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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1921
Page
4
A tough voiced column urges readers to quit complaining about poor conditions. It mocks fakirs and insists progress comes from plain work, not melodrama, urging readers to roll up sleeves, face reality, and keep a positive attitude.
A visitor from a big city praises Carrollton for its welcoming, courteous residents and open latch strings. He notes neighbors speak to strangers, answer questions, and show genuine community spirit, contrasting with money‑driven urban life. The piece urges staying in a town where help is readily offered and people care.
The author argues that while the automobile is a modern necessity, it should not replace daily physical activity. People who own cars spend much of their spare time driving, which deprives them of exercise needed for health. The text urges balancing car use with regular activity and hints at Germany's current state as a motivating contrast.
A compact, reflective note argues the man with the hoe is drawn toward city temptations where he can glimpse the hose rather than tend rural work. The line sketches a tension between labor and urban ease without sensational detail.
Cedartown Woman's Club, echoing Kiwanis, met at Wayside Inn for luncheon and approved a 1000 dollar gift to the new library. Five hundred goes to the building and five hundred to the book and equipment fund. About seventy members attended with more to come.
The speaker urges avoiding pessimism in business and promoting a positive outlook. He warns that spreading sickness claims or doom harms personal and economic activity and advises preaching hope to inspire others and oneself.
A child recounts a week of chores, school, and family life with social mishaps. The diary notes a wedding superstition on Friday, parade observations, chores, gossip, school work, and a teen’s reflections on love and ambition, including a joke about being an auctioneer.
Roopville items report a family visit to Atlanta for a facial procedure performed by Dr Willis Jones. Mentions of Uncle Warren Harding politics and local sentiment, several local family notices, weather notes, and school attendance comments. The column notes mild spring signs, fruit crop optimism, and a brief on evolving local news.
Special for one week beginning Saturday offers a Wrist Watch and other items. The ad lists 20 year terms and includes a CARD CO. offer. It mentions Aumulate Duying and CREEL HARPER in connection with the promotion.
Town notice announces a Sunday singing event at Oak Mountain with a program by local singers and an afternoon gathering.
Sunshine Debating Society announces a Friday night program on March 4 1921 with performances by Walter Harper B C Boyd Tom Tyson and others. Acts include jokes reading dialogue and music followed by a debate on whether country life offers youths more advantages than city life with School versus Settlement as the sides.
Partial OCR text describes items like a 50.00 wrist watch with 15 jewels a 20 year cane and a cord case priced to $45.75. Mentions stimulating living and signs CRERD & TARPER. No clear event dates or locations.
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