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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1922
Page
12
The Painted Tongue Salpiglossis is a rare yet striking summer flower from Chile. Grow outdoors after mid spring, thin to fourteen inches, transplant carefully, and provide rich soil, ample water, and liberal cultivation for a brilliant golden-veined display from August to October.
Delegates attending the Mexican Blue Cross convention May 4 to 7 seek rooms. Apply through the Mexican Consulate for lodging arrangements.
Martin B. Madden, longtime Chicago district representative in Congress, earned a reputation for scrutinizing appropriation measures. An English-born immigrant, he moved to America in boyhood and built wealth in stone quarries before expanding into contracting. He began public life in 1889 as a Chicago city council member and rose to party honors as state convention presiding officer and national delegate.
The article urges preventative care as key to health noting pneumonia often follows a cold or grip. It warns longer colds raise danger and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at first signs to reduce risk and cost.
Expert Hatter 1 announces a shop at 1017 Iturbide Street opposite Richter Department Store offering hat cleaning blocking and repairs. No acids used on Panamas plus cleaning pressing and clothing repairs. Phone 237. SCHWARTZ THE HATTER. o7-im.
The Kiwanis Club held a noon meeting at the Hotel Hamilton with 86 percent attendance. Guests included D L Googins and several Laredo visitors. Col Howard R Hickok spoke on citizen training camps, urging support for local secretary F L Mackey. The club approved engagements with Horner Witte for the Criterion Quartette and noted progress on the Kiwanis Mastrel Show. Proceeds from a Lions baseball game at Caliche Park will benefit the Boy Scout Council. The session closed with songs and the national anthem.
Train No. 1 departs for Corpus Christi at 10 a.m. Train No. 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 3:35 p.m.
The International and Great Northern line lists a fast train to St Louis departing at 12 01 p m and arriving at 3 15 p m The night train leaves at 10 00 p m and arrives at 7 30 a m activity times shown for daily service and travel windows.
Train No 1 departs Laredo daily except Sunday at 8 30 a m arrives Minera 10 20 a m Train No 2 departs Minera daily except Sunday at 11 a m arrives Laredo 3 15 p m
Tonight fair and cooler. Saturday will be fair. The Times presents the forecast from the U.S. Weather Bureau in New Orleans via the Telephone Co. each day.
Observations for a 24 hour period show a maximum temperature of 82 degrees and a minimum of 66 degrees. Winds from the north. Conditions were partly cloudy.
Henry resists saying grace in a restaurant noting that they are paying for the tea. His mother prompts him, and he questions why grace is needed when payment is involved. The exchange highlights a child’s view on propriety and ritual.
Friday events include Mrs Leo Purwin hosting the Friday Bridge Club at 4 PM. The Rosebud Club meets at 4 PM with Sara Leal. Sunbeam Berth at the Baptist Church gathers at 4 PM. Mrs Arthur Claude Hamilton presents her pupils at the Strand Theater at 3 PM. The Lucy Merriweather Chapter of D A R holds a 3 30 PM regular meeting with Mrs Asher Smith.
The excerpt blends a poem by John W. Chedwick with a long list of social notices. It reports Miss Clorinda England returning from Salida to visit relatives, Mrs. Lindsay returning from San Antonio, and a six week mission trip by Mrs. Anna R. Atwater with sister Mrs. Robinson through Mexico, among other social updates. It also notes club meeting plans and missionary activities for the Christian Church ladies.
United Pheladan Miasianapy Sauiety and Mrs Robinson honored guests at a meeting. Speakers described ongoing work in Mexico and Latin American countries including an orphanage and religious outreach. Mrs Mackin hosted a gala course with assistance from her daughter Miss Ethel Mackin.
Miles H. Clearod, 50, a Denison farmer, is bound over to the grand jury and released on bond after being accused of murdering John McCoy, 45, in a fight that left McCoy with 20 knife wounds.
Mount Holly New Jersey April 28 Grover Landis Duncan a soldier at Camp Dix and resident of Wind Rock Tennessee confessed to killing Michael Gregor a St Louis supply sergeant at the camp The county detective said Duncan claimed self defense after a dispute over a trivial matter.
Paris April 28 former French president Paul Deschanel has died and is reported by Associated Press. Deschanel who served as head of state earlier in the republic passed away this day in Paris.
The April 28 conference between U S and Canadian newsprint paper manufacturers and union workers failed to break the deadlock over a new wage agreement. Both sides held firm and left without a settlement as discussions ended at noon.
In Chicago and Mississippi two reports outline labor board decisions as binding law to be enforced in courts. The Mississippi supreme court says board rulings have the force of law, countering views that enforcement relies only on public opinion.
In Genoa on April 28 a split emerged between the French delegation and the Paris government. M Barthou asked Premier Poincare for two days in Paris to confer on the situation. The Havas Agency reported Barthou would go to Paris tomorrow as reconciliation efforts were questioned by Varig officials.
A collection of curious facts notes Mozart’s early talent at age three, seaports and buoys, half the U S unused, and a fabric need of thousand yards of thread. It mentions Winnipeg street width claim, a London flower show, piracy guards on ships, and a Siberian water pipe joke.
A conference sub committee on Russian affairs nears final decisions for Russia's reconstruction. A definite proposal should reach the Soviet delegation by weekend with a binary accept or reject stance. Italian press cites Allied plans for an international consortium to finance Russian trade, potentially including Germany and allowing U S participation.
In Austin Texas on April 28 the Colorado River rose more than a foot and stood 21.6 feet above normal by 7 AM The crest appeared to have passed according to river men Two narrow drownings were narrowly averted a man and a hog were swept east of Austin but saved at the last moment by the rising water analysis
Three miners died and another was seriously injured when a bomb was thrown into a bunkhouse at the Patterson mine near Apollo Pennsylvania. The workers were on a one man in operation after a strike call. Deceased are Stanley Meinide Andrew Hornish and Frank Toidwaki with Frank Cogaski injured.
William A. Thompson Jr president of the Texas Steamship Company urged in Washington that every class of American ship be eligible for government aid including tankers operated by industrial firms for their own products. He spoke before the senate commerce committee and the house merchant marine committee on the merchant marine bill.
Austin Texas April 8 Clerk Finger of the Court of Criminal Appeals will mail the court mandate directing the sheriff to remand J D Copeland and FG Reynolds cited for contempt for refusing to answer grand jury questions about the Ku Klux Klan. The mandate fines of 100 dollars each and jail terms extend until they testify.
The first Heidelberg University women students arrived in Kalamazoo Michigan to debate Kalamazoo College on April 28. The open shop in industry will be the subject of the intercollegiate forensic contest.
Guidance on maintaining happiness includes a remedy urging timely use of Chamberlain's Tablets after supper for gentle bowel movement. The note emphasizes keeping well to stay happy and suggests taking one or two tablets if constipated.
Notice states the public not liable for any contracts or debts by any officer unless approved by the president. Signed by J A Moss, president, of Keeton Petroleum Co. in Laredo Texas dated April 27, 1922.
A survey of women's life highlights era wide themes from China where the mother-in-law heads households to London with over 50,000 women drawing old age pensions. The piece notes ancient Egyptian wigs, bride purchases among some African groups, a London marriage to an 1878 fiancé, men’s baldness versus women's, and oculists' observations on women preserving eyesight longer.
A sheriff in Heopestan after at least one man linked to the mystery death of 87 year old Gertrude Hanha, a Ua-year old school teacher, found dead in a parsonage. Officials expect an arrest and implicate others while the county physician notes the death followed her disappearance in March.
A jumbled report notes Howat jailed for contempt of court amid industrial relations proceedings. It mentions other officials facing charges and a deposition by Attorney Foster in a related case at Ts Cunvellenea.
The rail round commission in Austin issues orders for use in Texas aligning with Interstate Commerce Commission rulings in the Shreveport rate case.
Special to The Times reports sea and river flooding affecting Southern Pacific routes in North Texas, causing service interruption and travel delays on New Orleans gateways.
Los Angeles April 28 reports say District Attorney Woolwine and the Superior Court judges plan to impanel a grand jury to investigate Ku Klux Klan activities in Los Angeles County.
Marshal Joffre rested today after a week of banquets reviews and receptions in New York. Flo sails tomorrow on the Celtic to continue his voyage.
In a domestic exchange Henry refuses blame while Mrs Peck presses him about snoring talk in his sleep. The dialogue centers on trust and unresolved tension in their relationship.
Notice to taxpayers that April 30 is the last day to pay city taxes for 1921 to avoid penalties. Collector D C de Lachiga urges prompt payment and notes office hours 9 am to 12 pm and 2 to 6 pm. 4-18-16t
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