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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
6
The article explains how various cultures link rain at weddings to good fortune. It cites the Mirza of Simbriak calling the day before the wedding the weeping day and notes brides and friends weep to shed life’s tears. It also mentions water ceremony and Greek beliefs in a thorough drenching bringing lasting luck.
In a feminine literary society discussion, members debated life term criminals and the state's leniency laws. A member noted that hardly any sentenced to life actually serve it, prompting questions about pardons and the age of inmates.
A Wall Street office posted Please Do Not. Whistle We Do All That Ourselves. Messenger boys asked when the whistle would start and if it required a ticket. After two days the sign came down and was replaced with Don t Whistle in bold letters.
Palmer Corntessel expresses optimism about Josh returning from school and being put to work. He considers Josh's college yell idea and hopes to see him surprise the team after Tye exhausted his vocabulary on the group of films.
A Racine Wisconsin physician offers a free booklet on rheumatism and a trial of Dr Shoop Rheumatic Remedy liquid or tablets to sufferers. Encourages readers to share the book with discouraged patients and to obtain the treatment through simple acts of humanity.
An old laundress offers a home remedy for scorched fabrics. Boil a mixture of half pint vinegar onion juice and two ounces of fuller’s earth, then strain and bottle. Rub a dab on the scorched area with a white linen tag until it fades, repeating as needed.
The largest bloom known, Raflesia arnoldii of Sumatra, spans about three feet across. Its five creamy white petals surround a center of violet stamens, weighs around fifteen pounds, and can hold nearly two gallons of water. Buds resemble giant brown cabbages.
A furniture van stops before a house as a boy feeds a horse. The driver praises kindness to animals and jokes about the boy’s large bread chunk. The boy reveals the bread was the driver’s breakfast, sparking the man’s anger as the lad flees amid public scorn.
An old Tennessee man is arrested for stealing a pig. The judge, noting his family’s hunger, asks why he acted, while the man defends keeping five dogs, saying the family could not eat them. The exchange highlights rural poverty and survival.
An advertisement extols Dr Kings New Life Pills as a superior laxative tonic and health builder. It claims they tone the stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood strengthen the nerves and cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache chills and malaria.
A sermon compares earthly kingdoms to the kingdom of Jesus Christ, noting that worldly powers fade while Christ’s church endures as the pillar of truth. It urges believers to honor the church through worship, service, and righteous living, seeking unity across social strata in fellowship.
A four-man poker game on pay night ends in a tense blackout when a sentry rushes in with a light and orders a halt. Four players clutching cards wait for dawn, declaring their hands strong enough to wait for daylight before continuing at sunrise.
A shipwreck survivor sends a telegram to his brother after rescue saying Tam saved and asks him to break the news to his wife. The telegram is noted for its odd phrasing and the strange message trail it leaves behind.
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