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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1909
Page
8
A Morning Mission team and Tree Warden Reed tour Riverside to praise recent street beautification west of Main. The effort raises trees and cleanups, prompts debate over enforcing upkeep on private property, and aims to extend improvements eastward amid discussion of curb, grading, and tree preservation.
A letter from Dr. Livingston Ferrand of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis argues that sixteen states lack proper care for poor consumptives and that treating indigent patients could save the nation about 1.275 billion dollars. It notes 300,000 Americans are too poor for treatment and calls for local sanatoria or hospitals to eradicate the disease within years.
A editorial note urges improving vacant spaces and right of way near three railroads with plantings and cleaner surroundings. It mentions no railroad contact yet but anticipates action, plus a palm row across a mile square by packing houses. The piece links urban renewal to Christmas joy and community effort.
The article notes most patients cannot pay and cites only 10,000 beds nationwide for free tuberculosis treatment. It lists many states including Alabama Arkansas Idaho Kansas Mississippi Montana Nevada North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah West Virginia Wyoming and the Philippine Islands as lacking accessible care outside jails or insane asylums.
The article links ancient harvest celebrations to prayers and sacrifices and lists state bed provisions for poor consumptives. It cites Massachusetts and New York as the only states with beds to help at least one in ten receive treatment, while others offer far fewer. It argues treatment costs about 2590 dollars per case and computes societal loss if untreated, valuing life at about 1500 dollars per person.
The carbon paper company organized in this city about a year ago has not met expected success. Manager A. T. Emery is east. Production ceased for months as prospects dim. High freight to eastern markets offsets price, though the paper was superior. Effort now to sell equipment to a suitable firm.
The Congregational Philathea Bible class marked its fifth anniversary on Wednesday, Dec 1, the oldest such group in the city. Led by teacher Mrs. W N Burr at the parsonage, it began with 15 members and now has eight workers in the Bible school with many substitutes. The class pledged 500 dollars to the church building fund, 160 of which is currently invested. A business meeting at president Catherine Fraser’s home set plans for the year and a weekly study class on the History and Geography of Sunday School Lessons was arranged, nine girls attending.
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