13 Feb 1909
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1909
Page
1
This notice states that the paper is on file at the Dake Advertising Agency in Los Angeles and at another office in San Francisco, where contracts for advertising can be made.
A municipal roster lists Henry H. Holmes H A Wood John L Merriam William G Randall Robert L Harroll Oliver P Hull W D Lyman De R R Root B E Savery as city officials City Treasurer City Attorney City Engineer AG City Recorder City Marshal Street Superintendent Health Officer Building Inspector with titles shown.
The document lists Board of Trustees members including Henry H Holmes as president and A B Tuthill W A Hively Ansil F Gillett and Ethan P Kidder as members for the organization.
A reviewer recounts the case of Robert S who for years "was going to" do chores and repay debts but never acted. His family suffers from a broken gate a clogged drain and a distant well pump while he remains a perpetual procrastinator driven by a habit that ruined his life.
Hawaii reports 154 public schools enrolling 1s 264 children with 76 teachers and 51 private schools educating 4881 students with 20s teachers. Attendance is compulsory and private schools gain accreditation only if English is the language of instruction.
The island of Oahu home to Honolulu hosts two railroads with one line measured at 717 miles, reflecting extensive early transit infrastructure.
For the year ending June 30 1908 passengers numbered 445 318 and freight amounted to 399 448 tons. The figures indicate the scale of transport activity and the comparable workload for the period.
The Ontario Record notes a man who claimed it did not rain in California bought a pair of hip rubber boots a rain coat an umbrella and a boat last Sunday.
A man alleges he owns a stone that George Washington hurled at a woodpecker on his father’s cherry tree. He notes he does not reside in Corona.
Sales pitch states deafness from inflamed Eustachian Tube can be cured only by constitutional remedies. Claims nine of ten cases due to catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case not cured by the remedy. Includes address in Toledo Ohio and advertisement for Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
The piece discusses printing newspapers on white paper only from spruce and hemlock, signaling high costs and forest concerns. It contrasts with black paper made from recycled newsprint using less pulp, noting potential unreadability and eye effects, and cites a Chicago Tribune ad for Phantom Lake as ghostly evidence.
Kemp Texas civil war veteran J A Stone recalls a supposed plot to kill him by lung disease. He describes a years long cough and weight loss before using Dr Ning’s New Discovery which restored his health from 130 to 178 pounds. The remedy claims to treat severe colds coughs hemorrhages asthma and pneumonia with trial bottles and a guarantee.
A Biloxi Herald item recounts John Sharp Williams as a Heidelberg student in Germany who confronts a so called dark skinned princess from the South Seas at a formal gathering. He accuses her with a racial slur prompting her to reveal she is from South Carolina while begging him not to reveal her true origin.
John Washington of Bosqueville Texas describes blood poisoning from a spider bite that left deep leg sores. After three doctors failed, Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him. The ad touts it for eczema boils burns and piles at 25 cents from R F Billings.
In Riverside County California the Superior Court fixes February 27 1909 at 9 30 A M in the Court Room for proving the will of Richard Gray deceased and for hearing Charles M Scoville's petition to issue letters testamentary Clerk A B Pilon attorney H F Scoville dates February 5 1909
The document lists assets including furniture and fixtures, due from banks, cash, stocks and bonds totaling 46 415 43, 6 440 47, 16 900 00, and 1 650 0 5 397 AS 2 245 54 11 850 00 with liabilities totaling 25 000 00, 3 750 00, and 257 67, amounting to 54 980 90.
The Bastille offered harsher underground confinement but gentler rooms with meals and wine for others. Some prisoners could access books or hire servants, while famous inmates like Voltaire and Morellet drew fame from their confinement. Release required sworn secrecy about Bastille knowledge.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript hints at an odd social puzzle about model wives and husbands. The brief item questions public perception and references unseen examples, leaving readers curious about modern marriage standards.
A Stuttgart Familienblatt note extols memory as a vital asset for life. It urges training children's memories daily by memorizing a few lines, calling memory the easiest faculty to train and essential for success.
In Yonkers Statesman a quip questions how a pantomime with no spoken words lacks interest due to no women. Atchison Globe comments on age inquiry via a sister in law. The snippet shows light editorial humor across two papers.
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