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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
7
A compact survey of human perception explaining how hearing smell and taste vary among people. It notes that some sounds are inaudible to many and describes how eye focus distance sense of smell nose capacity and tongue taste map to different body parts and conditions.
A humorous collection of anecdotes from Scottish tenants dinners features a guest who bit ice cream in fear of a toothache exclaiming Ow ma rotten tooth and a farmer who misreads an omelet as dessert. The Duke of Buccleuch recalls a rhubarb offer declined with politeness.
A Chicago Record Herald editorial argues that found valuables on streets and transit should be reported first to lost and found and returned to owners. If no owner is located after advertising in newspapers, the finder may claim the item with a clear conscience, but avoiding efforts to locate the owner is nearly as dishonest as theft.
A captain returns from India with souvenirs including laughing jackasses entrusted to Tom Pinch. Despite care the animals pine and die aboard the ship. Tom fears telling the captain but is urged to break the news gently and admits the loss with a quip.
The article recounts M. Victor Noir an illiterate bully of the Second Empire issuing a duel challenge to a French statesman for no reason. The statesman replied with a sharp letter declaring he chose the spelling book as weapon and that Noir was a dead man. The duel never occurred.
A Newton Massachusetts resident claims his children show how long he has been married. He lists Eu gene at forty Norah at thirty five Lizzie at thirty two and says that total makes seventy five.
In the Kansas City Independent a thin boarder laments the poor meals at the boarding house and quips how the fat boarder fared by courting the cook. The exchange highlights social tensions over food and propriety in a crowded lodging.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes arrangements for the wedding are complete, including a surprising bargain with a photographer who reportedly agreed to have his camera smashed.
An exchange from the St. Louis Republic features Ysohtl asking Reginald about learning to love, with Reginald replying that he could teach lessons in loving her. The playful line hints at romantic wit in a period newspaper.
A fragment notes fortune as bringing boats that are not steered, implying unsteady or misdirected ventures. The line suggests randomness and lack of control in outcomes.
The article explains that a day is not the Earth's 24 hour spin but the interval between successive solar meridian passages. Due to the Earth's orbit the Sun appears to drift east, so noon tomorrow shifts slightly and one solar day takes about 24 hours plus a four minute offset over time.
The article describes Spartan life focused on military efficiency. Boys aged seven entered training and wore a single garment year round. By twenty they served, and until sixty dined at public tables with limited rations. Magistrates regulated body fat and flogging occurred for excess softness.
A watch may slow or stop even when unused due to dried or sticky oil requiring cleaning and fresh lubrication. Porpoise jawbone oil is cited as effective. many makers blend oils. Clocks can halt for no reason during storms and may resume after minutes or weeks as storms pass.
The article notes that certain cultures, including a Breton wedding custom, link rain to a joyous marriage by washing away tears. It cites the Erza of Simbirsk who call the day before the wedding the weeping day, while brides and friends cry to shed mourning. Similar customs appear among the Badagas on the Neilgherries and some Greek tribes.
The rose grows wild on every continent except Australia and is among the oldest flowers. It appears on ancient Egyptian bas-reliefs from 3000 to 3500 B C and is mentioned in Homer and the Proverbs of Solomon as rosewater.
In a humorous exchange from the St. Paul Pioneer Press a character named Cholly is teased about past engagements. He admits a history of numerous engagements and jokes about ex-fiancees forming an organized group with a distinctive yell.
A fragment from a judge’s remark notes a flirtation as a prize item and jokes about proposals and marriage in a witty exchange between a couple. The line underscores social attitudes and humor in courtroom banter.
The article explains antitoxin science and its impact, citing Prof. M. Allen Starr of Columbia and Behring on diphtheria, cerebrospinal meningitis, tetanus, typhoid, and bubonic plague. It notes death reductions in New York and progress against cancer and tuberculosis, with hopeful claims from New Orleans.
An advertisement asserts Kodol strengthens the stomach and relieves indigestion by digesting food with natural stomach enzymes. It claims instant results and lists R. F Bal lings as the seller.
Robert C. Root of the American Peace Society arranges an oratorical contest for all college students in Southern California to be held in Los Angeles in April. Cash prizes total 225 dollars for the top three essays on Peace or Arbitration. First prize 100 dollars from a Christian church, second prize 50 dollars from another religious group, third prize 25 dollars from the Church of the Friends. Preliminary contests will be held at the University of Southern California Occidental College Pomona College Whittier and others.
The Corona Home Telephone and Telegraph Company calls a special stockholders meeting for September 30, 1908, at 2 p.m. in Corona California to consider increasing capital stock from 25000 to 50000. Notice is issued under Civil Code section 359 by President A C Wood and Secretary W S Chapman Jr.
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