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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
6
An old advertising pitch touts Calotabs as the modern calomel that purges the liver without taste or salivation. One nightly tablet, no water, supposedly cleanses biliousness and constipation, with a 35 cent sealed package sold by druggists. Separate passage praises Salvation Army volunteers aiding soldiers with coffee and doughnuts, celebrated as unpreachy and practical support.
The Salvation Army began a four million quarter fund drive in the South for its war service work. Sergeant Janes Thompson of Birmingham, Alabama, returning from France after eighteen months with the Rainbow Division, contributed the first quarter. Ilewan Awari led the Croix de Guerre for exceptional valor.
Five passenger car with an 80 horsepower engine in good mechanical condition offered as a bargain. See J. H. Croft at once for details.
Five passenger Ford for sale in good condition with three new easings. Contact Frank Taylor, blacksmith shop back of Citizens Bank.
Social roundup from Cross Plains with announcements of decorations and gatherings. Mentions Aunt Busanona Stitcher, Miss Sallie Ward improving, fishing trip by J H Lassetter and Gains Dingler, visits by Mrs Lizzie Driver and family, Rev J H Cole at Wayside, and several social calls among local residents including visits to LaGrange and Pleasant Hill.
The Pleasant View Church resolutions committee reports the death of J R Cole on March 2 at about noon. He was 41, married to Carrie McCrood in 1899, father of nine with eight surviving, one granddaughter predeceasing him. A lifelong Beulah Baptist, he lived in the area except a year out West and was known as a sober, gentle, duty‑milled man. He will be missed in church, home, and community. the committee records these resolutions and furnishes a copy to the bereaved family and The Free Press.
The Free Press offers printed stationery on site for convenience and professional presentation. Cheap rates and quick service make it a practical choice for businesses and individuals needing reliable office supplies.
Trustees announce the next regular meeting of the County Board of Education will be held Monday May 12 1919 in Shapret D Whatley secretary indicates.
Georgia railroad runs a through sleeping car service from Atlanta to Columbia via Angusta and Southern BR leaving Atlanta daily at 7 30 p m Central time and arriving Columbia at 10 00 a m.
A devotional meditation on true acquaintance with Jesus Christ emphasizing faith through the power of his resurrection, fellowship in suffering, and being made conformable to his death. The piece argues genuine friendship with the divine endures adversity, guiding believers to share in Christ's trials as a measure of true faith.
Readers are urged to cut and mail the slip to Foley & Co at 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago. They promise a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Sold everywhere.
Money for good men on farms in Carroll and Harals counties with low rates and favorable terms. Borrow now for farming operations. Also available for business and residence property in Carrollton. Jackson & Son advertise February 18.
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