17 Feb 1909
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
1
The paper notes it is kept on file at the Dake Advertising Agency in Los Angeles and at 779 Market Street in San Francisco where contracts for advertising can be arranged.
City officials include Henry H. Holmes H. A. Wood John L. Merriam William G. Randall Robert L. Harroll Oliver P. Hall W. D. Lyman Dr. R. R. Root B. E. Savery city treasurer city attorney city engineer city recorder city marshal street superintendent health officer building inspector.
Henry H. Holmes serves as president with A. B. Tuthill W. A. Hively Ansil F. Gillett and Ethan P. Kidder named as trustees
After weeks of rain California sees improved crops and rising water tables. The favorable weather boosts real estate and industrial stocks, promising prosperity for the coming years. Investors with foresight are urged to place capital in productive enterprises as the drought is eased and markets stabilize.
The passage argues wealth lies in capacity to work using ready hands, willing hearts, and clear brains. Happiness follows the wealth produced, not from it, and comes from the spirit of work. Faith and contentment are the symbols, while worry only increases burdens.
A corny didactic piece urges residents of Corona to act with steady effort rather than fretful reliance on others. The saying “When in Rome” echoes as a prompt to buy local goods and trust personal hustle over neighborly faith. It contrasts confidence with dependence and mocks folly.
An advertisement claims deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It offers $100 for a case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, promotes circulars from F. J. Cilene y & C of Toledo and sells Hall's Family Pills for constipation at 75 cents.
The Merchant of Venice at the Loring theatre drew strong praise for Mr. De Grasse in the lead role and Ida Park as Portia. A capable company delivered a splendid scenic display, notably the Gondola Scene, earning Riverside Enterprise high marks and urging a return engagement.
John Washington of Bosqueville Texas says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured his blood poisoning and deep sores after five weeks in bed from a spider bite. He praises its effectiveness for eczema boils burns and piles and notes availability at R F Billings for 25 cents.
An old advertisement warns against imitation salves while promoting DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as effective for piles and general use. It cites a literary quip about poetry to draw attention and lists R. F. Billites as a seller.
Imperial winter-cut alfalfa yields exceed a ton per acre while a $20 000 packing house is planned for Bryn Mawn San Bernardino county. Orange county ships 1500 cars of celery this year and a new Richmond Orange Association forms in Orange. Bee Inspector Pleasants foresees a good honey crop after rains. Peanuts in Orange county face a plant closure due to a shortage. cabbage from Fullerton sells at 34 per ton, up from five. California citrus tariffs may drop ten percent per Washington reports. Orange shipments rebound after storms, Salton Sea land denial blocks entry, and quail from Coachella Valley head to Griffith Park for stocking under state game and fish commission supervision.
In Riverside County California Superior Court probate matter of Richard Gray deceased a February 27 1909 hearing at 9 30 AM is set to prove the will and hear Charles M Scoville request for letters testamentary clerk A B Pilch and attorney H F Scoville signed February 1909
Three doctors told M. 1K. Fisher of Detroit, Michigan, she faced severe rectal trouble and an operation. She used Dr. King's New Life Pills, claiming a full cure. They prevent appendicitis and cure constipation and headaches, available at R. BF, Sillings.
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