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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
8
An advertisement touts Kodol as a digestion aid for all food types promising stomach relief. It claims timely use benefits those with stomach disorders and credits R. Billings as the local seller.
A Villejuif patient creates a parification machine from a bottle plank and tubes producing bread the size of a man’s head. The device is destroyed after a photographer’s suggestion, and it is lost as no one witnessed its making. Insane creators turn wax impressions into keys and craft weapons from improvised materials.
Charles Wadsworth Camp traces how presidential nominations shifted from Congressional caucuses to national conventions. He notes key events from 1824 to 1844, including Adams, Van Buren, Jackson, Clay, and Polk, and explains the adoption of the two thirds rule by the Democrats.
A fragment from Life discusses the horizon as a metaphor shaped by a woman's view of her family and daily life. It suggests that social norms, communal candor, and neighborly dynamics push or pull the horizon, with larger affairs like tariff reform or arbitration seeming distant.
City of Corona Board approves Resolution of Intention to grade pave and curb Grand Boulevard from Main to Sheridan including intersections. Bonds to fund over ten years at seven percent, with six foot sidewalks and cement granite gutters. Posted July 21 1908 Corona Independent July 24th.
Notice announces a July 25 special election at Corona Grade School corner Victoria and Tenth Streets to authorize a $2 200 tax levy for 1908 09 salaries fire escapes and furniture. Polls open 8:00 a m to sundown with E Sandford as Inspector and Geo B Cliff W Chester Terris as judges. Signed by C H Birdsall I A Newton D M Browning Corona California July 3 1908.
A collage of testimonial style lines touts Dr King’s New Life Pills and DeWitt’s products sold by R. F. Billings in Harrisville NY. The notes praise relief from constipation biliousness and malaria and include a letter from Jake C. Moore of Bilton dated Aug 10 1904 endorsing Kodol for dyspepsia.
The hotel, a quintessential British institution, binds London’s theater, literature, politics, art, and fashion. Suppressing great hotels would strip the city of its distinctive society and cultural vitality, a view echoed by Milan Corriere Delia Serra.
Mrs. Giles anxiously asks after the rector’s health and calls some people “bad doers” while criticizing selfish dining and snatching vittels. The tone mimics London Punch with satirical village manners.
A Chicago Tribune snippet notes a debate in a rhetoric class where a stern student answers a query about defining a crying need with a blunt remark about four handkerchiefs, illustrating sharp wit in a schoolroom anecdote.
The quote notes mutual dependence between strong and weak forces. It reflects on social balance and shared responsibility, suggesting collaboration and interdependence across roles and statuses.
In a humorous reflection a husband recounts choosing a long stay at home over grand ambitions. He and his wife navigate family bonds and tame disagreements, valuing mutual tolerance over conflict as they pursue quiet, shared achievements in their two by four house.
A Raleigh observer calls Seito Saibara the best rice farmer by far in the United States. The Japanese immigrant averages 115 bushels per acre on his Texas farm and became an American citizen. He arrived with $100000 capital after meeting Dr. Knapp in Japan and now runs a 320 acre holding near Webster Texas. He raises his son in American ways and extols the United States as the greatest country. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is advertised as a early remedy for colds and inflamed throats, sold by RB F Billings.
A young colored man seeks employer consent to phone Dinah to ask her to marry him. After stumbling through dialect and nerves, she responds yes. The piece ends with a humorous aside about fat men and good nature.
Tax due and payable to the undersigned or to Atty. Wm. G. Randall at Sixth and Main Streets. D. M. Browning, Deputy County Assessor.
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