22 Nov 1916
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
1
Ad promotes H O oatmeal as the nourishing choice for children. It claims the product builds energy and tissue with the right proportions and can be prepared in 20 minutes. Stores recommend choosing H O over ordinary oats.
A mosaic of brief clippings notes daily life woes and humor. An old man in St James Park says he can only walk half a circuit now. Milk price rises reflect new state inspection and higher feed costs. A Yale graduate Alderman Curran juggled three eight hour jobs while studying law and selling life insurance.
A Chicago committee drafts a universal license tax for doctors lawyers professors coal dealers canvassers and all trades promising city revenue. The note cites Corona as a decade of similar practice and hints at broader reform across professions.
Contained in a World of animal acts and 150 trainers the Barnes circus advertises free tickets via an Independent contest. It promises 65 sensational acts, a pipe organ, bands and a menagerie including lions elephants camels seals and primates with Al G Barnes guiding the show. Readers are urged to enter yesterday’s Independent to learn more and name wild animals.
Superior Court sheriff sale announced by Union Escrow & Realty Co. on an alias writ of execution. Judgment total twelve thousand two hundred fifty-two and 92-100 dollars plus costs. Sheriff to auction December 6 1916 at Riverside in front of the sheriff's office to satisfy the judgment on property comprising Lots 7 8 9 10 in Block 62 Riverside County California. Parties named include Newton J Skinner Robert L Hubbard C H Parsons W A Mensch E C Bishop Sebald L Cheroske R W Richardson H P Forsyth William G Yeo Frank G Tyrrell Carl N Skinner A C Routhe James S Bishop Alice B Chaffee Lee Riddle C H Haskins Ella Swickard James Crawford and others.
A Boston Transcript passage presents a boy promising a dollar for a good school report and a girl asking if love would endure wealth loss. The exchange shows parental and filial dynamics with light humor and reassurance about affection regardless of money.
Sheriff Wilson found night receipts totaling about 15 to 16 dollars turned to performers. Pettie confessed to cashing worthless checks in Azusa Ontario Upland China and San Bernardino. He will be arraigned before Judge Ellis Friday at 2 in the afternoon.
The Puente district reports three weeks of damp weather slowing bean threshing. Independent carrier service urges careful evening deliveries to ensure subscribers receive papers. Melvin Wrestler serves Victoria street east and nearby areas. Percy Lillibridge covers Romona street and upper city. A C Emerson serves west of Sheridan with limited contact. Chas Green handles the business district and Main street areas with no listed residence phone.
Eugene O Murmann an amateur entomologist was arrested in Los Andeles on a federal warrant alleging unlawful use of the mails. Investigators say he received hundreds of ravaging caterpillars mailed from Florida that could devastate citrus groves if released. Officials urge severe punishment to deter similar imports and protect crops.
The University of California Davis hosts a ten day Short Course for farmers starting November 15 at the University Farm. Agricultural engineers demonstrate tractor care repair and operation to boost efficiency and durability. A parallel cheese making course covers standard American cheese and foreign varieties.
An old remedy of Sage Tea and Sulphur returns as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. Sold in drug stores for about 50 cents a bottle, it darkens gray hair and adds a lustrous look with daily use. The product claims to be undetectable and easy to apply with a comb or brush.
More than three thousand cows join the Imperial Valley Farm Bureau Cow Testing Association, expanding participation in regional dairy herd testing and records.
Chairman Wm. R. Wilcox of the Republican committee persists in denying Hughes loss amid ongoing suspense and public interest.
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