15 May 1909
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1909
Page
1
The paper states its advertisement contracts are kept on file at Dake Advertising Agency locations in Los Angeles and San Francisco, inviting inquiries for advertising services.
A partial roster lists Henry H. Holmes as President of the Board of Trustees with others including A B Tuthill W A Hively Ansil F Gillett Fehan P Kidder. It names city officers such as Mayor City Clerk City Treasurer City Attorney City Engineer City Recorder City Marshal Street Superintendent Health Officer Building Inspector and more.
Chicago aldermen propose raised awnings to let women with three story sky pieces pass safely beneath. An Ohio man pays three carpet tacks. wife seeks a new parlor rug. A Philadelphia woman aged 25 has married and divorced three times. A Baltimore judge rules engagement rings are gifts and need not be returned if the engagement ends.
A French astronomer creates a celestial map charting four million stars as scientific milestones. A chorus lady settles on a future home, an arrangement finalized after prior uncertainty.
Smith Ely, former mayor of New York aged 85, attributes his long life to pie as a central part of his daily diet. He emphasizes enjoying slices as a key habit in his routine and credits moderation and happiness as supporting factors.
A Baltimore man named Blizzard has died prompting reflection on eternal fate. The query notes that blizzards do not appear in biblical afterlife places, leaving the question of where he will spend eternity open to belief.
An enterprising New York showman offers Abdul Hamid ten thousand dollars weekly to exhibit himself. The offer would fund his many wives with hair ribbons and chewing gum, illustrating the era's sensational celebrity appeals.
Investigation shows the Tacoma bridge tender received 200 dollars for each draw turn. The man is not a multi millionaire, with only about three turns annually on average.
The piece urges citizens to treat city finances as private matters urging repairs and remedies. It compares land washing and family health to city needs and argues that borrowing now with long repayment will yield future benefits for the city and residents.
A collection of satirical and provocative quips on voting for bonds marriage norms and social conduct. It touches on Abdul Hamid’s wives hypothetical widower status, New Jersey devil footprints, actresses marriage, a Kentucky divorce over singing, a Carnegie commission, theater etiquette, Russia’s school-building plan, and teaching arithmetic versus bomb-throwing.
A civic appeal urges all men to unite behind bond support and persuade neighbors to vote. It stresses every citizen’s duty to participate for the city, community, and country.
Charles D. Stewart argues in Atlantic that an ox’s steady, unhurried pace offers a cure for modern ills. He contrasts the ox with horses and automobiles, praising the ox’s self contained, patient labor and suggesting urban life would benefit from such steadiness.
A Missouri reader from Wisehart requests one dozen Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve claiming dramatic results for a blind customer who regained vision and reading ability. The letter urges immediate shipping and notes the product sells for 25 cents per tube, with Murray's Drug Store as a seller.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox urges readers to abandon fear of death and live with duty ambition and inspiration. She contrasts prophesied doom and health anxieties with examples of those who feared or avoided death and those who enjoyed life despite aging. The piece advocates trust in the Creator and finishing life without dread.
The article argues evidence shows Arctic regions once hosted tropical climates with fossils of equatorial plants and animals. It asserts polar cold is advancing into temperate and tropical zones, predicting eventual widespread ice cover.
A brief humor vignette features Margaret, ten, asking what behead means and a mother replying You cut off a man s head followed by Donald four misdefining defeat as cutting off a man s feet The piece ends with a playful delineator tag
A quotation contrasts old and modern methods of reformers being treated. It notes burning at the stake versus platform lecturing with half the gross receipts as reward. The Washington Star quote underscores differences between talking and eloquent speech.
Mrs A L Alley of Beals Maine commends Dr King’s New Discovery after ten bottles eased her family’s coughs colds and long trouble. The medicine claims quick relief for bronchitis asthma hooping cough la grippe sore throat and chest pain. Available 50 cents to 1.00 with trial bottle offered. Guaranteed by R F Billings Est.
John Deye of Gladwin Michigan suffered a running ulcer for 12 years and spent over $400 on doctors with no relief. Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed the ulcer and cured fever sores boils felons eczema salt rheum piles burns scolds cuts corns. 25c at Billing's Drug Store.
Certificate records J. A. Newton and R. M. Warner as partners in Newton & Warner at Corona Riverside County California. Notary M. Terpening verifies their identities and voluntary execution on April 13 1909 with official seal.
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