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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
3
The passage notes mail order shopping pulls rural households toward distant catalogs. Wives and daughters learn the latest fashions and women on farms can buy if funds allow, often tempted to purchase beyond means.
Street trees cool the town by evaporating moisture and reducing heat. Knoxville’s City Beautiful league, active for about a year, reports cleaner, more attractive streets as women lead relief work. The league offers a prize for the most new members to fund summer improvements.
Pasadena firm Foley and Co praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an efficient non narcotic expectorant suitable for children. The letter from C H Ward Drug Co and C L Parsons notes its safety and lack of nausea or digestion interference. R F Billings Estate.
Billy delivers a sharp prose piece lampooning women’s clubs and social rituals in Arlington. He skewers Miss prim notions, domestic pretenses, and club politics with humorous dialect sketches of local figures and social scenes.
A theatrical scene unfolds as Mrs Jones contemplates a presidential bid while Mrs Smith claims retirement and a plan to control the club. The tale traces rivalries among women and a minister’s parishioners in two hostile groups over “Peace and Good Will” as new candidates emerge. The narrative ends with a wry remark on female curiosity and Eve’s historical prominence.
A 19th century sale note touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for women’s health and beauty. It claims they regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood strengthen nerves improve complexion and provide lasting health. Sold for 50 cents at R F Billings Estate.
John Quincy Adams praised Hackett as Falstaff. Colonel David Crockett of Tennessee attended the benefit, securing a front seat as Hackett appeared in hunting costume. The crowd filled the house and the play proceeded after the cordial exchange between Crockett and the comedian.
English actor Charles Mathews recalled performing in Wakefield where commerce was poor and no income was made. When asked how much he earned he replied not a shilling, explaining he aimed to star but the town spelled it with a we.
A Baltimore American remark recounts a prison visit where a convict bumped the governor. The man apologized with pardon me and the governor replied That lets you out, a quip highlighting the humor amid confinement.
A witty exchange features a spiritualist and a medium arguing over spirits and a lady's maid. In Toledo, a line reveals the maid clarifies the mistress is not at home. In Philadelphia, a quip links theater funding to angels and wings on money.
The Washington Star quotes a humorous exchange about Mr Chuggins and a motorcar. The remark suggests he does not smoke but owns a vehicle that does, provoking light commentary on habits and technology.
Mrs EB G Whit ing of 360 Willow St Akron Ohio reports kidney trouble backaches dizzy headaches and eye vision problems improved after taking Foley Kidney Pills. She says pain and headaches left her eyesight cleared and she now feels well thanks to the remedy.
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