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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
6
Ella, seated near her father, notes Mr Wilkins shows interest in someone at the table. The father acknowledges hints of affection and wonders who Wilkins favors, while Ella questions how to proceed with such a match involving his Tatling-law.
In court notes the driver challenged a forty mile per hour claim and the expert questioned how quickly a car could stop within ten to twelve feet, linking braking ability to lifestyle. The judge remarked that stopping a car at speed hinges on the driver and braking method, per the expert testimony.
At an international photo graphic congress the debate on the most exciting pursuit in camera work features wild beasts in Africa risky alpine summit shots and submarine photography. A pale man then proclaims the only truly nerve wracking date is his own as a child photographer.
The Larry Grice Farm seven miles south of Carrollton is for rent for one or more years to one or more parties. Rent can be for all together or separately to suitable applicants. For details call or write A G Grice or G Grice Excts Edwardayville Alabama.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package from Sord Hamrick's Pharmacy. Claims no case of cough or cold leading to pneumonia after use. Promotes safety, absence of opiates, and rapid relief.
A vivid travel sketch introduces Danzig as the Venice of the north. The writer walks the quay past half timbered granaries and gate towers, noting the Crane Gate and Lange Market lights through fog. Romantic architecture, river gates, and narrow facades form a dreamlike harbor panorama. Memory links Lübeck, Nuremberg, and Breslau to this awe filled city.
A fragmented OCR style piece mentions a church skyline and peculiar figures. It evokes a quirky, antiquated scene with odd phrasing and unclear action centered on a “mighty Church of St. Mary” and decorative gargoyles amid a dreamlike setting.
Don Mark Lemon in Bohemian Magazine recounts Henry Starriman a watch and diamond merchant who swindled widows via mailed letters. He sent typewritten notices asking for small stamps and exploited death notices to claim a $100 diamond, netting over $10,000 before inspectors pursued him.
A devotional recounts Peter’s miraculous escape from Herod's prison. The narrative highlights persistent prayer by Mary’s house church, Rhoda’s gate moment, and the angel’s guiding release. It urges continual prayer as life for believers, citing Acts and Christ’s teaching on asking.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church offers sincere thanks to all who assisted in making The Union Depot a success at the Public School building Friday evening last. The help came when most needed and was greatly appreciated.
A tiger trainer attempts to force the large cat onto a seat using rope and a whip. The animal struggles fiercely, nearly strangled, then is hoisted and restrained as sounds of commands and a blank cartridge follow. In a separate note, two asylum inmates plot an escape, only one climbs over the wall and mocks the other.
A brief Atchison Globe tale depicts a young man kissed a woman after a short acquaintance. The girl recoils with sharp scorn as he fears punishment from her father and brother and possible newspaper coverage of ensuing fights. The moment ends with her question about a sequel.
A vintage ad touts Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup as child friendly and tasty like maple sugar. It claims gentle bowel action removes the cold from the system, noting it does not cause constipation. Sold by Hamrick's Pharmacy.
Charles Hoyt invites a friend to a theater outing. The friend dislikes actor Mr Blank and confesses he would not mind seeing him dead. Hoyt quips that the friend’s stance makes him the intended audience for the play with its climactic hanging scene.
The poet Landor, famed for gentle reverence to flowers at his Florence villa, violently ejects his cook from a window after an awful dinner. From the fall he witnesses the man’s broken leg and laments, “Good gracious, I forgot the roses.”
A short exchange shows a boy asking why the unbeautiful spinster, facing a long mirror, makes a wry face. She replies she is considering her figure in the glass, prompting Willie to guess her thoughts and humor.
W Y Henry of Panama Missouri asserts seven years of proof that Dr King’s New Discovery eases coughs colds throat chest and lung diseases. The world has had thirty eight years of proof that it treats coughs la grippe asthma hay fever bronchitis and early consumption. It is said to prevent pneumonia with timely use. Sold with guarantee at W E Johnson Drug Co for one dollar. Trial bottle free.
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