Outrage at postal zones for publications prompts repeal demand
In a Thursday Daily column readers are urged to repeal the congressionally created postal zones that raise magazine and newspaper postage by up to ninefold. The piece argues the post office should serve citizens, not turn a profit, and criticizes lawmakers for harming educational reading while widening access to war-time information. It links issues to Texas politics, women voters, and future policy shifts after the war.
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Congress
United States
Post Office
Congressional Record
Post Office Department
Postoffice Department
The Future Politics and The Lost Cause in Texas
The Houston Post doubts Texas political fate will favor state rights and foresees federal dominance. It criticizes preserving Civil War legacies while noting the war is history and those clinging to it risk being sidelined as national politics moves on.
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Joseph
The
Houston Post
Texas
Post
South
Death of Miss Sallie Dodd Laredo native dies in Abilene
Telegram reports the death of Miss Sallie Dodd in Abilene after years of poor health. Daughter of Capt. Thomas W. Dodd, she is survived by two sisters Mrs. E. B. Brewster and Mrs. J. R. Sanchez. Remains chosen for burial in Laredo. funeral set for 9:30 tomorrow from Convery's parlors.
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Laredo
Abilene
Remis
Convery
Mail barred unless requested by soldiers overseas
Postmasters must receive a written request from the soldier and written approval from his organization commander to transmit any article to expeditionary forces. The rule, aimed at reducing nonessential items, led to refusals of packages from mothers for boys in France.
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Worshara
France
Constipation and Indigestion Relief Reported
Mrs Robert Allison of Mattoon Alabama writes that indigestion and constipation plagued her after moving to Mattoon. She says a single bottle of Chamberlains Tablets cured the trouble, leaving her feeling like a different person. Watch The Times for opportunities 60c per month.
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Robert Allison
Mattoon, al
Mattoon
Chamberlain's Tableta
the Times
Notable Birthday Today Ernest Warburton Shurtleff Turns 56
Ernest Warburton Shurtleff, Boston native and Harvard and Andover Theological Seminary graduate, has long served Americans in Paris guiding religious and ethical needs. He organized the American Church in Frankfurt and later settled in Paris directing Students Atelier reunions and aiding US military hospital efforts. He is noted as a musician and poet.
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Ernest Warburton Shurtleff
Paris
Mr. Shurtleff
Boston
Harvard University
Andover Theological Seminary
Ventura
Cal
Plymouth
Mass
Minneapolis
Frankfort-on-the-Main
United States
Shurtleff
Local notices and wedding licenses in Laredo column
The county issued multiple marriage licenses including Alejandro Garcia with Eliza Solis Cresencio Garcia with Carmen Vasquez and Adan Barbosa with Estefana Alona. The page promotes The Womanless Wedding at the Royal Theater, Red Cross fundraiser, local merchants, and light business notices across Laredo with ads for real estate, gas stoves, plumbing, and services.
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Alejandro Garcia
Eliza Solis
Cresencio Garcia
Carmen Vasquez
Adan Fi. Barbosa
Estefana Alona
Edward Green
Florist
Crockett
Cat Sih St
San Antonio
Texas
Narciso Alanis
Fort Worth
B. Juarez
Matamoros Street
Laredo
The
Red Cross
Imperial Cafe
Alexander Building
City Hall
Passport Play At Royal Raises Funds For Honor Guard
The Royal Opera House hosted The Passport under Mrs. Ana Summers Polkinhorn with local talent delivering strong performances. Proceeds benefit the Girls National Honor Guard, and the cast drew praise for comic moments and convincing portrayal of wartime Europe life at the gateway to Mexico.
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Fort McIntosh
Royal Theater
T. A. Austin
Red Cross
Ana Summers Polkinhorn
Mexico
Royal Opera House
Girls National Honor Guard
Carey
D F. Anderson
Anderson
Adelaide
Laredo Soldier Dies in Camp Merritt Amid War Service
Jose Vergara, a Laredo youth and member of the ammunition train of the Fourteenth Cavalry, died at Camp Merritt New Jersey on March 28 from pneumonia after enlisting when the United States entered World War I. Manuel Duran, chief mailing clerk at the Laredo post office, received official word. burial plans for interment in Laredo are uncertain.
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Jose Vergara
Camp Merritt
N. J
Manuel Duran
Laredo
New Jersey
Fourteenth Cavalry
Germany
United States
Fort McIntosh
Vergara
Eagle Pass
Galveston
Laredo Planing Company Advertises Heavier Screen Work
The Laredo Planing Company announces it now handles all kinds of screen work and emphasizes heavier screen products, especially for doors. They invite customers to compare and confirm that they offer a better door at the same price than external suppliers, John O. Buenz Lumber Co.
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Laredo Planing Company
John O. Buenz Lumber CO
Be, Lawrence, & Co
Chicago
al “Solo
Laredo
Flavio Vargas
Horner
City Drug Co
Onion shipments from Laredo rise with twenty one carloads
Daily shipments from Laredo are increasing as fourteen more onion carloads moved out last night, bringing total shipments to twenty one. The piece notes that the preseason activity typical of onions is resuming and a big rush is expected to follow.
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Laredo
Texas-Mexican Railway
Times
Rheumatic Pains Brought Quick Relief Says Mrs Finch
A letter from Mrs. 38 N Finch of Ratavia New York praises Chamberlain's ointment for chest pains and shoulder lameness caused by rheumatism, claiming it never fails to provide prompt relief.
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Chamberlain
N Finch
Ratavia
N. Y
Corny woes and damp weather teased by girls
A fragment describes girls laughing at tight shoes and damp weather as corn problems arise on feet including corns between toes and calluses on the soles, noting both hard and soft varieties.
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Cardu
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