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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
6
In Outing Magazine, H. K. Job describes a humming bird nest built on a lichen covered apple tree limb. The female bird defended the site as the observer searched and finally found two fresh eggs in early June.
An early 20th century style ad from Sulphur Springs Texas claims A J Davis grocer endorses Dean's Regulators for relieving habitual constipation and keeping bowels regular. Also touts Dr Thomas electric oil as cheap accident insurance and pain relief distributed by all druggists.
In a political column titled A Political View a critic mocks charges of bribery and corruption. The piece quips that a member's wife, a doctor, attends voters free as part of nursing an electorate, arguing the action is not bribery but nursing the constituency.
Doan's Ointment promises cures for obstinate cases, claiming thousands have been cured. A 450 cent price at any drug store is noted, suggesting wide availability and broad use.
The Chicago Record-Herald explains micro screws cut from steel-wire, invisible to the naked eye. Each screw has 260 threads per inch and measures four thousandths of an inch in diameter. About one million are produced monthly, counted by weight on delicate balances, then hardened and finished by touch and automated polishing.
Corsican death rituals include burial in a new costume funded by the family, a rapid burial within twenty four hours, and mourners who improvise poetry at funerals. Death hunters wrestle mourners, hair is torn from heads onto the coffin, and rich mourners incur injuries for display. Mourning widows wear black bands over the eyes for seven days and are cared for by friends. Cemeteries hold ornate tombs with rich hangings and lamps to honor the deceased.
A Cleveland woman recounts crossing the Sahara with a dragoman and camels as a desert sandstorm hits. She describes sheltering under a camel’s neck, the wind’s icy roar, and the brown cloud blotting out the sky, then the storm drifting toward the Nile before clearing and leaving sand on clothing.
From Bailey's Magazine: The 1820 whaling ship Essex was rammed and crippled by a cow sperm whale, forcing abandonment after the bow was stove in and a lifeboat lost. A later 1895 incident near Honda Isle saw an unprovoked pair of sperm whales strike the brigantine Ilanda Isle, crushing timbers and sinking the ship tail first, though pumps kept it afloat with improvised repairs.
Advertisement-style note prompts readers with back pain and kidney discomfort to use DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills sold in Billings. It claims relief from weak back, bladder irritation, and kidney issues.
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