13 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
1
The newspaper notes that contracts for advertising can be made with DAKE ADVERTISING AGENCY INC at 428 South Main Street Los Angeles and 779 Market Street San Francisco, and that the paper is kept on file there.
A catalog of city officers and trustees includes Henry H. Holmes president and multiple roles such as City Treasurer City Attorney City Engineer City Recorder and City Marshal. Also named are A B Tathill E B Collier Ransil F Gillett Ethan P Kidder and others in diverse posts.
The true test of a man lies at his fireside not in public honors. If his children run to greet him and his wife smiles at his return, he is true gold. A man may fail in politics or vice, yet remain better than the hypocrite who harms his family. Home purity outweighs public piety and fame.
Corona residents greet rainfall with cheer and faith in a timely harvest, contrasting neighbors' grim predictions. A longtime Corona farmer emphasizes a positive outlook and resilience, urging others to adopt the same spirit for better crops and future seasons.
After a physician labored over a child who had swallowed a marble he hurried for more tools. An old woman then picked up the child turned it upside down and shook it by the heels causing the marble to fall free.
Eleven years after the Havana harbor blast, the Maine explosion thrust the United States into global affairs. The piece notes how the American presidency has become widely recognized in Europe, perhaps more than since Lincoln.
A temperance lecturer is described as homely in features rather than eloquent. He recalls youth and states he has shunned the glass since that time while a momentary heckle from the audience interrupts.
Aman replied to a bookseller with a clever line after being billed for a past book. He said he never ordered it, if he did the seller never sent it, if sent he never received it, if received he paid, and if not he would not.
A wry quote compares marriage to reaching into a bag of ninety nine snakes and one eel. The speaker notes the slim chance of drawing the eel, highlighting a cynical view of matrimony.
Parliament drafts proposed measures to grant airspace passage rights over property. The article notes Roman law holding that landowners own space above and beneath their property.
The article notes a government civil service staffing shortage despite decent salaries and light exams. It promotes San Bernardino Business College and Civil Service Institute as California’s sole school specializing in coaching for civil service exams and placement in San Bernardino.
A series of aphoristic lines compares politeness to business efficiency and labor disputes. It suggests a worker’s demand for higher wages may prompt better quality through strikes, while noting mismatched honesty and patience in life and relationships.
W R Lipscomb of Washington NC speaks of a brother saved from consumption after trying various doctors remedies. Six bottles of Dr King s New Discovery cured him completely and he is now healthy. Trial bottle free at 50 cents to 1.00. Guaranteed by R F Billings est.
The following names are on the advertised letters list to be sent to the dead letter office if not claimed by January 25 1909. Omador Bartolo C S Beardsley T F Brown Octabismo Corona W M Dorryster Nellie Duncan Mrs Oscar Edinger Jaynes Tedora Gilaber Euquiel Gonzales Pio Martinez La Casaia Maria sidro Soloriano Lew Wilcons Geo Brown Postmaster.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimony from Wal ding Kinnan Marvin and F. J. Cheney & Co. asserts honesty and solvency. Cure described as internally taken and affecting blood and mucous membranes. Testimonials free. Price 74 cents per bottle. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Justice of the Peace O P Hull issues a summons to W V Beach in Temescal Township Riverside County to answer Thompson and French on a contract claim. The notice requires appearance within five to twenty days depending on service location, with a judgment possible if ignored. Freeman and Cliayson appear for plaintiffs in Corona California.
Plaintiffs S W Cottle and W O Stewart of Cottle & Stewart sue W V Beach in Temescal Township California. The summons sets five to twenty days to answer based on service location, warning of default judgment on contract damages if unpaid. Justice O P Hull signs dated 1908 with Freeman & Clayson attorney.
A collection of humorous lines reflecting on birth, age, and choices. The quips contrast grand and modest destinies, note misreads of age, and play with misperceived appearances through brief witticisms.
Riverside Superior Court orders all heirs to appear February 6 1909 at 10 am to show cause why an administrator should not be granted to sell real estate of Nellie Glass deceased. Copy to be published weekly for four weeks in Corona Independant newspaper in Corona California. Judge F E Densmore. Attorney for administrator HW OK Stahi Bae awe ArUENS Edy.
In the Riverside California Superior Court the date January 23 1909 at 9 30 A M is set to prove the will of George W Grant deceased and hear Melvina Grant's application for Letters of Administration with the will annexed to M S Bowman. Clerk A B Pilch Deputy Holton Webb Attorney H K Stahl dated January 6 1909.
The Corona National Bank stockholders will meet at the banking office in Corona California on Tuesday January 12 1900 at 3 oclock pm to elect a Board of Nine Directors and conduct other business as needed. O M Terpening Cashier.
An advertiser touts an AI service for making signs including gold leaf or flitter finishes and carriage painting. They promise a guaranteed result and offer a trial locally led by CHAS. Hf. BIS IOP.
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