08 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
The Daily Californian
Location
Bakersfield, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1896
Page
1
The text summarizes President Cleveland’s address to Congress. It discusses Cuban affairs, Turkish safety, Pacific arbitration, Civil Service reform, tariff notes, and a plan to issue gold redeemable bonds. It warns about trusts and monopolies and calls for action to retire greenbacks and stabilize currency.
An ad claims Schlling's Best tea is the cheapest in the nation and guarantees money back if customers are not satisfied. The copy asserts the grocer bears no cost for the refund and emphasizes the price advantage to shoppers.
Senator Call of Florida proposed a joint resolution to recognize Cuba as a free and independent government and grant its people full sovereign rights within Cuban ports and jurisdiction, but he withdrew the measure until tomorrow as the Senate was about to adjourn.
The event saw a full lodge attendance with invited guests. Officers installed included Matron Mrs. T. E. Taggart, Patron E. Rousseau, associate matron Miss Edith Maples, secretary Mrs. C. H. Congdon, treasurer Mrs. M. J. Haynes, conductress Mrs. C. D. Ryan, associate conductress Mrs. D. R. Taggart, chaplain Mrs. F. A Tracy, marshal Mrs. D. M. Pyle, five rays Miss Mary Hutchins, Mrs. R. A. Arick, Mrs. A. Alexander, Mrs. A. Weill, Mrs. A. R. Conklin, warden Mrs. D. E. Hutchins, sentinel Walter James, organist Miss Kittie Crusoe.
A friend of incorporation muses aloud about taking opponents on a trip through Southern California towns to showcase benefits of incorporation. He imagines funding two or three railroad cars, visiting Ontario Pomona Riverside Colton Redlands and San Bernardino to display paved streets street lights and civic amenities to attract capital.
Bakersfield CALIFORNIAN boosts from four to eight pages daily due to heavy demand for advertising space. Positive notes praise Kern County’s prosperity and the paper’s success. Includes brief ads for One Minute Cough Cure and De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve with local druggist endorsements.
An American bakery advertises items at 25 cents each and promotes itself as the best in town. Located at the corner of Chester avenue and 18th street, the notice highlights affordability and local appeal.
A historical note promotes Cope's Toast Bitters as a cure for malaria chills and fever and various stomach troubles, touting it as a broad remedy in period advertising style.
Special holiday offering highlights discounts on Black Beaver Cloth two button style at 4.50 and an elegant trimmed cape at 5.00. Heavy Boucle and Thibet items priced to 7.51, cheaper than competing 12.00. Sealette garments reduced from 6.50 to 20.00 with fresh up to date styles. Infants cloaks and jackets in white Angora trim from 1.7 and misses jackets 2.00 to 3.50. Century Centemeri gloves featured at the glove counter.
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