01 May 1909
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1909
Page
1
The notice says this paper is kept on file at the Dake Advertising Agency in Los Angeles and San Francisco, where contracts for advertising can be made for it. It lists 428 South Main Street in Los Angeles and 79 Market Street in San Francisco as locations.
The board of trustees includes Henry H. Holmes as president A B Tathil W A Hively Ansill Gillett and Ethan P Kidder.
A concise aphorism urging supporters to avoid negative critiquing and stay constructive. It promotes constructive behavior and a positive stance over complaint. Emphasizes choosing helpful effort over detrimental criticism in community or team contexts.
A string of wry observations lists the Sultan of Turkey’s 240 cooks and spoiled broth, a new appendixless group, rising bread costs, Madame of France and cake, 200000 active U S automobile users, New York’s slow train, an eighty four minute fourteen mile Orange County crawl, and a pupil’s long sentence "Im prisonment for life."
A reflection on how the ingenuity of design in women’s clothing enables enjoyment and expression, suggesting that without such creativity, women would struggle to fully experience life and style.
A hundred Chicago girls declare they want their future husbands to be the real boss. The piece questions whether this wish will endure once married life begins.
In a Trish newspaper an old notice stated that several death announcements could not be published right away because of limited space. The line reflects archival practice of delaying obituaries when page capacity was tight.
Ambassador White presented his new son in law with an automobile as a wedding gift. No provision mentioned to cover repair costs. Audubon Society of California plans strict enforcement of the new third law after June 17, making possession or use of forbidden feathers from protected birds prosecutable.
Los Angeles County supervisors enact a ordinance forbidding erecting placing maintaining any signboard billboard sign or advertisement along any public highway within the county. It bars all such displays to preserve roadway safety and aesthetics.
Officers of the United States army by authority of President Taft will hereafter receive four months of paid leave immediately preceding retirement from active service for any cause other than age. The leave is full pay and applies to those not failing to pass required physical examinations for promotion.
The Ohio legislature enacted a statute making it a serious offense to listen to a phone conversation and repeat it. The law targets every eavesdropper including patrons and operators, while noting that California would not tolerate such eavesdropping behavior.
Corona declares a sale of the franchise to construct and operate a telephone and telegraph network within the city limits. Bids due May 25, 1909, with 2 percent gross receipts tax after five years, 50 year term, and mandatory city access, maintenance, and safety standards.
A Springfield North Carolina merchant recalls a doctor’s grim prognosis for his son as two physicians declared consumption hopeless. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with a dramatic recovery after three weeks of use. The ad touts the remedy as infallible for coughs and lung diseases with guarantees and a free trial bottle.
A distressed quotes a Princeville resident M Li Bingham who refuses foot amputation. He boasted doctors warned he would die from gangrene but claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured his condition, extending to eczema fever sores boils burns and piles. available for 25 cents at R F Billings.
City bids for annual printing of ordinances and related work due by May 11 1909 at 6 pm. Proposals must specify price per printer square for first and later insertions in specified type sizes. Bid units are 100 impressions of at least 500. City Clerk E J Genereux notes samples available on application.
Partnership certificate records I A Newton and R M Warner transacting in Riverside county California under Newton and Warner in Corona. Notarized on April 13 1909 by M Terpening Notary Public Riverside County confirming both partners signed freely and acknowledged the instrument.
Administrator C M Scoville calls creditors and claimants to present debts with vouchers within ten months after first publication. Claims must be shown to Scoville at the Citizens National Bank Building Corona Riverside County California.
An advertisement touts Kodol digestive aid as a natural stimulant for digestion like a healthy stomach. It promises relief from indigestion and dyspepsia, claims harmlessness, and offers a money back guarantee through druggists if not satisfying after full bottle use.
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