City Officials Board of Trustees Names
City governance slate lists Henry H. Helmes as president with A. B. Tuthill E. B. Collier Ansi F. Gillett and Ethan P. Kidder serving as trustees. Details of terms and duties not provided.
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
2
City governance slate lists Henry H. Helmes as president with A. B. Tuthill E. B. Collier Ansi F. Gillett and Ethan P. Kidder serving as trustees. Details of terms and duties not provided.
A reflective note on Thanksgiving citing Pilgrim origins and divine blessings. It praises national unity in giving thanks, notes era of prosperity with mills and factories, welcomes immigrants, and describes a ceremonial visit by Chinese dignitaries including diplomats and Yale graduates, ending with plans to thank the President for Boxer indemnity refunds.
Excerpts describe rare royal attention on the Pacific coast with foreign nobility visiting. The text notes patterns of dress and public perception, mentioning German princes and English earls as examples arriving to influence local society and inspire the populace.
A notary public affidavit records Cheney & Co as the firm in Paleda, Ohio, with sworn oath and signatories dated December 6, before Aldess8 and seals. The notice references a sale or offer related to a drugstore product, likely a constipation remedy, with distribution via druggists.
A vivid tour of Corona Laundry describes Eve and Adam era tools as a humorous reminiscence of washing methods. Manager I O P Smith details two hour turnover, twelve water changes, a 125 foot well, and modern extractors plus starching and ironing stages, ending with bundled shirts and a yellow bill to owners.
Merchants and alfalfa growers heard a proposition Tuesday evening from the Alfalfia Milling Co of Los Angeles. The plan would build a plant costing about 12,500 dollars with the people of Chino and vicinity invited to subscribe 2,000 dollars in stock of the company.
Mrs Win TL Serig of Wheeling West Virginia reports her daughter, prone to colds, suffered a severe cough last winter and was relieved by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy without a doctor. She also notes her son has avoided worse illness due to timely use of this syrup, sold by Real Billings First.
March April and May mark the spring Civil Service examinations. Applicants seeking training for government work should start preparing now. Positions typically start at about 400 to 500 dollars yearly with light duties and permanent status. The program offers college level training in California and aims to place graduates in federal service careers. For more information contact the indicated school and program.
In Riverside County California the Superior Court orders a private cash sale of a six acre more or less parcel from the Mary M. Wyle incompetent estate. The guardian will conduct the sale on November 25 at the guardian’s Corona office with 500.00 escrow and the balance on court continuation. Proposals must be in writing to the guardian by noon on sale day.
Notice is given for the Corona Home Telephone and Telegraph Company stockholders annual meeting at the office on Sixth Street Corona Riverside California on Wednesday December 2 at 2 o clock for electing a board of directors and other business. President ALC WOOD Secretary WLS CHAPMAN.
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