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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
4
A nostalgic piece extols the charm of a small town over wealthier places. It stresses welcome neighbors, familiar streets, and simple life, arguing residents of larger towns may crave their own community’s warmth and steadiness. The tone praises shared work, local pride, and the comfort of home.
John D. Moll laments the loss of the old-time Southern Christian gentleman in the Christian Index. He argues that genuine courtesy, honor, and reverence for sacred things defined the era and suggests a reincarnation could curb inhumanity, restore law, and improve society, praising the historic ideal.
Citizens debate a plan to return Grover Bergdoll, a known draft dodger, from Germany. The tone rejects granting him citizenship in Carrollton and warns that if he returns, the community would not value him in the least. The passage expresses strong anti Bergdoll sentiment and calls for decisive action.
A speaker denounces those who dodge Uncle Sam's call and boasts wealth. He calls for showing the world true manhood and patriotism, proposes punishment for the pampered critic, and suggests exile or prison as deterrents, framing it as a warning to faint hearts.
A reader laments conflicting dispatches from Washington and abroad, noting shifting stances on Germany and the Allies. The piece argues newsrooms crave sensation, pressuring editors and reporters to publish thrills over plain facts, while some resist the trend toward sensationalism.
Frank A Salter editor of the Carmen Headlight led a move to ban billboards larger than six by eight feet or within six hundred feet of any building. The ordinance aims to remove unsightly signs from Carmen, arguing billboards enrich outsiders at residents' expense and serve no local benefit.
The Southern Commercial Secretaries Association held its fourteenth annual convention in Jacksonville Florida May 11 12 18 and 14 with Ruth Breed representing Carroll County Trade Board. Notable speakers from the National Association of Commercial Secretaries and U S Chamber of Commerce covered topics from community advertising to publicity and budgeting. The gathering adjourned in St Augustine May 14 with festivities and remarks praising hospitality. Georgia's association elected officers and planned the next meeting in Carrollton.
A brief note claims internal medicine is a waste for chronic and muscular rheumatism. It argues most cases are relieved by applying Chamberlain's Liniment freely and promptly. Price cited as 35 cents per bottle.
Week of jumbled diary entries recounting school, family, and small incidents. References to social awkwardness, a shy tennis attempt, a potato prank, and humorous musings on a mysterious spiritus licor. Notes depict a childlike tone with casual surnames and mispelled words.
A fragmentary column lampoons a teenage girl’s romance fixation and social expectations. It satirizes fevered infatuations, fashion stakes, and the burden of independence through a voice urging resilience, work, and self sufficiency.
A railing editorial denounces women who beg or rely on others, praising working girls as a badge of honor. It argues women should be independent of men who must earn a living and take pride in useful work, condemning disdain for office labor.
Two businessmen debate debt as a catalyst for progress in youth. The piece argues debts can be personal wants or foundations for a livelihood, but real character is shown by timely payments and saving. It urges responsibility, homeownership, and prudent financial habits as markers of financial manhood.
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