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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
5
An old homemaking remedy touted for expectant mothers, claiming external use eases muscle tension and nerves during pregnancy. The Bradfield Regulator Co offers free literature and suggests purchasing “Mother’s Friend” from druggists, noting decades of use and positive letters from mothers and physicians.
In Lee's Chapel community most farmers continue cotton chopping. A. W. Duke and granddaughter Beulah visited relatives near Bowdon last week. E B McIntosh and wife visited kin near Bowdon later in the week. Charley Baughn and Wiley Lee families spent Sunday with W D Duke. Misses Sarah and Willie McIntosh smiled after their father bought their sun organ last week.
Local residents from Miller's Academy participated in the Haralson County Singing Convention held in Tallapoosa on Sunday. Visits from A W Alexander and family, J We AL Rowland, Bud Wall, and others are noted. Children’s Day is planned for the fourth Sunday in June with baskets invited.
Star Point reports dry weather and a good cotton stand as farmers begin chopping. Local updates include visits by Mrs Emily Ward of Liberty to sister Mrs Pentecost and several families spending time with relatives. Roy Little ill at home. Jake Blackwelder of Boonville visiting. plans to attend singing in Lowell.
Sunday School at Bear Creek featured Mr J W Akin giving a good talk to the children. Families including Mr and Mrs Lewis Stallings and Miss Corvie Akin shared time with local residents. The gathering offered lemonade and a pleasant afternoon with attendees such as Mr W I Truitt, Miss Fannie Akin, Miss Clive Nixon, and Miss Winnie Humber among others.
Farmers in the community are busy with cotton work. Mr Frank Treadaway, among others, has acquired a new Dort touring car and enjoys the pleasant weather. A sickness outbreak, described as auto fever, is noted, and choir practice is planned at Salem each Saturday night.
Fresh shipments of Porto Rico Yams and Nancy Hall potato plants available daily. For orders call phone 400. G M Holmes.
Advertises loan funds for good men with farms in Carroll and Haralson counties on favorable terms offered by R. D. Jackson.
Farmers report mixed cotton progress amid eight to nine weeks without rain, gardens failing, oat crops unprofitable, and urging trust in God. Obituary notes rate Mr. Florence Music died from typhoid fever, leaving a wife and four children. Social items mention an ice cream gathering at Oscar Ashmore’s and a Ford car purchase by James Smith party, plus a May 6 birth of a ten pound girl near Beulah Church.
Cross Plains reports a successful decoration event with fine recitations and positive remarks from Judge Beall Ralph Meeks and Revs Crews and Reaves. The Sabbath School is thriving and several families from nearby towns visited, while a newborn son arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Boatright on May 13.
An ad from J. M. Johnson, Buick dealer in Carrollton Georgia, claims Buick cars meet a demand for ease power comfort and satisfaction that other autos cannot. The message emphasizes Buick as the superior choice beyond price.
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