City Engineer defends Sixth Street pavement oiling plan
The City Engineer Cuthbert Gully responds to critics over the Sixth Street pavement. He explains concrete and granite conduit details and the use of oil to penetrate the granite, arguing it yields a durable street when properly worked in. He notes oil behavior and maintenance to prevent surface dust and soft patches under traffic.
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Sixth Street
Cuthbert Gully
Gentileman
Acity
Becaore
Missing New Yorker Seeks News of Son John Baker
A heartfelt plea from Backie Baker of Highbridge New York asks readers to help locate his son John Baker who wandered away seven months ago after leaving Corona area work. The Independent suggests checking local factory payrolls for April through July to locate his employment and pay records. If found, the father offers compensation to the finder.
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Organ
Cal
Backie Baker
Ogden Ave
Highbridge
N.Y
Kane
John
Baker
Independent
Corona
Ap- Ezon
John Baker
Deadly Parallel at Waterways Convention Mockery
The Philadelphia deep waterways convention featured Senator Newlands praised as from Nevada, while Oklahoma's early territorial government copied Kansas statutes on navigation penalties. The gag highlighted the absurdity since Oklahoma had no navigable streams two feet deep, making the reference to Nevada as a maritime state seem farcical.
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Philadelphia
Newlands
Nevada
Oklahoma
Kansas
Base Ball on New Year's Day Drives Eight to Seven Contest
A large crowd watched a New Year’s Day baseball game at Jameson’s diamond where the lean team beat the fats eight to seven. Pitchers Gates and Allison starred, delivering above average play in a close battle. Umpire W.O. Stewart officiated to general satisfaction. lineup of players follows.
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Jameson
Gates
Allison
W.O. Stewart
Orange grove thefts spark public backlash in Southern California
Tourists and travelers are accused of stealing oranges and lemons from groves and discarding fruit along roads. Los Angeles area youths were fined for robbing a grove near Riverside, prompting calls for local arrests. Local grocers report potatoes selling at $1.40 per hundred at J. W. Veach & Son's.
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Souther
California
Los Angeles
Riverside
Corona
J. W. Veach & Son
Pacific Electric plans reach to Corona via Redlands Riverside line
Reported to extend the Pacific Electric system from Redlands to Riverside and then to Corona with a westward link toward Glendora. Huntington's return from the east is awaited before work on extensions is accelerated. Officials urged to press for a definite start date on Corona service.
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Mr. Huntington
Corona
Huntington
Happiness to dispel sorrow in the year ahead
A sermon on the power of happiness and love affirming that God is Love and that unhappiness and sin lack reality. The piece urges faith, prayer, and charity to attract blessings, noting divine provision as a boundless supply and comparing doubt to a temporary impediment.
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Kress
A Treat in Store by Mrs Grigg Charms with Musical Reading
A Treat in Store features Mrs Grigg delivering a Mawatha reading with musical setting. The reviewer notes her rare gift and thorough mastery, praising the expressive force that captivates listeners from opening word to the final cadence.
Tremendous Advance in Printing Paper
A Department of Agriculture circular explains why printing prices rise as pulp and paper costs climb. It notes a 40 to 50 percent rate increase for subscriptions and job work in parts of the country, driven by higher pulp costs and shrinking spruce availability, with New York consuming vast wood amounts annually.
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Department of Agriculture
Tider
Middle West
Focal Papers
Gutenberg
New York
Maine
Wisconsin
New Nampshire
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Ohio
Oregon
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Canada
Forest Service
Bureau of the Census
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Corona French Hand Laundry opens in Corona with local support
The new Corona Hand Laundry, run by Frank T. Vail with 23 years of experience, opens Monday at Second and Main. Vail formerly led the Sanitary Laundry in Los Angeles and San Diego. Glenn Brubagher backs the venture and will manage collections, signaling confidence in the town’s economic future.
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Corona
Iit
Corona Hand Laundry
Frank T. Vail
Tle
Los Angeles
San Diego
Vail
International Cash Grocery
Second
Glenn Brubagher
Fraternal Brotherhood to Install Officers and Banquet
The Fraternal Brotherhood will install new officers next Monday evening for the ensuing year and a banquet will follow. Members are urged to pay dues and participate as the committee organises the word events.
Baptist Pastor Accepts Call for Corona Church
The First Baptist Church congregation extended a call to Rev. B. B. Jacques of Santa Clara after Pastor Dr. Sandford’s retirement. Jacques has accepted and will arrive in Corona in February to assume charge, noted for scholarship and eloquence.
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First Baptist Church
Sandford
B. B. Jacques
Santa Clara
Corona
Local Family Visits and Infrastructure Update
Prado items Henry and Fabain Callahan of San Gabriel visited their aunt Mrs Ged Cota last week. Mixx Amy Bent visited with her sister at Santa Ana Tuesday. Miss Esperaunza Carrillo visited relatives at Orange Friday. Miss Celeste Botiller of Corona spent Sunday with her father Fred Botiller. Mr and Mrs Florin Shaughter spent Christmas week with relatives at Arlings. The bridge over Chino creek on the road to Pomona is nearly complete and due to open by week’s end. A wagon bridge between Serranos and the school henge is under construction to aid school children and heavy hauling. Santa Fé agent Krutchkamp and wife are on two weeks vacation. Miss Mable Lewig lost her riding pony to lockjaw. Will, Andel and Ray Cota visit their aunt Mrs Myers at Hast Whit tier-a.
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Henry and
Fabain Callahan
San Gabriel
Ged. Cota
Mixx Amy Bent
Santa Ana
Esperaunza’ Carrillo
Orange
Celeste Botiller
Corona
Fred Botiller
Florin Shaughter
Arlings
Chino Creek
Pomona
Serranos
Santa Fé
Krutehcamp
Mable Lewig
Will
Andel
Ray Cota
Mes Myer
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J. P. Triole
Wells J. Rawleigh
H. F. Scoville
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Steve Cottle
H. Brubaker
C. Bruckman
Dudley
lf _R. Douglas
Grand Electric Railroad
Henry E. Huntington
Pacific Electric
Redlands
Huntington Beach Point
Anaheim
Garden Grove
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Glendora
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Fraternal Brotherhood
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Hi. Dahan
Dr. Jacques
Prado
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