28 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
1
A compact 1910s newspaper fragment reflects on Christian duty as service to others, civic life and temperance, plus short notes on park improvements, local traffic, a border incident, and a forgery detection method using ultraviolet light. The tone resembles a rural paper mixing moral reflections with local tidbits.
A Chicago school program altered carols to remove Christ mentioning due to a state law banning religious content in class. Critics note the season’s name itself is a religious acknowledgment and argue the law undermines any clear holiday reference.
The poem urges resisting sorrow by keeping zeal and bright discipline. It frames enthusiasm as the tonic that sustains people when faced with setbacks, discouragement, or misfortune. It calls readers to maintain courage, greet friends warmly, and press forward to win life’s race. Published in Hardware World in December 1916.
Corona plans a float for the Pasadena fair parade with wide publicity via motion pictures of every entry to be shown to millions. Local clubs lodges and organizations are urged to cooperate with the Business Men to showcase the area and end December with a winning float in the Tournament of Roses parade.
The Zemstvo and Municipality unions mobilized peasants and urban workers to sustain the war. They organized millions of garments for soldiers, refugee relief, and hospital logistics, and formed metal and munitions networks across Russia. The effort expanded munitions output, footwear, tanning, and repair industries, employing thousands, mainly women, to aid front lines. Diplomatically, Russia signed a Far East treaty with Japan and rejected a commercial treaty with the United States, while exploring direct telecommunication links with America.
Permission granted for the establishment of an American bank in Petrograd as part of international financial expansion. The move signals growing ties between Russia and the United States amid postwar economic activity.
The report profiles Billy Sunday in Manhattan with notes on his Broadway clash with uptown respectability. Homer Rodeheaver aims to organize a large choir of 8 000 to 10 000 voices while George G Dowie leads visiting converts to demonstrate lasting impact beyond quick conversions.
W F Eldridge died after long illness borne with nurse care. He lived briefly in Rutland Vermont with daughter Mrs W B Perkins before moving to Los Angeles. He leaves sister Mrs Lorie A Page four children Charles E of Sioux City Iowa William F Ernest G and Mrs W B Perkins in LA five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral was held in Los Angeles on December 26 with plans to inter in Gulva Illinois.
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