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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
2
Hayward Review Then. D Calkins editor and publisher. Office Hayward 42. Subscription rates one year six months. Advertising rates on application. February 7 1905. City official paper. Bleak with moral motto and civic pride quoted from Abraham Lincoln.
The State University announces a new agricultural school at University Farm Davis aimed at young men seeking defense minded agricultural training. About forty students expected this year. no tuition fees. Programs include farm practice livestock judging botany horticulture dairying soil science and farm mechanics. Dormitory housing available and applications encouraged via Circus FF No. 13.
A discussion on travel abroad and the pull of home. The piece notes how exposure to other customs broadens empathy yet ends with the refrain that there is no place like home. It reflects on the author’s conversations after a trip, recalling scenes abroad and the comforting lure of familiar surroundings.
The report outlines a political clash in California over state grants and expenses, with references to Governor and division disagreements. It notes opposition from Texas and mentions a farmer near Wenaither Wisconsin receiving a high price offer for an orchard amid contested allocations.
The California Promotion Committee releases a new topographic commercial map of California in four colors, 29 by 22 inches, with railroad mileage, steamship lines to and from California, county seats, principal towns, and producing counties. Copies cost ten cents plus a mailing tube from the Merchants' Exchange Building in San Francisco.
San Francisco prepares the grand Portola week displays with over 1000 incandescent lamps and 1000 horsepower of power capacity. Authorities say electrical supply and transmission logistics will test the city as illumination plans surpass past traditions.
Sunday morning worship at Congregational Church with pastor Dent Naylor and evening sermons. Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Christian Science services listed with times. Public invited to all services at B Street location. Mention of Booster Number and Henry D. Roth editor of the News.
Eden township, home to Jayward, spans about sixty thousand acres of orchards and grain fields with small poultry farms. The Castro valley lies near the center, opening to Mayward plain, about four miles from San Francisco Bay and twenty one miles southeast of the city, with Gull Crow Redwood and Palomares canyons offering scenic views amid surrounding mountains.
An item notes a special Pullman train from Bay Francisco to Mexico City on Tuesday October 26 with round trip fare $80 for full parties. Booking through W. Knightly, local agent, Oakland, for transportation to Seattle via Alaska-Yukon-Pacific route. Also mentions typewriting and shorthand lessons by Mrs H G Rogers and advertising in the Review.
Ad copy highlights Elite Candy Store in Hayward offering ice cream and candy made on premises with guaranteed freshness. Mentions various suppliers and products for home improvements, printing services, and a general call to energize business. Promotes advertising as life of trade and urges readers to use local printing at the Review office.
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