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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
4
The notice states that the paper is on file at PHH Dake Advertising Agency in Los Angeles and at 779 Market Street in San Francisco where advertising contracts can be made. It specifies locations and the agency names for contracting.
The text names city officials including City Clerk John L. Merriam City Treasurer William G. Randall City Attorney Oliver P. Hull City Recorder W D Lyman City Marshal Health Officer and Building Inspector Henry 11 Holmes Dr R KR Root MacMillan BH J Genereux.
The Board of Trustees lists Henry H Holmes as president alongside A B Tuthill W A Hively Ansil F Gillet and Ethan P Kidder as members in a civic leadership roster.
County officials listed include 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 Zyman Evans Surveyor Geo M Pearson Sheriffs Frank P Wilson Coroner Chas S Dickson Public Administrator Menno Bowman Sept of Schools Raymond Cree Physician Dr H Miller Roberson Court Commissioner Harvey Potter Supervisor Corona District John T Hamner State Senator Miguel Estudillo Riverside State Representative E B Collier Corona
The Navy reports high rates of deafness from six pounder firing and field drills. Dr McMaster notes tympanic rupture and meningitis risks, urges open mouth to relieve ear pressure, as British Admiralty tests blast screens and ear plugs. Sailors resist plugs to appear tough.
Rev. C. P. Dowland and Rev. John L. Maile of Los Angeles will speak at three services. At 0:45 p.m. the program includes choir music and addresses on church cooperation and southern California missions. 3:00 p.m. features the Lord's Supper, new members, and a Dowland led conference on church apportionment. 7:20 p.m. includes music and talks on congregationalism's contributions and world mission.
A humorous exchange features two motorists praising Judge Blinks as a mighty fine judge after one pays a $50 speeding fine. The dialogue captures a light moment over a traffic judgment.
A Harvard chemistry assistant professor notes in Harper’s January article that modern chemistry saves millions for commerce. Indig o can now be produced from naphthalene found in coal tar, reducing reliance on imported indigo and freeing land for other crops.
A judge remarks on a man’s lifelong attachment to a playful maid he met in childhood and pursued into adulthood, noting with regret that she continues to “play with me” despite his growing manhood.
The article discusses coal gas poisons, noting carbonic oxide as a key factor but highlighting experiments by Dr. Von Vahlen showing frogs and dogs are harmed more by coal gas than by the oxide alone. It suggests another poisonous constituent exists and that removing the oxide does not remove danger. The ironmonger.
Letter writer urges a corral and rock pile in Corona to control persistent hobos and social parasites. Advocates forced work for idle tramps, while ensuring no one starves, and suggests use of a street gang and stiff sentences to relieve overburdened public.
A sharp exchange suggests the suffrage movement could lose momentum due to Dr Cook. The dialogue implies women may be less inclined to vote, with one character calling another an idiot for not grasping the shift in female political engagement.
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