Riverside California described by a visiting correspondent
A Riverside correspondent details the city in early 1911, noting a population around 15,000, irrigation driven agriculture, and diverse residents including Mexicans, Japanese, Chinese, Greeks, Armenians, and Turks. He highlights climate with hot days and cool nights, transportation, schools, churches, and growing industries such as citrus and alfalfa, plus wages and housing costs.
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Riverside
Calif
Herald
Clark County
California
Santa Ana Valley
Mt Rubidout
San Bernardino Range
Box Spring Mountain
Victoria Hill
Pachappa Mt
Hunnington Drive
Rubidoux
Hawarden Drive
Hyomel Steam Inhalation Promised By Keifer Drug Co
To ease a cold in head or chest in minutes users are advised to pour a teaspoon of Hyomel into boiling water cover with a towel and inhale the vapor. Keifer Drug Co guarantees it. A separate bottle costs 50 cents.
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Keifer Drug Co
RULES FOR WIVES FACT CHECK AND RIDICULE
A Paris London Telegraph note mocks a published list of wife commandments arguing equality and suffrage. It cites rules praising wives as superior and mocks male inferiority while noting a final jab that “man was created before woman.” It ends with an ad for Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey cough remedy.
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Switzerland
Paris
London Telegraph
Dr. Bell
Such a Bore to Dress Belated Traveler Describes Cabin Visit
A traveler recalls an overnight stay in a back woods cabin where a gaunt teenage couple prepared to leave after a frugal meal. The mother chides them to wash their feet before going to a party and Levi muses about staying home to treat stomach distress with a new drug from a package offer.
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Heianeere
Levi
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The Kicker and The Growler Distinguishing Two Attitudes
A column contrasts the productive kicker with the complainer growler, arguing the kicker drives results while the growler only complains. The piece cites Mark Twain and notes the kicker’s value to an establishment despite faults, while condemning the growler as disruptive and unfixable.
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Tweed
Ricky
T.hem
Mark Twain
Growler
Jenkx
We Rejoice Today For Yesterday’s Neglected Tasks
The remark notes a moment of relief and motivation to complete unfinished duties carried over from the previous day. It emphasizes progress through addressing overdue chores and renewing purpose. The tone is reflective and upbeat about catching up.
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Newberry-Parker
California
Cured to Stay Cured Kidney Remedy Endorsement
Marshall resident Charles Taubeneck describes years of kidney trouble with back pain and rheumatism. After using Dean's Kidney Pills at Harlans Drug Store he improves and is cured, endorsing the remedy in 1907 and reaffirming it in 1910.
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Dean
Marshall
Charles Taubeneck
Eighth & Elm Sts
Harlan’s Drug Store
Elven
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