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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
7
The Free Press Twice-a-Week plans to raise subscriptions to $2.00 per year as 1919 saw nearly 2000 papers fail due to rising paper ink and labor costs. Advertising will be set on circulation, renewals at $1.45, urging readers to subscribe at $1.50 before the deadline.
A Walton Tribune style meditation on how editors publish marriage notices with kindness and wit. The piece jokes that editors praise every bride and groom as community stars, offering sympathetic, humorous prose that can cheer tearful families.
Fragment from Washington Star features Matilda in a morning cooking class where herbs and grass sprout around steak as utensils and decorations appear like a marching troop. Lemons and garish attire fill the scene, while the speaker laments the surreal feast and prefers eatable simplicity. A separate note proclaims Americanism as the pure creed of Americans.
A newspaper decries free advertising by government agencies, arguing news should be free but paid notices must be funded by the government. It laments wartime publicity and asserts that from now on, government notices will no longer ride a free horse, demanding payment for advertising.
The U S Civil Service Commission will hold an examination for Clerks and Carriers on March 13 1920 in Carrollton Ga to fill post office vacancies. Open to all meeting requirements. Application blanks and details available from the Local Civil Service Board at Carrollton Post Office or from the Fifth District in Atlanta Ga.
A list of candidates for Carrollton and surrounding districts appears followed by a Georgia Carroll County road notice. The document references several names including Mrs. M.A. Boyde and Mish Blanche Jennings, and outlines a proposed road change on Mandeville road near Concord Baptist church, with land ownership details and a request to revert the old right of way. W. S. McClung is noted as the current landowner and fence owner affected by the change, with an official date and commissioner signoff by W. M. Robinson.
A brief entry notes that authorities found no food related cause connected to Vone in the incident record. No additional details or names are provided in the readable text.
In Strat Tuesday April 1820 a second class public road order is proposed. It begins at Hove of WHB Williams, proceeds southeast through properties of Retta Payne, W W Wallace, J J Couch, W H Tyson, then through lands of F Newell and D R Langstony, touching L F Boyd, intersecting the public road near Monros Wale homa and is issued by Commissioner Roads and Revenues.
The First Baptist notes a Lord's Day schedule with 11 o'clock service and 7 30 evening sermon titled The Premium Fool aimed at believers and unbelievers alike. A midweek Bible chapter discussion is planned for Wednesday March 10th at 7 30 p.m. The Woman's Missionary Society meets Wednesday at 3 p.m. Juniors and Seniors attend Sabbath services with different times. The Deacons board meets Friday at 7 30 p.m. in Citizens Bank.
Church directory notes Smyrna holds services on the first Sunday and the preceding Saturday at 1 am to 9 sun time. Striplings observes second Sunday and preceding Saturday at 11 am. Old Camp meets third Sunday and preceding Saturday at 1 am. Center Point uses fourth Sunday and preceding Saturday at 11 am. Mill has first and second Sundays at 7 pm. Z Haweres, Pastor.
George F. Danish of Hardwick Vermont extols Chamberlain's Tablets as the best laxative after trying many remedies. He notes his sedentary habits required occasional use and credits the product with superior results. The testimonial accompanies an ad for the Hardwick Tan, a notable hotel in New England.
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