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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
2
In a Washington Post vignette set at a festival, a curious visitor named Biggs pesters a trombone player with theory about notes and clefs. After a lively exchange about B flat horns and C horns, he declares he will write his will and buy an accordion.
Dialog notes a famed inventor's secret dying with him and his wife sharing the final revelation. The exchange satirizes the idea that true progress requires living models rather than mere copied measures, reflecting editorial wit.
The piece urges September as ideal for caponizing and preparing hens for fall and winter laying. It advises clear roost design with south light, cleaning and roof repairs, and using gastar on scaly legs. It notes women often succeed in poultry care through detail orientation and suggests buying blood from cockerels or pullets now for better bargains. Molting hens will lay well December onward.
Sam A Graber recounts an East bound U S train from Pendleton to Le Grande Ore a traveler helps a seriously ill woman with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy the effect is rapid and the passenger earns thanks of the car’s travelers. For sale by R F Billings.
An ad notes that colds are caused indirectly by constipation and promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a non constipating remedy that moves the bowels while easing throat irritation. It is sold by RF in Billings.
Advice on roost design to prevent crooked breast deformities in chicks. Experts suggest at least three inches wide, preferably two inches square with rounded upper edges, mounted level and easily cleaned. Detach from the house and swing from rafters for support. avoid huddling to ease later roosting in Leghorns and related breeds.
North Carolina tales Dr Francis Hansen famed preacher and ex Grace Episcopal pastor in New York. A Buffalo delegation offers $3500 while Hansen notes his NY salary plus parsonage at $15,000 for family needs. He recalls the Elijah raven incident but asks where the Bible says the Lord provides for young Hawkes.
Local cosmetic herb list excerpt notes DeWitt's Little Early Risers emall Pilla described as easy to take gentle and sore and offered for sale by RK F Billings.
The San Bernardino Business College and Civil Service Institute promotes U S Civil Service exams for about 40 positions in September and October with salaries from 800 to 1800 dollars. Clerical roles such as Forest Clerk and Stenographer offer permanent, light work and advancement, with the college offering coaching and application aid.
In Italy large chestnuts are sold peeled in a reddish broth scented with laurel leaves and caraway. Naples and Genoa feature friggitrici offering fried artichokes and cheese balls kept hot in steam. Vendors fry batter dipped morsels to deliver crispy on the outside and tender inside treats to customers.
Advertisement asserts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is safe for children, containing no opium or harmful drug, and promises it always cures. Sold by R. F. Billings.
The article recounts a staged prank by Henry Irving and Harry Montague during a picnic trip. Friends fear a tragedy as the pair quarrel and disappear, then reveal Montague alive and laughing, restrained by a handkerchief, while Irving proclaims a deadly deed in a grim tableau.
Many suffer kidney and bladder troubles yet relief comes from DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills. The pills are antiseptic and widely recommended for weak back backache rheumatic pains bladder inflammation and other kidney related annoyances. Sold by R F Billings.
E L Waldron of Honolulu claims a vast honey consignment from the islands for sweets and shoe polish production. The ad asserts Kodol aids digestion when the stomach cannot process food, promising restoration of natural work and pleasant taste. Sold locally by R F Billings.
In Milton Delaware barber Wright shocked onlookers by shaving two men at once. He loaded lather on both faces, shaved one with one hand and began the other with his other hand. He alternated strokes and dried the second man’s face while combing the first. Both customers reported satisfaction.
A sprained ankle may be cured in about one third the usual time by applying Chamberlain's Liniment freely and giving it absolute rest. For sale by R. F. Billings.
A direct freight service via Tehuantepec is opening this month linking Los Angeles with London Liverpool Glasgow Hamburg Antwerp Havre Copenhagen Stockholm Rotterdam Trieste Genoa and other European ports. Freight will be booked through from the Los Angeles depot to at least twenty six major ports in Great Britain and on the continent.
The salve is recommended as the best treatment for piles and suitable for any salve use. Cautions include avoiding imitations. Sold by R. F. Billings.
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