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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
4
Published weekly by Independent Publishing Company Corona California with notices of Santa Fe railway times. Trains arrive westbound at 8:54 am 2:10 pm 4:21 pm and eastbound at 9:40 am 12:43 pm 6:57 pm.
The piece notes compact irony about Western fall events and argues mitigated evils in society. It cites an Italian poet winning $10,000 who vows to stop rhymes, remarks on Senator Tishnan’s North lecture tour profits, and critiques a racist gospel preached to Northerners. It also suggests a market timing system for holiday egg shipments to aid trade.
Kansas producers expect steady market activity as they sell about ten million dollars in poultry and eggs and a roughly equal amount of butter cheese and milk this year. The data suggest resilience rather than imminent hard times for the Sunflower State agricultural sector.
A New York firm begins cantaloupe cultivation in New Mexico to fill the market gap between California and Colorado. The industry has long viewed cantaloupe marketing as a continuous performance with no real gap.
A strong disposition in the legislature favors cutting costs and inaugurating economy. Members refuse mileage. George St. Johnson paid 20 cents owed, and other statesmen practice self denial, signaling possible reform momentum while the effort lasts.
The movement to protect forests reaches China with plans to open the first Chinese forestry schools at Mukden per Consul General H W Ragsdale. He notes floods from denuded mountains and wood scarcity as drivers for scientific reforestation. The Chinese government supports reviving forests through formal schooling.
The article discusses free trade and protectionist ideas as not saving nor causing the crisis in America. It cites the President warning of prosperity hindered by policy, noting wealth disparities and widespread riches among the few while many suffer. A tone of concern over industrial impact and economic imbalance is evident.
The article argues that the current economic troubles are superficial and caused by rash adventurers who speculated recklessly. It asserts that American industrial progress remains strong and that the nation’s resources and foundations will regain stability once the present turmoil passes.
The Christian Church invites the public to Sunday worship with a morning sermon on Christ the head of the church and an evening message The World's Unrest Special song service in the evening led by a chorus Bible school at 9 38 a m Junior C K at 6 30 p m Young Peoples meeting at 8 p m Midweek study Wednesday at 7 m The pastor Rev John Brann urges attendance at 230 p Washburn and Eighth streets Sunday School 9 50 am Evening prayer 7 30 pm except third Sunday when Holy Eucharist 10 45 am Unite with the church available
An English householder recalls a humorous India tale about a feverish dishwasher. A letter asking to “give the bearer medicine” is sent with a caution that the bearer can fetch the physic. The bazaar cooly ends up drinking the medicine after a misread instruction and repeated insistence that the note specified him.
Rollo asks if the Pied Piper story is true and his father recalls Uncle George who can play a flute to scare a cow into a river and drive dogs crazy, suggesting the poem may be true.
London Bystander notes that honeymoons are falling out of fashion and shortening to four or five days or weekends. Marriage is increasingly viewed in a practical light, as romantic ideals of wedded bliss grow less common.
In a Philadelphia Press item, Luschman explains his late return by noting hotels would not accommodate him. His wife presses for an excuse, and he admits there is none. The exchange reflects a humorous, domestic vignette.
A New York banker notes that gold coins are the least welcome currency while greenbacks and bank notes are instantly credited. He recalls a customer seeking $3,000 in gold, which could not be credit used due to legal requirements. Gold deposits must be weighed, with possible short-weight coins returned for redemption or circulation, causing delays and losses.
Walter Raleigh cites John Keats who "rejoices" in solitude, arguing that even ideal happiness, wealth, and beauty cannot replace the sublime loneliness he seeks. He imagines epic companions and mythic heroes as his only family, forming a barrier to marriage and domestic life.
A suburban beekeeper laments his six colonies vanished after a swarm, despite a library of bee-raising literature. The city man teases him about not tending the bees, while the narrator recalls the swarm's sudden departure.
In a small Westerland graveyard near Hamburg nameless sea victims are buried. Established 1855 the site holds over sixty unclaimed bodies. A 1888 stone bears the dedication The Home of the Homeless and each grave is marked by a black cross.
A statesman compares Thumper to a home parrot that repeats what it knows until circumstances render the remark strikingly apt. The exchange underscores how seemingly simple lines gain weight when context shifts.
A quotation from the New York Press notes that advancing in life hinges on making others believe you are progressing, implying social perception as a driver of success.
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