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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
3
A reflective sermon on life’s inevitability contrasts spring’s renewal with winter’s end. It frames aging as a universal cycle, urging a faithful, unshakable acceptance of mortality and a life lived with readiness for the final summons. The piece cites a Columbus Enquirer-Sun excerpt and closes with a later farmer’s tips section.
Carrollton Hardware Company announces today August 21 a bid on quarts and half gallon glass fruit jars. The notice specifies available stock and bidding terms for potential buyers and local suppliers.
A Marion County Patriot piece urges dressing well to gain confidence and social standing. It notes four marriages in Ozark Franklin county, Arkansas, where Miss Clark and four bridesgrooms wed at the Clark home, with eight people involved and a local ceremony. The column also promotes thoughtful home painting and farm improvements as long-term value, citing The Progressive Farmer.
Lost or strayed a small red male hound. Finder please notify W G Brown Bowde.
Newnan News reflects on rough days and the gripes of daily life. The piece urges patience and discipline, noting irritations from cold rooms to bad meals and vexing insurance salesmen, and argues that hardship tempers us for brighter times.
The article surveys animal lifespans from whales and elephants to lions and tortoises, citing estimates and historical anecdotes. It notes elephants once lived to 350 years, camels reportedly to 1000, and swans about 300, with many species ranging from decades to over a century. It concludes with pulse rates and a brief testimonial on a kidney remedy.
LaGrange Reporter describes barber Hobby Duinager of the Park Hotel who shaves only with music sheets on hand. He insists a scrap of song or patent tunes must be available to wipe his razor blades, claims sharper work and better condition of the face, and holds contracts with city music sources to sustain the supply.
Closing exercises of Prof Hardeman's singing school were held in Oak Grove last Saturday with Prof Hardeman as chairman and C S Boyd as secretary. J W Stallings J T Moore and W S Walker served on the arranging committee as Rev Mr Truett preached. students gave polished lessons reflecting careful training and the attendees praised the teacher's worth and work.
A special election approved a commission form of government with autathus and referendum, by more than ten to one. Official tally 23,900 for and 2,119 against. Both regulars and reformers supported the new system amid upcoming November votes on a constitutional amendment.
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