24 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
1
The snippet presents a post office note from Corona California with subscription prices and a publisher George M. Blair. It includes aphorisms on progress character and frugality, an origin anecdote about the phrase He isn’t in it, notes on advertising, tribal speaking limits, independence, charity, and a vignette of sixteen men painting glass in a storefront window.
A reflection on how environment, wealth, or other restraints hide a man’s true character and abilities until he is freed to act and choose. The passage emphasizes that only in liberty do his resources and reliability become apparent.
The board of trustees appoints Frank Raney as city marshal amid street support for giving younger men a chance in city affairs. The move is seen as heeding calls from various quarters in Corona.
The passage argues that foreign merchants and printing houses threaten local business by selling goods and services to farmers and merchants. It claims rivals entice orders and deliver inferior work, presenting this as a mirrored form of reciprocity and urging support for home businesses.
General and harsh remarks on the approaching marriage of two prominent society members reveal how strongly the public values sanctity of marriage and home life. Normally private, such unions become public when circumstances are notorious and offensive to public sentiment.
The piece contrasts American social life with Old World sexism, cites Missouri and Wisconsin abuses as extreme outliers, and lauds democracy as the British veto reform advances. It notes anticipated reforms like Irish home rule and church disestablishment, then offers six concise maxims for success in life.
Corona's water supply improves as a new domestic system completes mains from Temescal canyon artesian wells. The water is described as soft and pure and conveyed via concrete and steel pipes to homes, while the old line remains for irrigation use.
Artesian wells from Coldwater canyon eight miles from the city provide the new supply. The source is several hundred feet higher, creating pressure to spurt water over the tallest building. Pure water is touted as a major attraction for health minded families choosing Corona for residence.
A reflective railing on cats and hoboes as symbols of a modern era. The essay compares feline worship, nocturnal mischief, and bird predation with tramps and their perceived laziness and pilfering, drawing a sharp parallel between Pussy and Weary Willie.
A lengthy regional screed portrays self respecting citizens paying for cleanliness while condemning tramps and cats. It claims cats and hobos hate water and fear baths, warns of deadly germs from dirty whiskers and long hair, and argues for shaving and washing hobos to protect health.
A new procedure for handling school truancy requires teachers with principal approval to warn parents, then notify them in person, and inform the attendance officer. Repeated truancy triggers reports, warnings, and possible court action. The process includes specific blanks for notices and final steps.
Poem recounts a playful sequence of shrinking numbers as a swat removes flies. It notes Nine, Eight, Four, and Two remaining flies in a light rhymed counting vignette from the Buffalo News.
A new dredger apparatus in Sacramento, California by the Southern Pacific company mounts on flat cars. It features boilers and engines with a 70 foot boom and uses a clam shell steel bucket to load river gravel efficiently.
The remark stresses that partial completion signals shallow effort and insufficient thoroughness from the worker. It argues for completing tasks to ensure proper outcomes and accountability.
A terse observation notes that many men view women as angels before marriage and hardworking but neglect them after marriage, highlighting gender expectations and the undervaluation of married women’s contributions.
A Coro na California resident H A Pierce reports rapid backache relief and kidney trouble symptoms after using Doan s Kidney Pills He praises the medicine and urges others to ask for Doan s Kidney Pills priced 50 cents and sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents US Remember the name Doan s and take no other.
The report notes clean gravel extracted beneath water that produces less dust and serves as ballast for the double track work of the Southern Pacific between Beneda and Sacramento in California.
A California harvest produced lima beans valued at 4,176,000 dollars last year. Growers and merchants reported strong demand and steady prices across major markets.
Foley Kidney Pilly to check progress of kidney and bladder trouble and heal by removing the cause. Try them.Rn F Billings state.
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