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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1910
Page
4
Citizens of Carrollton are urged to act regarding the Bowdon railroad, with calls to support local growth and oppose losing the line. The piece questions leadership, urges public engagement, and hints at upcoming events and civic pride.
Georgia residents must pay a $1 dog tax for keeping any dog within the state. The levy applies to mongrels and prize pedigrees alike, collected as a civic revenue measure.
A humorous newspaper note links ongoing disasters to Halley’s Comet and predicts it won’t return for 45 years, reflecting public sentiment on celestial omens and misfortune.
A civic warning condemns anyone who by words or deeds seeks to stir rural residents against town neighbors and urges removal from the county as unworthy of citizenship.
Sale notice announces 15 cent talcum powder at Camp Drug Co with limited quantity. Includes bargain pricing and store location details.
Call to join the Carroll County Poultry Association now. Start with the procession to avoid falling behind others.
The public building committee tentatively approves Georgia items for the omnibus bill. Towns named include Thomasville Bainbridge Cordele Carrollton Newnan LaGrange Milledgeville Cartersville Rome Elberton Quitman and others with site and building appropriations totaling 450000. Augusta awaits final figures as lawmakers push for Georgia interests.
See Stewart Fleming’s Barnesville buggies none better and few as good. We aim to accommodate our customers, invite you to tie up and call us at your convenience. Phone number 243.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Pills as antiseptic tonic and restorative for urinary irregularities. It urges against substitutes and cites Johnson Drug Co as the supplier.
Quote from a practitioner urging readers to consult before taking any medical steps, noting regret at the prevalence of eye problems and claiming full equipment and readiness to treat any trouble.
Miss Della and Emma Martin spent several days in Atlanta with sister Mrs Hanson Cagle. Florence Deacon recovers from pneumonia. Bula Reid visits homefolks. Hugh Jackson and wife attended preaching last Sunday. Joe Martin and Ranse Smith spent Sunday in Atlanta. Alice Craven visits relatives in Douglasville. BH Martins hosts singing Sunday night. Mrs Burns Griffin is ill. Mamie Garrison returns home after visiting her parents. Jewell Burns of Bowdon visits cousin Miss Bessie Chambers.
The advertisement states Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets will ease sour stomach sweeten breath and improve appetite by promoting gastric juice flow and digestion. Sold by WL Worthy.
Tyler Texas May 2 19to Dear Jack I received your card and the Souvenir Book with early and later history of your county and city. Mr Leon P Mandeville is a vigorous writer whose sketch of Creek division under McIntosh and his brutal assassination fascinates me. The Georgia politics clash between Gov Troupe and John Q Adams is noted along with Clarke. Capt Ed W Smith Tyler veteran of the 60s sends this praise.
Local notices promote floor stain and buggy sales from Harris Hardware Co and Stewart & Fleming. The Carrollton Chautauqua lists supporters, ticket buyers, and volunteers, aiming to improve education and culture through guaranteed funding and advance ticket sales.
A letter from mothers praises Dr Hartman’s Peruna for weak puny girls. One case recalls Alice aged years becoming strong after Peruna. Another mother notes an eight year old with cough improving after use. The article emphasizes Peruna’s practical healing over medical theories.
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