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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
4
A reader piece contrasts life in Chicago with rural towns, noting high rents and crowded housing in the city. It recounts a married man who bought three homes on time in Chicago, then faced hardship and downsized to a four room flat at $75 monthly, reflecting general housing strain in large cities and a preference for a quieter life.
The writer argues freight rates are excessive and water transport from New York to South America is cheaper than inland rail moves. He cites Dale of goods and cross city transport costs as evidence, calling for reduced payrolls and salaries among rail officials to align with service value.
A native tale parallels advertising with feathers in a bed. Repeats that sporadic ads fail. steady, ongoing campaigns build business. It cites Pearl Soap’s decades of advertising, a pause, and rapid decline, then resumes consistent promotion as the only path to success.
The Cobb County Times reports Easter can fall between March 22 and April 25, with March 27 as the latest traditional date. Old Man Statistics estimates Easter’s earliest possible dates and notes the last March 27 Easter occurred in 1910, with several future March 27 occurrences predicted in this century.
A columnist argues that wealth corrupts morals, noting divorces and lawsuits among millionaires. The piece laments people abandoning modesty for luxuries and urges preserving humanity's respectability in poverty over wealth’s vices.
A flippant note mocks a society column in a major newspaper, lampooning a reporter’s portrayals of elegance beauty and virtue as shallow. The piece conveys disbelief at the posed glamour and the aura of intelligence claimed.
A reader muses on a coat company paying a 150 percent cash dividend and the impulse toward perpetual summer. He notes men’s habit of giving free advice and yet fears a risky pin from Mr. Harning may bond, tempering optimism with caution.
Mr Pulley of Richmond Virginia and his hunting hound pursue a rabbit on Christmas Eve. The dog follows the rabbit and the gun misfires striking both man and hound. The rabbit escapes while Mr Pulley is hospitalized and the dog loses a shot tooth.
The Georgia Railroad Commission receives an application to change rates for Villa Rica exchanges. Proposals include Business Individual Line $3.25 per month, Business 2-Party Line $3.00, Residence Individual Line $2.25, Residence 2-Party Line $2.00, plus discontinuation of free service to Temple Georgia and a station-to-station rate of 1 cent for messages. Hearing set at Atlanta offices 10:00 A M May 20 1921 by Gainesboro Telephone & Telegraph Co.
The commission authorizes ending free telegrams from Temple to Bremen Villa Rica and Buchanan Georgia and adopts a 10 cent station to station rate for messages. other classes to follow the company toll rate schedule. A hearing was set for May 10, 1921, at 10:00 A M in Atlanta.
A Bangor Pennsylvania printer’s wedding notice mix up yields a humorous, garbled fusion of nuptials and farm items. Father Rev Jackson seals vows for William Smith and Lucy Anderson while cattle, mules, hay, and equipment appear as wedding details, ending with bride leaving for an extended trip.
A brief, fragmented note urges readers not to complain to editors about news coverage claiming editors can print everything. It hints at editors prioritizing clarity over exhaustive detail and frames the reader as encountering confusion from partial printing. The text reads as a cautionary snippet rather than a full article.
The commission approves exchange service rates in Carrollton Georgia with lines for business individual 4.25 per month and business two party 4.75 per month and residence two party 2.50 per month. A hearing is scheduled at the commission offices in Atlanta at 10:00 a.m. on May 10 1921. EGRAPH CO, ite
The document lists revenues including Exchange Service Revenue of 77,693.34 dollars and Toll Service Revenue of 18,870,069. It also cites Mise, Operating Revenue 1,615,786 with line items for Current Repairs, Depreciation, Operators' Wages, Other Traffic Expenses, Commercial Expenses, General, Rents and Misc, Uncollectible Revenues, and Taxes.
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