05 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1914
Page
1
The item lists GEO. MM. BLAIR as editor and HAROLD Y. REYNOLDS as city editor, notes publication details, and provides subscription rates of 4.00 yearly, 2.00 for six months, and 35 cents monthly for city deliveries.
A summary of the early American theatre scene notes Williams burg hosting the first US theatre opened by William Hallam Jr with The Merchant of Venice. It traces spread to New York and Philadelphia, legislative pushback, and Southwark. It highlights the theater industry now worth over 100 million dollars with 3,000 theatres and 25,000 actors and actresses.
A Los Angeles Times editorial mocks using a 100 ton whale carcass to curb beef prices. It calculates a $1,800 carcass value and a possible $20,000 retail, noting uncertainty if buyers would pay that much.
The piece highlights Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee as united in opposition to drinking and tavern traffic. It cites Lincoln's 1839 court speech defending women who burned a wine parlor and notes testimonies from aides and secretaries supporting his abstinence. Lee allegedly supported prohibition in war zones and urged closing grog shops.
John Bunny denounces酒 alcohol calling it a poison while praising teetotaler stance. Congress allocates 104000 for visiting foreign naval officers as Navy ends wine mess practices reducing annual expenses.
Plans to capture trade lost to European powers by war were outlined at a Philadelphia conference. More than 500 manufacturers exporters and business leaders attended to discuss strategies.
A brief note invites readers to try a classified ad in the Independent and watch for rapid outcomes. The item suggests experimenting with ad placement to gauge response and results.
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