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as a cure for persistent coughs after other treatments fail. Caution urged not to experiment with untried remedies to avoid delay in curing or lung complications.
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