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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
1
The piece argues for a strict anti saloon vote, urging voters to cast a straight ticket for prohibition candidates and avoid personal scruples. It cites a Prohibition Committee estimate on alcohol's role in crime and notes Vermont's March 3 election where 29 of 246 towns voted for license.
John k Finch urged farmers and workers to display their products while condemning saloons. He contrasted grain and machinery with the damage caused by liquor, listing ruined families and institutions. The audience left with stronger anti liquor sentiments and a new idea against the trade.
A Minnesota local on March 10 shows 56 of 132 towns voting prohibition while Georgia bars close. The Atlanta Journal notes no city jail inmates among blacks for the first time in forty years. Denver pastor Rev. Christian Reisner links crime to saloon doors. Mae Maloney cites Philadelphia conditions with police matron care and widespread drunkenness.
Col. Dink Botts rails at saloon critics arguing towns become graveyards when bars close. He scoffs that only bartenders benefit while workers and families suffer, predicting stores fail and towns resemble undertaker yards if corks stop popping. He warns prohibition harms laborers and the bar keeps profit, urging action before whiskey ruins the town.
A. H. Schoueman fell fourteen feet while painting his West Sixth Street home last Monday. He landed on his feet, spraining an ankle and injuring an arm while gripping shingles. He suffered multiple bruises and his injuries remain serious after the narrow escape.
Abel B. Gleason, 12, died at his daughter Mrs. W L Lyman’s home in Corona from paresis. A pioneer who came to Corona in 1890, he was survived by daughter Mrs. W J Lyman of Corona and son Ie W Gleason of Riverside, with half brother Dr J C Gleason of Corona. Burial was at Sunny Slope cemetery after a Baptist Church funeral led by Rev E T Sanford. Born in Wyoming County New York, his family moved to Michigan Illinois and eastern Iowa before his schooling, later becoming a teacher and lifelong reformer with strong Republican and spiritualist beliefs.
The Opera House crowd attended Tuesday evening for a benefit performance of The Confederate Spy in support of the Soldiers Monument fund. Miss Rowena Walters directed the elaborate preparations and rehearsals, with a creditable cast and a generous patronage that yielded a good sum for the cause.
L J Stone a noted Long Beach real estate operator bought six acres of oranges in Corona lot 4 block 54. The purchase closed last Monday with a $6 500 price tag.
An employer should show appreciation to young workers to boost performance. A salary advance or praise must align with real recognition of effort. tact from managers drives employee motivation and daily effort.
The piece urges employers to give raises proactively to young employees who deserve them. It argues that spontaneous increases strengthen loyalty and productivity, noting that many things are not obtained unless asked for and praising the emotional boost of a timely raise.
A young employee faced humiliation seeking an advance and learns that un solicited advances yield better results. The president favored the move but the manager doubted it, delaying the process and raising questions about its impact on performance. Scratch pads at the independent office.
The Forest Service collaborates with private owners and states to study and manage forests on non National Forest lands including military reservations at West Point Fort Wingate Rock Island Arsenal and the Micationy Arsenal. At Fort Wingate a War Department sale of 25 million feet of western yellow pine follows forestry rules with strict diameter limits and marked trees only. A forest officer oversees the process to ensure prudent cutting, brush burning to reduce fire risk, and a planned 4 to 5 year program yielding about five million feet annually with ongoing supervision.
A nervous young minister visiting a remote village endures a terrifying tour of a house full of eerie claims. The elderly resident recounts multiple deaths in the living room and bedroom revealing a grim attic of bones and skeletons. She warns against disturbing spirits in the cursed room. The scene ends with a chilling good night.
Poll tax payment now due to the under signed or may be paid to Atty Win G Randall at corner Sixth and Main Streets. D M Browning Deputy County Assessor notices payment responsibility.
Friday morning Corona mourned the death of Dr Cy Gleason. Attending physicians say his condition was precarious and uraemic poisoning due to kidney disease. Prominent residents and Gleason family members, including Llis on Gleason from Riverside, stayed at the bedside as the community extended sympathy.
A collection of odd predictions and quick takes on politics and society. The piece notes Chicago in 1074 could run with pneumatic deliveries and electric cooking, while rail and labor trends shift nationwide. It mentions a xenophobic Chicago anarchist, a notable congressman’s death, and waves of railroad layoffs. It also highlights London’s underground growth, Roosevelt’s curiosity, and Vatican humor.
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