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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1920
Page
18
The Laredo Times establishes its publishing and ownership details. Subscription rates are listed for daily, Sunday and weekly editions with postpaid mailing options to the United States, Mexico, or Canada and carrier delivery in Laredo. Subscriptions are due in advance.
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Monday's Dallas report notes ice dealers refusing district attorney price guidance, causing public concern as high costs persist. The piece compares Dallas with Laredo pricing and argues enforcement should curb middlemen profiting from a basic necessity. It questions legality of dealer suspensions and urges stronger federal action to prevent price manipulation.
The Laredo public library grew from a women’s club effort run without city aid. It started with 26¢ monthly dues, grew to serve soldiers, and relied on self sacrifice and occasional entertainments for funds. Today the club urges residents to support the library with a modest monthly fee to sustain new books and growth.
Britain's airship R-SO underwent a trial focused on trim and maneuvering rather than speed. It is about 100 feet shorter than K-34, with 1,250,000 cubic feet of gas, four motors totaling 60 hp, and capable of 50 mph cruising and 65 mph full power. The hull is streamlined, and the craft can lift about 384% tons gross. The test proceeded without a hitch and the vessel was housed as easily as it was prepared.
Latest picture of Herr Hugostinnes, German coal king and industrial magnate who led Germany in resisting Allied coal demands but was finally forced to yield at the Spa conference.
A new passenger timetable went into operation on Mexico National Lines, restoring double daily service from Nuevo Laredo. Train No 1 runs Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo via Saltillo and Saltillo local. No 2 runs Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City via Monterey and San Luis Potosi. trains 3 and 4 run Saltillo to Nuevo Laredo and back.
Stratis Nitellis has sold all interest in the Club Cafe at 713 Salinas Avenue to Charles Deliganis who will continue the business and assume all obligations. Deliganis solicits continued public patronage. The parties are Stratis Nitellis Co E Deliganis.
Norma Talmadge leads a triple role in She Loves and Lies a comedy in which she portrays Marie Callender also known as Marie Max an impersonator and June Dayne a Greenwich Village girl The plot follows her schemes to marry the man she loves win a fortune and aid the young man she loves with a string of bright comic scenes.
Two burros picked up for violation of the City ordinance governing stray animals and now in pound will be sold at public auction in front of the City Hall Wednesday, August 18, 1920, at 10 a. m. unless the owner calls before that time and pays all costs that have accrued. M. Brennan, City Marshal, Laredo, Texas, Aug. 14, 1920. $14-3t.
Work on Highway No 12 extends 17 miles from the Chacon bridge to the Zapata county line. Under County Highway Engineer Rollins, grading surfacing and bridge work advance with contractors pushing operations. Roadway expected to be opened to traffic within a few months.
Delegates of the Rural Land Owners Association who traveled from Corpus Christi to Nuevo Laredo to confer with Mexican officials on establishing a Mexican labor bureau have returned to their homes across Southwest Texas. The final director departed this morning via the Texas Mexican route.
Manuel Garcia Salas, Guatemala's special envoy to Mexico City, with Mexican chargé d’affaires Federico Jimenez O'Farrel, arrived in Nuevo Laredo last night from Mexico City, crossed to the U S side and continued northward this morning.
United States Consul Randolph Robertson entertained a group of friends at his Nuevo Laredo residence over a weekend. The guests included John Bonner of Houston, Caesar Kleberg and Robert J. Kleberg Jr of Kingsville, and numerous others from Corpus Christi, Victoria, San Antonio, Laredo, Encinal, Sarita, and Austin. Most guests have returned home, with a few still staying for hospitality.
Personal representative firm offers to assist with land troubles and business before state departments. Rates reasonable. Fr A Adair Littlefield Building Austin Texas. 8 2 1m.
Near Laredo ten miles north on the main highway mounted customs officers Rumsey Chamberlain and Malone stopped a seven passenger Oakland carrying L O Barnes and C S Brooks of Houston. The car contained 180 quarts of whiskey. The vehicle and liquor were confiscated and the men jailed. Barnes was granted $500 bond and Brooks $300 at an examining trial before U S Commissioner Henry.
The Mack Sennett five reel comedy Down on the Farm showed at the Royal Theater last night in muddy streets after yesterday's rain. Louise Fazenda and Harry Gribbon lead, delivering a unique humor that drew big audiences, and the program repeats today likely bringing more viewers.
Mrs Francisca de Lima wife of the Salvadoran minister to Mexico visiting California is expected to reach Laredo tomorrow morning cross to Nuevo Laredo and proceed on her way to Mexico City.
An irritable disposition is linked to indigestion. A man with good digestion is usually good natured. For indigestion or constipation, take Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the stomach and promote natural bowel movements.
Mrs A B Mohler wife of Mohler and De Gress Mexico City senior partner crossed the Rio Grande into Nuevo Laredo last evening and proceeded northward this morning after entering the United States.
W. H. Ireland a Louisville traveling salesman recounts a severe 1888 attack of cholera morbus. He paid a hotel porter to buy Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, took a double dose per directions, slept, and rose at five o'clock to catch a train as a well man.
A Sunday downpour drenched Laredo and surrounding areas for about fifteen minutes, dropping half an inch of rain that revived parched grasslands and bare ranges. Reports say rain extended from Reiser to Laredo, with lighter showers nearby, aiding late cotton and boosting forage for cattle and other stock ahead of winter.
News of the death of Alfred Giles, renowned San Antonio architect, shocked friends in Laredo where he had visited often. Giles designed the Webb County courthouse and other notable buildings in Laredo during his numerous visits.
A local ad promotes a $10.00 Eastman Kodak prize open to everyone through August 31. It invites inquiries by mail and in person at Moonlight Studio Bertani Building with phone 742, offering Kodak finishing and portrait services.
A rain soaked afternoon at Caliche Park halted a scheduled double header between the American Legion and the 87th Infantry and the Nationals and Laredos teams. Fans waited as heavy rain began, leaving the games unplayed and the crowd soaked as they departed.
Health officials in Austin urge city campaigns against rat extermination to avoid quarantine. Mayor L Villegas of Laredo announces a 60 day contest with cash prizes for the largest numbers of dead rats collected at City Hall each day. First prize 50 dollars, second 25, third 15, fourth 10. A designated man will receive and count the carcasses.
LHD Tocal News reports many Mexican and foreign officials and families passing through Laredo, en route to Mexico or to stations abroad. Notable arrivals include officials from Mexico City this week. Also noted are shipments at Olympia Candy Co and local business ads. A new male birth announced at Mercy Hospital follows other local notices.
L Fr Poston superintendent of Sonora News Co with headquarters in Mexico City arrived in Laredo this morning en route to Mexico after a two months visit in the East most time spent in New York where he saw W F Layer company president who recently underwent an operation and leg amputation but is now doing nicely Poston also visited his North Carolina home and joined a family reunion He notes an optimistic view of the Mexican situation and confidence in the de la Huerta government to restore Mexico to its former standing after a few days at the Laredo branch he will return to Mexico City headquarters.
IF H Dear of Dupuyer Montana recounts four years ago using Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with wonderful results and says he has since recommended it to friends. The note emphasizes the remedy's well known merits and its value to those unfamiliar with it.
Clemente Idar sends a telegram summoning Mrs N Idar of this city to El Paso to attend the bedside of her son Clemente N Idar who is seriously ill with typhoid fever in a El Paso hospital. Mr Idar was in New Mexico when stricken and moved to El Paso for treatment.
Mr and Mrs Joe Deutz and family travel from San Luis Potosi Mexico to Laredo with the remains of their eldest daughter Elizabeth 18 who died in San Luis Potosi. The casket will be taken to San Antonio for interment as friends in Laredo extend condolences.
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