Carrollton Weather and Legislature Nomination Hint
In Carrollton Georgia on June 22 1911 a letter notes recent rain as acceptable. It predicts the nomination of one of three county candidates for the legislature, stated with confident expectation.
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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
4
Community Post Offices Cut Hours Spark Widest Support
The text praises nationwide post office closures on Sundays except for necessary work and notes Carrollton joins the trend. It calls the Chautauqua a success despite finances and emphasizes the event aimed at mental moral and spiritual uplift rather than profits, with hopes for an improved next year.
Carrollton Should Build A Public Auditorium For Gatherings
The editor argues for a central large auditorium in Carrollton to host Chautauquas conventions and commencements. A city hall would be a prudent investment, solving the town's need for a centrally located public space beyond the current school venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Chautauqua’s
Elective offices face opposition and procedural hurdles
The piece asserts that the people are the rulers and office holders serve them, but notes that the push to make all offices elective meets opposition and encounters difficulties. It emphasizes popular sovereignty amid political friction.
Amateur Night Promises Many New Stunts for Local Crowd
The upcoming amateur night is set to entertain with numerous fresh stunts by local participants, while some acts will be unavailable this year. The event highlights the town’s eager performers and the chance to showcase untapped talent.
Editor notes on paid 'advertisements' in papers
The Senoia Gazette editor criticizes editors who profit from publishing announcements for hotels and resorts. He argues such notices are paid endorsements, not genuine currency, warning proprietors will pay for space or face cessation of free announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senoia Gazette
State official warns against popular County elections
Our State School Commissioner condemns electing County School Commissioners by the people and urges appointment instead. He offers other recommendations worth reading. The Republican Senate seeks to shift US Senate elections to federal control, risking suffrage laws and possible troop presence. We monitor these developments with interest as sacred state interests are at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Senate
United States
Amateur Night at Chautauqua Auditorium Promises Local Fun
Tuesday June 27 program features 20 Carrollton residents in sketches dances and acts with veteran and first time performers. A well known man will deliver a negro sermon and the two hour entertainment serves as a benefit to cover last Chautauqua expenses. Aimed at helping friends attend with extra tickets encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Carrollton
Pig Club for Carroll County Encouraged
In Carroll County Georgia readers are urged to form a Pig Club similar to existing corn clubs. The writer notes hog raising is profitable and promotes home smokehouse use. He invites interested locals to mail in their names to join the Carroll County Pig Club, signed J H Melson Carrollton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Family Guidance for Youth Toward Worthy Aims
A passage from The Ladies World June issue urges parents to instill pride and confidence in children, arguing youths should have clear aims in life. It suggests early exposure to worthy goals helps resist future temptations and strengthens character through elder expectations.
In Memoriam Jas Robert Harman of Carroll County Ga
In Memoriam notes the death of Jas Robert Harman born March 3 1870 in Carroll County Georgia after a long illness on June 14 1911. He left five brothers two sisters and a widow Ethel Murrah. Harman described as quiet honest brave and patient and praised for upright daily conduct and faith. W E D
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Robert Harman
Carroll County
Bob Harman
Heavenly Father
Excursion Fares Via Central Of Georgia Railway July 1911
Excursion fares via Central of Georgia Railway to Black Mountain Detroit Flovilla Macon Rochester for events in July to September 1911. Fares from select points Georgia or statewide as noted. For totals, sale dates, schedules, and train service contact ticket agents SF. J Robinson and J. C. Haile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central of Georgia Railway
Black Mountain
Montreal
Detroit
Mich
Supreme Lodge Royal Order of Moose
Flovilla
Indian Springs
Georgia
Macon
Grand Lodge
K of P
Card of Thanks from Harmon Family
The Harmon family expresses heartfelt gratitude to neighbors and friends for assistance and sympathy during illness and death of their brother. They note loved ones are treasured in heaven and in their hearts and offer blessings from Mr. and Mrs. W S Harmon and relatives Beulah Harmon and Mrs J E Reagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Harmon
A. D. Harmon
J. A. Harmon
L. M. Harmon
E. S. Harmon
Beulah Harmon
J. E. Reagan
Locomotive Snatch by River of Rope Triumphs War-Era Feat
A Civil War tale recounts 1864 Confederate engineers rope pulling a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive from tracks in Maryland. A hundred Lee soldiers moved the engine fifty two miles to Virginia, drawing awe from B and O executives who later praised the feat as engineering marvel. The leader was promoted road master of the system for his extraordinary issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Confederacy
Virginia
Carper’s
Elia Wit At Any Rate Better Than Aiming At Dullness
A quoted quip attributed to Charles Lamb suggests his reply to a complaint about constant wit. The remark, noted as possibly from the St James's Budget, plays on Lamb’s whimsy and Elia persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
Elia
Lamb
Dumas and the Mycologist Fundraising Tale
An anecdote from Youth's Companion recounts Alexandre Dumas debunking the ego of a self assured author. He narrates a walk with the man, discovering a fungus, and humorously proposing to cook it to prove a point about being mistaken. The tale ends with a quip that they subscribe to the fund for an indifferent mycologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandre Dumas
Romineer
Dumas
Monsieur Dumas
Screen in that back veranda and keep out the flies
Carrollton Hardware Co urges installing a screen in the back veranda to keep out flies, noting they have the necessary screen wire ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton Hardware Co
Powerful Voices in Historic Shriekers
A fragmentary historical note argues two biblical figures Simeon and Levi used loud shrieks to deter enemies. It cites passages from Genesis about shrieks scaring warriors, collapsing walls, and spreading fear in Surton and Gaash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stentor
Homer
Simeon
Levi
Surton
Jacob
Gaush
Judah
Gaash
The Old Story Referenced by Pittburg Post
The Pittsburg Post cites a line claiming a duke told a daughter an old tale about debts totaling £0 in a fragmentary excerpt. The text suggests financial intrigue and faded royalty references without concrete details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hag
Pittsburg
When Lightning Strikes a Tree
A historical description explains how a lightning strike causes a tree to explode from internal steam. The bolt traverses the trunk and hollow areas, heating moisture to steam that bursts the wood, ripping the tree apart without burning it.
Breathing Machinery and Rust in Enclosed Spaces
A writer on engineering notes that idle machinery like a motorcar risks internal rust from air respiration. Trapped air spaces inhale and exhale with temperature changes, causing moisture buildup in cylinders gear boxes clutch chambers ball bearing gaps and other cavities.
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