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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1909
Page
4
The paper is kept on file at The Dake Ad Verdict Advertising Agency Inc at 428 South Main Street Los Angeles and 779 Market Street San Francisco where contracts for advertising can be made.
City records list officials including City Recorder McMillan and Building Inspector positions as part of municipal administration. The note emphasizes standard roles within local government and intertwines with nearby city office references.
The board lists Henry H. Holmes as president with A. B. Tuthill W. A. Hively Ansil F. Gillet and Ethan P. Kidder among the named trustees guiding the institution.
County offices enumerate key posts including Clerk Arthur B Pilch Auditor Geo H Brown Recorder Isaac S Logan Assessor Wm F Montague Tax Collector Oscar J Palmer Treasurer David G Mitchell District Attorney Lyman Evans Surveyor Geo M Pearson Sheriff Frank P Wilson Coroner Chas Ss Dickson Public Administrator Menno 5 Bowman Supt of Schools Raymond Cree Physician Dr H Miller Robertson Court Commissioner Harvey Potter Supervisor of Corona District John T Hamner
State Representatives Hon. Miguel Hstu rdillo of Riverside and Hon. E. B. Collier of Corona are listed among state lawmakers in the notice.
The article discusses Christmas as a genuine spirit that spurs real charity across regions from California to New England. It warns against hypocrisy and self promotion by philanthropists who exploit the season for appearances rather than true aid.
A critique condemns the exploitation of misery under the guise of charity and Christmas spirit. It contrasts genuine benevolence with self serving advertisements and warns that modern figures profit from human suffering while Old Scrooge’s honesty remains the ideal. The piece then surveys scientific progress from the printing press to electricity, highlighting humanity’s ascent toward knowledge and the Creator’s grandeur.
A humorous quote contrasts a matrimonial bureau with five drawers of women’s items and a single man’s tie. The remark highlights gendered expectations in a light, period tone from the Houston Post.
Jack London, famed native of California, talks of his two year Snark voyage to South Seas islands. The Pacific Monthly will publish his vivid cruise accounts starting December 1909, with his first story in the December issue. Subscribe by sending $1 to Pacific Monthly, Portland, Oregon.
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