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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
4
Train timetable fragment lists departures to Los Angeles and San Diego with times for Overland and Local services. Mentions all trains run daily including Sundays.
The season's rainfall figures list September 24 October 15 and October 17 as recorded totals for Riverside County.
Local notices report hotel rates at Hotel Del Rey and meals five dollars weekly two in Corona. Residents: John Holman and wife return, Ada Corkhill leaves for Arlington, J P Triple and family head to Los Angeles for Thanksgiving, Santa at Dean's Department Store, Murray's Drug Store ads assure pure drugs and telephones free, H C Rawlings and wife visit from Tulsa, I H Cone and wife visit Stobb family, and naval furloughs for Shirley Irwin.
Call Russ Lumber Co for the best in building and improvements. They offer all kinds of lumber lath shingles doors windows and various mill work. Advertisement date 1 8-28-31.
Eight thousand acres between Spadra and Pomona sold to Dr W F Fundenberg of Riverside for 250000. Los Nogales ranch bought from Jane Lynch estate Frank A Tetley of Riverside. oil potential cited in Puente fields. Some acreage suitable for citrus and alfalfa. plans to plant eucalyptus. wells to develop water.
Advertises Murray's store offering a wide Christmas present selection in Corona with best assortment, quality, and value at the right price.
An advertisement touts Wonder Camberlain's Oiniment as a premier relief for rheumatic pains and lame backs, sprains, and bruises. It promises quick relief and notes prices of 25 cents for small and 60 cents for large, sold by R. F. Billings.
F G Howland recounts an eastward journey with C C Tri bou and old friends. He notes Plymouth as the Pilgrim landing place and mentions a granite canopy over Pilgrim Rock funded by Pilgrim societies and other donors. He highlights statues and the Faith Hope and Charity figures as unusually beautiful.
An advertisement promotes Kedol as a scientific digestant blend with vegetable acids said to ease dyspepsia indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims guaranteed relief and pleasant taste and notes it is sold by R F Billings.
Describes lavish treatment of cats in Persia with fifty pets in the Shah’s palace, each with a personal attendant and meals in a special room. Also promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a pleasant non narcotic remedy sold by R. F. Billings.
A merchant and a farmer debate political economy on a railroad car. The farmer asks for a match for his pipe but realizes he forgot his tobacco pouch. The merchant offers a match, then quips that without tobacco the match is unnecessary.
A late 19th century ad-style note warns frequent colds lead to chronic catarrh and urges treating each cold. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with a testimonial from Mrs. M. White of Butler Tennessee and lists R. F. Billings as the seller.
Seasonal cough guidance urges care for children to prevent diphtheria and scarlet fever. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is promoted as the trusted choice by mothers, with claims of safety for all ages and no narcotics. Sold by R. F. Billings.
Local lumber supplier Russ Lumber Co offers a wide range of building materials including lumber lath shingles doors and windows. Contact for all your improvement needs and supplies.
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