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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
3
Atlanta reports the Georgia State Board of Entomology urges farmers to plant wheat after the first killing frost due to the Asian wheat fly. Attention to smut treatment is advised with formaldehyde, grain cleaning, and drying steps before drilling.
The article notes rising enrollment and crowded conditions, with plans for more desks. It mentions regular baseball practice and a unit dubbed soldier boys improving in military knowledge. The eighth grade sang the Boat Song from Scott's Lady of the Bake and entertained the school, while English classes show improvement and the ninth grade rhetoric honor theme is described.
Mr and Mrs Guerney debate profits from a pork speculation and a one year old mine venture. A telegraph announces gold found in the mine, altering their fortunes as a telegram arrives with biblical quotation. The scene ends with a push to subscribe to The Free Press.
Washington officials deny rumors that the government plans to seize food supplies from families. The Food Administration and the Department of Agriculture warn against deliberate propaganda and urge housewives to can and preserve surplus fruits and vegetables for cheap, plentiful home food.
A soldier writes from Somewhere in France to his brother in September, noting good health, growing weight, and homesickness while recalling letters from July and September and describing life overseas during wartime.
James Q Hollands writes from El Paso to describe abundant fruit and cheap prices overseas. He asks for details on which company and regiment fellow soldiers have joined and says he will forward them by May 29. He closes with a prayer for God’s guidance until reunion.
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