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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
3
In a Washington Post vignette, Biggs, a man with ailing lungs, asks a trombonist to tutor him. The musician explains trombone and cornet basics, clefs, and transpositions, while Biggs laments the confusion and plans to buy an accordion.
Jeremiah W. Jenks of the Congressional Immigration Commission arrives in Los Angeles to confer with federal officials on the foreign labor issue. He notes diverse immigrant groups arriving on the coast and weighs citizen suitability for different locales while signaling caution on Asiatic labor and Japanese admissions.
Preparations for the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth are under way in Illinois with events directed by the Lincoln Centennial Association. Charter members include Melville W. Fuller and Adlai E. Stevenson. Invitations have gone to the president and cabinet, with Ambassadors Bryce and Jessup among those likely to attend.
A Philadelphia Press note reports the inventor’s secret was shared with his wife prior to his passing. The exchange frames the dying tale as no longer secret, as the wife may hold the crucial information of the lost invention. The piece underscores the tension between secrecy and legacy.
A concise reflection notes that people rarely improve without a model beyond their own efforts, emphasizing the value of external examples as guides for growth. The quotation underscores the role of mentors and established practices in development.
A London Lancet writer revisiting the Panama Canal notes a striking transformation in Panama and Colon. He recalls earlier warnings about heat humidity and disease but now praises water and sewerage systems quarantine, street paving, and civic cooperation under American leadership, suggesting the project can be completed and can combat malaria and plague.
In a farewell to a valued townsman, Pearle White McCowan recalls a man of steady toil and broad goodwill who gave energy and money to local projects. The piece urges readers, especially youths, to choose to stand for community uplift rather than retreat to self interest.
Mr W Stone of Mast Poland Maine reports Bucklen s Arnica Salve as the proper remedy for sore feet and all minor abrasions and piles. The product is sold under guarantee at the K P Billings drug store in Zoe.
A playful slice of humor features dogs, Santa, and wordplay. Characters discuss reindeer wisdom and imagined fates, while banter about marriage and compliments adds light, quirky punch lines.
Local organizations including 0. O. F. Circle Lodge 377 and Crown Encampment 41 hold regular meetings in Odd Fellows Hall with officers listed. Starlight Rebekah Lodge 231 meets twice monthly. Temescal Lodge 314 F and A M meets near the full moon. Modern Woodmen, Foresters and other orders also meet on specified days with named officers.
Fraternal Aid Association Queen Council No 100 meets on the first and third Thursday evenings each month. President H W Enos and Secretary H A Wood oversee activities and records.
Narragansett Tribe No. 169 meets every Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. F T Carey serves as Sachem with Malcolm Papp Sr Sag E L Stronger Jr Sag and L H Dawson Chief of Records listed among officers in this notice.
Fraternal Brotherhood and Eagles hold regular meetings in I O O hall and 1008 Fellows hall respectively each month. Royal Neighbors of America and other lodges meet on the first and third Tuesdays or Mondays at various halls with named officers listed.
A dialogue features an Usher Pusher Census Man and Miss Gushington with lines about diplomacy precision and a boy reporting on his baby brother’s birth. The exchange reveals domestic curiosities as a country upbringing and playful anecdotes about hiding in a barn and playful mischief.
Mrs. Chas E Smith of West Franklin Maine praises Dr King's New Life Pills as a painless laxative that does its work without fuss. The purifiers are sold at R F Billings drug store for 25 cents.
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