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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
6
For nearly forty years New Discovery Nas stood as a base remedy for throat and chest ailments. The advertisement claims it prevents colds, aids weak throats, and can save lives. The pitch promises a $1000 trial bottle free from F. Billings drug store.
In a fragmented scribble a gaggle of men named Pat Mike and Ale discuss a strange article. The text includes garbled phrases about a shelly seven asked Pat and an appendix removal referenced oddly.
An ad style notice touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a universal remedy for cuts scratches and bruises including piles. It emphasizes safety and rapid healing while urging readers to purchase from R. F. Billings and references claims of success and consumer trust.
After 15 years of chronic indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars, B. F. Avecue of Ingleside, NC says Dr. King's New Life Pills are the best pills ever sold. The Billings drug store offers them at 25 cents with a guarantee.
An early 20th century triage style note touts Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism pain and rest. It claims predictable relief and recommends trials before discouragement. The advertisement lists Ed Billinges as supplier and references other tonic products and local names in a brisk sales voice.
A scorching city afternoon on Peninsy Avenue near a hotel doorway shows a man in a suit reacting to heat as a passerby hurries to assist. A woman nearby stands out in the sunlit street while others hop on one foot, creating a odd tableau of urban summer heat.
A comical Washington scene describes a hot street where a woman's shoe stuck in asphalt. The heel remained behind as she pulled, leaving her in a three inch stumble while bystanders joke about hot streets and sun fried eggs.
A fragmentary poem reflects on mourning and pride in words of sympathy. The speaker asks for kindness, help, and a simple word rather than overblown tributes as they anticipate death. The piece name checks a person named Thayer and Lonis KE, and contemplates funeral customs and public praise.
A compact survey traces the origin of Frankenstein through Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley and Lord Byron at Lake Geneva in 1816 1817. It notes the novel's rise to prominence, critical reception by Sir Walter Scott and others, and the monster's quest without a soul leading to tragedy.
A frail young woman auditions for a spot in an opera troupe while the conductor tests her with three piano notes B A D. The manager observes, torn between compassion and duty, as the scene closes with a line from Browning about the vast sky above.
Captain Engelardt survived twelve days drifted in a capsized ship off Memel after the deck collapsed. He hammered through a steel bottom to attract rescue, rationing condensed milk prunes and water from sea. The Aurora towed the wreck to Neufahrwasser where he was freed. three crewmen perished.
An anecdote from Aubrey Lanston in Bohemian Magazine recounts an American objecting to a restaurant bill at a Paris cafe. The maître d’hôtel refuses to waive charges, stressing the tariff cannot be questioned, while the story contrasts wit and wit in foreign dining.
Hewitt asks if his wife knows more languages. Jewett replies she reads French novels in the original speaks English in sleep dismisses a servant in German and converses with their youngest in baby talk reflecting a multilingual household.
A fragmentary prompt asks who can finish a sentence about a person who changed from bad to good. The text mentions Wilfred, Baden Baden, and New York with unclear punctuation and stray names, suggesting a puzzle-like quotation fragment from a historical page.
Local organizations including O F Circle 377 meets evenings in Odd Fellows Hall. Crown Encampment 41 meets Mondays. Starlight Rebekah 231 meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays. Temescal Lodge 314 F and A M meets Thursdays. Modern Woodmen meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Foresters Court Circle 831 meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. Queen Council 100 meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Records list officers and meeting times for each group.
Narragansett Tribe No. 169 meets each Wednesday at 7 30 p m. FLOT Carey Sachem Malcolin Sajy Sr Saws IL Strougger Jr Sages Lobi Dawson Chief of Records listed as officers and contact.
Meeting reminders show LO and M Baire Press in Odd Fellows and Masonic halls. Officers include Mrs Clarence McDaniel Miss Etta White and G FE Bart Treas Mrs Sarah Francisco Chaplain plus Eagle and Royal Neighbors in various halls and a City Hall Board of Trade session chaired by officials like W P Feldman and Thomas Carter.
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