26 May 1909
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
1
The paper is kept on file at the Dake Advertising Agency Inc with offices at 428 South Main Street Los Angeles and 77 Market Street San Francisco where contracts for advertising can be made.
A historical listing shows city officials including Mayor E J Genereux City Clerk John L Merriam City Treasurer William G Randall City Attorney R L Harroll and others such as Health Officer Building Inspector City Engineer and Street Superintendent. The BOARD OF TRUSTEES includes Henry H Holmes President and members A B Tuthill W A Hively Ansil F Gillett Ethan P Kidder.
The piece notes wealth hungry men urging restraint, Mammoth Cave’s river threatening to go dry, a Seattle hired girl repelling a burglar with a baseball bat, rail prices cut but ticket costs unchanged, and Memorial Day plus the Fourth on Sunday unsettling the office staff.
A Chicago paper asks what Noah lived on after entering the ark and questions Ham's company. Clergymen across the county prepare for vacations, while critics warn Satan will keep the summer open as usual.
Canal Dover Ohio plans a pump that runs cider instead of well water. Officials warn stock of new pump handles will not last long and urge rapid procurement.
The text notes Jim Patten giving forty thousand dollars to Evanstown Hospital while the public contributed the funds. It also mentions King Edward and Emperor William kissing on the cheek in Berlin with no tears reported. A New York professor warns against gambling but urges church attendance.
An Indiana man insisted his funeral sermon be preached before his death. He joked it would be his first chance to hear any good about himself.
Italy approves 52.8 million dollars for new warships as part of military expansion. The reference hints at broader national defense moves and ongoing naval buildup signals.
The report notes Hetty Green's son-in-law has rheumatism and is not likely to suffer gout if he resides with his mother in law.
The remark envisions wireless romance as an achievement in electrical science and jokes that if marital disputes could also be conducted by this method, divorce courts would face less work.
A New York man weighing 380 pounds proposed a wager involving 275 oysters 12 pounds of steak 12 rolls 11 cups of coffee and three large pies. Critics warn such appetite could turn him into a hog.
French courts deny further custody relief to Count Boni de Castellane. The ruling ends his fight to obtain guardianship of his children, leaving the matter to follow established legal channels and the children’s welfare.
Joseph W. Folk forecasts the Panama canal’s completion will lower freight rates allowing fruit growers to ship as many tons as before. He says the all water route versus all rail will sharpen competition and help San Pedro harbor become a busy U S port.
The Presbyterians urge abolition of divorce as a spur to stronger marriage safeguards. They call for both state and church to require proof that a couple can live together in harmony until death parts them.
An ad urges readers to close their eyes and realize blindness while claiming Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve is a harmless, soothing cream with no injurious ingredients and a “positive cure for all diseases of the eyes” sold at Murray's Drug Store for 25 cents a tube.
A man describes a Japanese servant as polite yet evasive about quitting. He notes a habit of eating raw fish and explains the servant’s pattern: work deteriorates until dismissal is forced, avoiding direct notice of wanting to quit.
Mrs Subbubs notes Mrs Newcome moved into Dudleys old house on Saturday and Mr Subbubs compares social calls to poker calls as a way to see what others have. The brief quip highlights social strategy in everyday talk.
Mrs A L Aley of Beals Maine says after using ten bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery her family saw excellent results and believes it best for coughs colds and lung trouble. Relieves bronchitis asthma hemorrhage croup la grippe sore throat and chest pain with quick cure. 50 cents and 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed by publisher.
The strip presents a boy named Wille and Johnny describing a dilemma caused by a crab bite and scolding from a father after going swimming. The scene blends humor with a relatable mishap and confesses a child’s awkward predicament.
A quip notes the average man can manage about 300 words while he is said to be given more by women. The witty line reflects gendered commentary in period humor. The source presents a single humorous remark without additional context or attribution beyond the publication.
James Wright of Spurlock Kentucky says he feels like a 16 year old after taking six bottles of Electric Bitters. He had kidney trouble for thirty years and credits the medicine with a great cure. The ad touts the tonic as a godsend for weak or old people and sells for 50 cents at Billing's Drug Store.
A London Chronicle snippet notes Scots colonists thrive in Greater Britain with many settlements named for British heritage. It highlights Macsville in Nova Scotia’s Cobalt district as a town where Caledonian predominance is evident without explicit names on the localities.
The author cites Elizabeth Stuart Phelps on dying as a merciful escape. She discusses surgical anesthesia shaping the final moments, recalling her own near fainting or unconscious spells and preferring a painless release to living trouble. Her vignettes cast death as serene beyond the body’s last pangs.
Allan Cunningham recounts how portraitist Copley painted a man with his three wives in a single family piece. The husband wanted wife number two kept as a living angel, then added wife number three after an accident. The artist erased the earlier likenesses, the wife protested, and Copley sued the man, with Lyndhurst winning the case for his father.
A story about M. Lamany shows a linguist obsessed with perfect grammar. He wakes in fear from a dream where he uttered a sentence containing a grammatical error, highlighting the French grammarian’s punctilious language rules through a comic anecdote.
A tract distributor posted on a tree the line It is appointed to man once to die. A local coffin purveyor seized the moment and added the slogan Funerals economically furnished by Blank. The humorous incident shows how humor meets business in small town Scotland.
Uncle Jerry Peebles muses that honor is strange while a gambler faces debt to a preacher. In another vignette, an artist’s wife admires a soup scroll, calling it artistic and urging not to eat it.
A wry London Tatler quip notes that Poor Tom sacrifices his sweetheart to avoid greater loss later, illustrating a moral about cost and hesitation in social decisions. The exchange implies personal sacrifice may avert larger future costs.
A clipped remark notes that owing a man money reveals how small the world can seem. The line implies financial debt shapes perception and distances among people in a terse social quip.
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