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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary timetable lists train times to and from Overland San Diego Riverside and East with morning and afternoon departures. Entries show 5 26 a m 8 57 a m 9 13 a m 12 48 p m and 6 53 p m alongside daily and Sunday runs.
Don's ad and R B McKinney advertise shoes. Several residents travel to Los Angeles for relatives while others visit Riverside and Pomona. Real estate, rental offers, church events, and social gatherings fill the community page with brief notes on births, illnesses, and local business notices.
The piece advises a young schoolgirl to keep a small collection of dainty evening frocks even on a tight budget. It promotes 50-cent muslin purchases, summer markdowns, and affordable thin silks while warning against cheap figured wash goods and unsuitable fabrics. It emphasizes practical, modest styling for home company and outings.
In September Corona shipped 215 cars with shipments including hay, granite blocks, fruit, sewer pipe, pressed brick, clay among others. The month exceeded the previous year by 69 cars while oranges and lemons totaled 976 carloads for the period November 1907 to October 1908. Population and business growth drive postal activity and school construction, with 850 registered now versus 554 two years ago. Try Gildard's Havana specials, praised for value in Corona.
A light stage moment and audience emotion are described with Mrs Pepper noting dry throats after the curtain falls on the first act. The quip suggests an Irish stage mood and a shared laugh about theater rituals. The piece closes with an advertisement for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup claiming it cures colds by relieving throat irritation and constipation.
The report lists assets and liabilities for Corona National Bank No 8436 including loans and discounts 101472, overdrafts 383620, bonds and securities 1800, bank building 5300, deposits and reserve items totaling 9 031 86, redemption fund 912 60, and capital stock paid in with surplus and profits. M Terpening cashier validates the sworn statement dated October 1 1908 with directors C D McNeil New Veach and J Pi Tricolo.
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