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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1921
Page
5
A ragged street figure roams the town with a rusty beard and red cheeks as he yearns for better days. He drifts between vendors and government offices, chased by poverty, shame, and the hunger for work, while crowds and children watch his fading fortunes.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses visitors mail receipts and a department policy on electronic cards and defense post insertions. It hints at show omissions and country post interaction with postal defense considerations, without clear names or dates.
A reflective essay urges thoughtful acts during bereavement. It highlights a widow who asked funeral attendees to watch from windows due to cold weather, praising her care for others. The clergyman honored the gesture, illustrating how small considerate choices elevate respect for the departed.
Local report notes Temple R F D School making steady progress under manager N C Shavkale Ford and wife from Carrollton. Names of residents, visitors, and students appear in a stream of community notices and weekend visits.
The article notes a series of social visits in Little Vine Row including Hulett, Kuhy, Dara Richards from Scott, Ralph Holland of Donglaaville as guests of Nia, and multiple local families hosting guests. A hunting accident left Emmitt Arrington with a shoulder injury, now improving.
Regular preaching days at Corinth with Rev A J Garner delivering sermons. Farmers plowing in spring. Mrs W J Marden visiting Mrs Z W Malcom. Rev GW Head sick. Mrs Gertrude Unrre’s singing Sunday night. Mr and Mrs B E Harrisoy pictured with S H Mop. Miss Rubie Weathington guest of Miss Lois Westbrook. Large crowd at Morris’ Saturday night gathering. Mrs Gerome Westbrooks hosted after a runaway serape incident. Hoke Smith and wife visited mother Saturday night. Re P F Sanford visiting J T Wood. Miss Pannig May Womack shopping in Cedartown. Miss Vera Harden guest of Miss Nora Womack Friday night. John Harden made a business trip to Buchanan.
J B Jones a Cubrun Ky druggist says he has used Chamberlains Cough Remedy in his family for the past seven years and finds it the best cough medicine he has ever known. The endorsement reflects pharmacist trust in the product.
A community letter from Carrollton reports illness and a birth, mentions Mrs Mal lie Johnson and a baby girl born on the 21st, and notes residents such as J W By and Jim Ashmore. The writer laments deaths, weathered by hardship, and greets political hopes for Georgia Senator Thomas E Watson.
Community news highlights illnesses recoveries and many social visits. Mrs. O W Lee remains ill while neighbors and friends visit homes on weeknights and Sundays. A church gathering at Mr Will Wynns and a Sunday singing at Fairview drew a large crowd with new members at Sunday School.
Singer performance attracted a large crowd Sunday afternoon. Mr John Dukes and Mrs Annie Bell Kelly hosted events Sunday night and Friday night respectively. A school house program drew a good attendance Friday afternoon. A debate on presidential comparisons featured an affirmative win. Miss Gertrude Hallam visited Craeg McLendon Saturday night with local couples attending Franklin Sunday.
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