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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
3
Santa Fe railway announces daily trains including the Overland Limited to Los Angeles at 8 57 a m and locals to Riverside East and San Diego with arrivals at 4 41 p m 6 53 p m and daily Sunday service.
The season’s rainfall in Riverside County reaches 1.20 inches as of September 25, indicating ongoing precipitation levels for the period.
Local items record travel, visits, and events in Corona. Residents and guests such as John P. Key, Mrs. Arthur Herrin, Mr. and Mrs. Wood, and many others are noted traveling to Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Long Beach, Riverside, and Redlands for Carnival visits, family gatherings, or property and business matters. Axa.
The Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Company and the Anaheim Union Water Company will raise capital stock to 1 million dollars and invest 350 thousand dollars over several years to provide an additional 10 000 inches of irrigation water. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is advertised as a throat remedy and cold cure through its laxative action. Sold by KK F Billings. Independent want ads pay.
A general banking record shows foreign exchange bought and sold, interest paid on term deposits, safe deposit boxes for rent, and other related services transacted. It outlines active currency dealings, deposit yields, and facility fees in a concise financial snapshot.
The Tuesday Musical club outlines a diverse winter program including The Buccaneer and a Shakespeare music recital, with F. W. Seager, Mrs. Norma Rockhold-Robbins, and Abraham Miller among featured artists. Bostick directs the oratorio Ruth and cantata Fair Ellen. May closes season with a social recital. Officers named: Miss Margaret Gage president, Mrs. T. W. Griffith vice president, Mrs. R. J. Spooner treasurer, Miss Alice Gray secretary, plus Mrs. E. R. Shelley, Mrs. E. O. Kennedy, and Miss Chapman as directors.
The Corona Pressed Brick Co adds a 150 horsepower boiler to its plant to meet rising production. W. M. Ray of Los Angeles attended the installation as part of the improvement.
Wm. F. Kuhl, special agent for the Insurance Company of North America, was in town Friday inspecting risks and meeting local business men. The piece notes the 1906 San Francisco fire losses paid by the company, exceeding 7.2 million dollars, with income about 0.8 million higher. Citizens bank is cited as the local representative.
A traveler asks Jim in a North Carolina mountain town if he was born there. Jim hesitates as his wife adds a sharp correction about the meaning of native. The exchange ends with a practical clarification on who lived there first.
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