25 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1885
Page
1
A blunt refrain advises that fretfulness and shirking lead to ruin while courage and right action clear the way for success. The piece extols the good and pure as destined for lasting fortune and implies fortune favors moral conduct in life.
An old farmer Mr Brown confronts debt, pride, and tragedy when a daughter Mary borrows 300 to save a mortgage. A cruel telegram declares Maury dead, driving him to remorse and a family rift. A misaddressed telegram reveals a mistaken death, uniting kin with forgiveness and a rebuilt life.
The Cartersville Courant condemns prioritizing a $25,000 China school house over home missions in Georgia amid calls for restraint on Methodist foreign projects. It cites six hundred Chinese deaths in Wyoming and argues for more attention to local heathens before funding overseas efforts.
A Charlotte man Rev J M Fanham exhibits the inside sole of a shoe measuring 20 inches in length with a 5 inch heel and a 6 inch width. He stands 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 610 pounds. The shoe size is reported as No 4 Augustsn News.
Yesterday a circular announced Mr Sam W Small would preach at seven thirty at the junction of Marietta and Peachtree streets. About five hundred gathered as he spoke from a platform with his children nearby, declaring a life changed by God and vowing to preach Christ alone. He cited grace and a thousand dollars bequest as turning points, urged reform, and said he would continue preaching wherever possible. The crowd dispersed reverently and many expressed desire to hear him again, possibly at the opera house next Sunday.
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