03 May 1916
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1916
Page
1
A mosaic of satirical snippets cites callers, receipts, and preparedness in Corona. It references the Duke of Manchester on women, Silver Snidecr opinion on peace, soap prices in Mexico, a Mex colony by the sea, and a risqué Redondo slipping sensation with humorous reminiscences about Fourth of July antics.
A vivid 1916 scene on Main Street in Corona shows Dad Kathan tending his bus in front of Perkins' store while Doc Rife and Hoover clear and sweep nearby. The sleepy nightwatch drifts to the city hall as socialists discuss reforms and locals drift past in dawn light.
Sacramento celebrates the concrete Causeway completion as the longest of its kind. San Francisco hosts a major pipe line project tying to Calaveras dam. Los Angeles plans a Davis Standard Bread Company plant costing 150000 with 200000 pounds daily capacity.
The item lists subscription prices as $2.00 for six months and a monthly option. It notes delivery details and references the West area, with the text appearing in a clipped newspaper brief.
Pittsburg reports a serious strike wave with twelve thousand pressed car wheel workers threatening to strike locally and forty five thousand munition workers already in sympathy. The governor has called out militia while the eighteenth infantry and cavalry troops are on strike duty.
The report lists multiple developments across California including a $200,000 West exclusive motion picture facility nearing completion in Richmond, a new boiler plant, and three new business blocks. It notes Japanese liner traffic, a $65,000 boiler and tank shop for Sacramento-The P. company, and a Home Telephone installation in Culver City. Other items include a $105,000 Visalia school bond, a bank-occupied first floor in La Jolla, an $8,000 packing plant in Reedley, a $12,000 gasoline tank in Redding, a $60,000 high school bond in Anderson, a major shipyard and boat-building plant for San Pedro, a steel mill in Torrance, a $500,000 gold dredger near Richmond, a 41 year Pacific Telephone franchise, fuel and power concerns, and Chico’s new post office opening.
An old home remedy claims meat increases uric acid that overworks kidneys. It advises fasting intake of Rad Salts to flush acids, with lemon juice and molasses as a common preparation, saying it cleans and stimulates sluggish kidneys and relieves bladder irritation.
At Saratoga Springs New York a long running dispute over which is the oldest Methodist Episcopal church in America escalates as Maryland supporters claim Sam's Creek founded first. New York's John Street church asserts the 150th anniversary and records support its claim. The General Conference debates the matter amid competing commemorations.
A plea to place ads in the home daily paper and promote local enterprise. The notice urges businessmen and residents to support the city’s commerce by showcasing products and services through the prominent newspaper medium.
Reports confirm the worst stream fishing in years with storm waters massacring trout. Similar conditions hit the north side of the mountain and Santa Ana and Mill creeks. Deep Creek failed to produce a limit while Bear Creek is stocked. City Creek yields the largest catches but they won’t last long. Lower water may improve Santa Ana fishing later.
Bakersfield High School will stage a potato growing contest this year with the winner earning a trip to Washington and visits to other eastern cities.
The Stanslaus County board approves an ordinance to quarantine all hog herds affected with hog cholera, aiming to prevent spread and protect livestock industry.
A fragment states shoppers should know there is no mail offer house that can beat their prices highlighting a bold savings claim and urging readers to compare locally.
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