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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
7
A civic advocate argues that a town’s prosperity hinges on a strong local heart. A once rundown 18 000 to 20 000 population town built a fine hotel inspiring traders to linger, boosting stores and merchant business as the community grows through active support and cooperation.
An advertisement claims Burdock Blood Bitters will tone the liver and stomach, aid digestion, and purify the blood for those feeling languid, weak, or run-down with headaches and stomach upset. The tone is promotional and uses medical language to imply health benefits.
A domestic exchange reveals concern over a husband’s condition after leaving a club last night. The wife expresses alarm at his intoxicated state while a companion notes he drank heavily.
Mrs. Chas Freitoy of Moosup Connecticut credits Burdock Blood Bitters with restoring her health after years of ill effects. She reports relief from headaches, low ambition, and exhaustion, describing herself as a "well woman" again.
We offer for a short time two houses and lots at the corner of Tenth and Washburn streets, lots 17 and 18 in block 108, Corona. A rare chance to secure a fine residence near in. For particulars contact Geo Thacker, Santa Ana, California.
Illnesses of Jack and Jill improved with the use of Early Riser Pills sold by R F Billings. The ad promotes relief from blues and headaches and notes the product is available from the seller named.
The piece recalls Benjamin Franklin born in Boston two hundred years ago and highlights his roles as inventor editor publisher and diplomat. It notes his signatures on the Declaration of Independence and influence on the Constitution, his death in Philadelphia on April 17 1790 at age 87, and his grave visited by thousands each year.
The ad proclaims Ayer’s Hair Vigor cures hair loss through a new formula. It claims rapid growth and disappearance of dandruff without changing hair color, and mentions a booklet detailing the formula and ingredients.
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a quick remedy for chills bilious attacks jaundice stomach liver and kidney complaints and a lame back The claim includes a 50 cent bottle price and a guarantee at R E Billings drug store.
A Pathfinder item explains a method to reveal a person’s age and birth month by a simple number game. Starting with the birth month May and the date, the steps yield a two-digit month and a number for the day, then add age to reveal a combined figure. The article notes such tricks were once seen as magical and explains the arithmetic behind them.
Advertisement for Dewitt's Carboliza product claimed to cure piles. Promoted by R. F. Billings with insistence on the Dewitt name and no substitutes.
John Burroughs argues plant roots grow toward water and soil where reachable, not a divine will. He notes animal intelligence is closer to human thought than plant behavior, while roots extend toward moisture or nutrients, sometimes harming nearby gardens.
Mrs Oldcastle and a nervous hostess discuss a Sunday church session. The hostess, clutching a $2,500 solitaire, says she stayed in bed all morning. The talk notes Dr Miggsworth ex corriated financiers, stirring anger among some parishioners.
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