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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1919
Page
18
The Laredo Times publishes daily except Sunday with mail options to the U S Mexico and Canada. Rates include one copy for 50 cents a month 5 00 a year and weekly Sunday edition at 2 00 per year 1 00 for six months and 0 60 for three months. Subscriptions due and payable in advance.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited or not in this publication and to publish local news contained herein.
Monday's Daily reports that Mexican federal troops used a deserter ruse to enter Zapata's camp. In a ensuing clash Zapata and his staff were killed, a tactic likened to General Funston's capture of Aquine do, with lingering doubts about peace in Mexico and calls to end banditry and return to law and order.
The piece recalls an alleged mutiny by Company I of the 329th Infantry, sparked by a guard house lawyer’s argument that the United States had not declared war on the Bolsheviks. Col. Stewart reportedly calmed the men and urged obedience, while critics warn of lasting disgrace for those involved and their families.
The piece argues that Pancho Villa kills for thrill rather than hunger and betrays allies, labeling him a genocidal threat who claims to save Mexico. It speculates his capture or death may come from a Mexican commander and notes the region’s fear as Villa’s banditry persists.
Classified ad item listing seeks opportunities to earn money with small investments. Contains cryptic symbols and pricing cues. no clear product or service described. Appears as a placeholder or teaser rather than a complete offer.
Public auction to the highest cash bidder to sell real estate blocks 1705 1710 1861 1940 2013 1642 1862 1863 1938 2014 2015 1790 1706 1707 1708 1709 1641 1939 in Eastern Laredo Webb County Texas and second hand agricultural implements from Ross Farm including plows wagons feed choppers and cane mill. Sale in front of Webb County Court House Laredo May 6 1919 10 am to 4 pm.
A brief advertisement extols Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid, claiming instant effect without calomel’s dental or gum damage. It urges use for dullness and constipation, notes 10c and 25c prices, and lists All druggists as sellers. Also included is a short wartime veteran poem about being broke after returning from war.
Desperate sortie of French garrison from Bayonne repulsed by British in the Peninsular War. Louis Kossuth appointed Governor of Hungary. Lincoln assassinated by J Wilkes Booth. Maine Good Templars discuss Prohibition party. Zebulon Vance, US senator from NC, dies. National Arbitration Congress opens in New York. Zeppelin raid kills women and children on English coast. Russians take height in Galicia. British offensive near Lens and St Quentin pushes Germans back.
The notice lists fallen and serving service members from Laredo including Lieut. E J Cousineau Lieut Luke W Loftus Lieut Percy R Winch Sergt George Bigden Sergt Charles Woodul Sergt Gustin K Smith Sergt Adam Bold Sig Erec P A Diaz Corporal Jack Correau Corporal Miles Little Corporal Leonardo Diaz Private Edmundo Lopez Private Benjamin Hastings Private Moises Carrero Private Francisco Garcia Private Lorenzo Rendon and Private Jose Ybarra. The roster honors their service and sacrifice with implied peace to their ashes.
Henry Churchill King, named as one of two American members of the Peace Conference appointed Inter Allied Commission to study Syria, is a Oberlin College president since 1902. Born 1858 in Michigan he graduated from Oberlin in 1879 and studied at Harvard and Berlin. He began teaching mathematics in 1884 at Oberlin and has led Religious Education Association and serves as Carnegie Foundation trustee.
The notices list several prominent figures born on this date across history. Princess Beatrice of Kensington Park, Earl of Athlone, and Archibald H. Scales are noted with birthplaces and ages. Rose Coghlan, Delphin M. Delmas, and Dr Martin Brumbaugh are also cited with origins and ages.
Laredo residents back Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney backache and general kidney ills. Juan Cortez of 1702 Hidalgo St. testifies the remedy eases back pain from long hours on his feet and regulates kidneys. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY manufactures.
Webb County Liberty Loan drive opens with joint committee session at the Chamber of Commerce at 8:00 p m Tonight chairmen Mrs R L Bobbitt and Aug C Richter will finalize committee lists for the women and men campaigns Several wards and public workers are named with local merchants and officials participating The event follows a preliminary conference and signals broad mobilization for the Victory loan effort.
Advertises Zemo ointment available at drug stores for 35c or 1.00 for a large bottle. Claims it removes pimples blackheads blotches eczema ringworm and leaves skin clear. Describes Zemo as a clean penetrating antiseptic liquid that stains nothing and is easy to apply. E W Rove Co Cleveland O.
Onion shipments from Laredo are rising with twenty carloads moved in six days. By Saturday seven more carloads left and two more rolled out last night, totaling twenty carloads shipped in the period. Trains are planned to run nightly carrying Laredo onions to markets nationwide.
The Maria Conesa Co. of Mexico City wrapped a ten day engagement at the Royal Theater in this city with a zarzuela trio. Crowds filled the houses nightly as they concluded last night and prepare to depart for San Antonio for a week. The orchestra led the farewell bow as the troupe performed La Golondrina.
Car owners warned that hill climbs cause motor knock from carbon. Crescent Garage at 1420 Lincoln Street offers to burn it out with oxygen while you wait. J. E. Applewhite referenced in the listing.
A newspaper ad urges that sound sleep makes a man perform better and attributes wakefulness to indigestion and constipation. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a quick relief, promising a clear head and improved digestion after a dose.
An advert promises daily access to The Times for a nominal monthly rate of 0 cents per month. Terms and duration unspecified.
The narrator notes that keeping articles at hand avoids town trips in peak times or at night. It would let one treat minor ailments early and prevent more serious diseases that commonly follow.
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