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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
4
Classified notice from Carrollton Georgia dated June 26 1913 advertises total and long distance telephone service with a local office at Carrollton and a listed phone number 249. The text presents as a partial historical ad snippet from the Carroll Free Press.
A reader lauds a Methodist church men’s meeting as uplifting and transformative. The account describes singing, a sermon on taking heed to one’s ways, and a call to abandon worldly habits such as cards and whiskey. The writer recalls a reunion with an old friend who vows to amend his life.
An antique advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for hot weather. It urges every family to keep it on hand and claims high value when needed, noting Red Cross Drug Store as the seller.
A minister announced his last appearance in the pulpit citing unpaid salary, lack of love for God and lack of church activity, saying he will move to serve as jail chaplain. He quoted a farewell sermon about preparing a place for believers.
The editor argues credit pricing adds 19 cents per bushel on corn versus cash, urging farmers to borrow at 6 to 10 percent rather than accept credit. Blames irresponsible crediting of shiftless workers alongside better farmers, calls for reform by farmers themselves. Mentions fertilizer profitability data from Indiana experiments and notes fertilizer yielded higher profits per acre on wheat than corn.
An excerpt from Summit Point West Virginia features Anna Belle Emey recounting 15 years of right side pain due to womanly trouble. After starting Cardus she improved from the first dose and by twelve bottles was fully restored, praising the tonic and urging other women to try it. The ad promotes Cardui and directs readers to Chattanooga Medicine Co for instructions and a 64 page home treatment book.
Whitesburg residents report visits from Dan Brewster and J M Stevens, while Leila Richards returns from Vienna for the summer. Prof Glenna Parrott and Prof R E Grier are noted as school leaders shifting roles from Whitesburg to Senoia and Bremen. Community updates include illnesses, social visits, travel, and a fire loss at Quinn Ansley’s barn with no insurance.
Daily attention grows for the Chamber lin Tablets praised as a grand remedy for stomach and liver troubles. Sold by Red Cross Drug Store.
Mr. Lee Cochran, once a Carroll county resident and now tax collector of Cullman county Alabama, traveled to the Free State of Carroll last week to visit relatives and friends. Local lore claims Cullman people believe there is only one Georgia county named Carroll.
A local shop slashes straw hats for men and boys in a staged sale. Prices drop from 3.00 to 0.39 as stock moves, with multiple sizes and grades advertised. The promotion emphasizes quality and deep discounts to attract buyers.
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