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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
7
Prominent architect Norman R. Coulter endorses Electric Bitters claiming it benefits everyone. He praises its stomach, liver, and kidney benefits and calls it the best spring medicine and blood purifier sold by druggists.
A playful exchange invites someone to the zoo but the reply lists a cascade of exaggerated family traits. The speaker claims no need for a zoo trip as relatives are described as wild animals, ending with a quip about a tigress mother-in-law and an orangutan likeness.
Healing soothing and cooling salve sold by R F Billings for piles and related skin discomforts offered in DeWitt.
A brief Philadelphia Ledger dialogue shows a young man seeking support from a practical citizen who questions whether the man will run for office or pursue marriage. The exchange hints at personal ambition and civic paths.
A compact aphorism presents Syrus noting that true triumph comes from self restraint after success.
Mrs J P White of Rushboro Pa touts King’s New Discovery as a miracle cough and lung remedy. She credits it with easing long illnesses and curing lung disease even after hopeless diagnosis. Advertising copy mentions trial bottles and price options.
A Kansas City Independent quips about a wedding where the heiress marries a foreign nobleman. The exchange recalls a shower bouquet, shower of rice, and a shower of congratulations followed by a flood of bills from the nobleman’s creditors, leaving the scene awkward.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is described as agreeable and effective for coughs colds and croup and favored by mothers. W B Pelham of Kirksville Iowa endorses it as his leading remedy for throat troubles and croup with children liking it, sold by R F Billings.
A native at Calicut was found scaling the wall into the Chowringhi district premises wearing a full European outfit. He concealed himself the previous night inside a shop and spent the morning dressing, including a white shirt with studs, red tie, boots, watch and chain, handkerchief, pocketknife, straw hat, and stick. He wrote his name inside the hat and said he aimed to learn English, choosing to imitate a sahib as a preliminary step.
A dated advertisement promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a gentle quick acting remedy that also cleanses the bowels. It emphasizes child friendly taste, nearly maple sugar, and notes sale by R. P. Bidines.
The London Globe notes that greetings like handshakes vary by culture and practice. It advises choosing a method such as handshake bow or smile, and if shaking hands to do so swiftly and briefly.
East Raymond Maine preacher Starbird proclaims Buecklen's Arnica Salve the best healer for a veteran wound and obstinate sores and notes it aids his veterinary practice. Price 25c at R F Billing's drug store.
In Vining Ja John Kiha touts DeWitt’s Sidney and Bladder Pill with strong local support. He reports many users and his own favorable results, noting better satisfaction than any prior pill and perfect outcomes in every case. Sold by HobL Billings.
A father asks his son what a financier is and is told a financier can make government worry when affairs go wrong. The piece includes quick quips from Washington Star and London Scraps about rice pudding and a witty waiter exchange.
An advertising note touts Dr. King's New Life Pills with a money back guarantee at R. F. Billings drug store. It promises relief for headaches biliousness constipation and malaria and highlights Kodol a stomach remedy also sold by R. F. Billings.
A friend once received a laughing jackass, a sea captain’s gift. On the way home he meets a stout Irish navvy who asks about the bird. The pirate joke backfires as the man insists it belongs to him with a witty reply.
B F Crocker of Martinsburg Iowa aged 54 years and justice of the peace for twenty years suffers sciatic rheumatism in his left arm and right hip. He reports using three bottles of Chamberlains Pain Balm with significant improvement. Sold by RS Billings.
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