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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
6
The piece extols Beaumont as ideal for fruit growing with deep moisture-retentive decomposed granite soil and high water availability. It claims five acres can yield income and attract owners, promoting Beaumont as a healthful, prosperous location with strong investment appeal and even a world prize background.
An excerpt describes patient, playful deep sea fishing with baited hooks and varied catches from cod to dogfish, then shifts to a Macmillan's Magazine essay on Aboriginal beliefs about the world as a roof and flat ground, ending with a product ad for Dean's Ointment claiming cures.
The piece recounts early colonial restrictions on tobacco use with bans on planting, hotel tobacco, public consumption, and even two men smoking together. Windsor required a physician’s certificate, and smoking near meeting houses on Sundays was forbidden. Connecticut allowed a rare public smoke during long journeys. New York Press cites these measures as warnings from authorities.
An astronomy piece explains the coal sack a vast hole in the Southern Cross region where nothing is visible. It forms a black, sack shaped patch that humans can see without instruments, contrasting with usual starlight and challenging common sense.
Abraham Brown of Winterton narrates a cure after five doctors misdiagnosed his illness as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach liver disorders. His wife urged Electric Ditters which reportedly restored his health. one bottle claimed to suffice. Available from R F Billings druggist for 50 cents.
An agricultural note describes planting raspberries in 8 by 6 feet beds with clean culture and a fertilizer mix of ground bone and potash. It favors two thirds ground bone to one third potash, warns against excess nitrogen, and details setting sprouts, removing old canes after fruiting, and spring pruning. Varieties Hansell and Cuthbert are recommended.
An advertisement promotes New Life Pills claiming guaranteed results or money back. The copy promises a remedy for various ailments and touts Billings Drug Store as the seller for 25 cents.
A 76 year old resident of Maple Falls Washington nicknamed Fitzpatrick is described as a powerful man who never lets his hair grow long. He reportedly lifts a 270 pound salt barrel and once carried a 450 pound granite boulder forty feet to load it into a wagon box. The passage ends by noting the writer’s doubt about the story.
Mrs. B. Clapp of Mound City reports her son nearly died from lung and throat trouble with coughing spells every five minutes. After using Dr. King's New Discovery the boy was saved and cured. The medicine, guaranteed for coughs and colds, throat and lung issues, is sold by R. F. Billings and offered in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes with a trial bottle available.
An advertisement urges readers with back pain fatigue and weak kidneys to try DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pill for relief. Sold by R. F. Billings.
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