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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1920
Page
6
Evening daily published except Sunday by mail postpaid to U S Mexico or Canada or carried in Laredo and New Laredo. One copy monthly sixty days. One year six dollars. Weekly Sunday edition by mail postpaid US Mexico Canada two dollars yearly. Six months one dollar. Three months sixty cents. Subscriptions due in advance.
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The Dallas ice situation pits dealers against federal guidance as they refuse to sell below 60 cents per hundred pounds, drawing criticism for profiting while consumers suffer. The piece argues for enforcement powers, possible conspiracy charges, and potential future action to curb dealers from resale at excessive prices.
The Woman's Club of Laredo built and sustains a city library without public funds or tax support. It started as a small reading room with 25c monthly dues and donations, expanded to serve soldiers during war, and now seeks public support to continue growing with new books and services for all readers.
Portrait of Herr Hugostinnes, German coal magnate and newspaper owner, who led resistance to Allied coal demands and yielded at the Spa conference. The Times notes a library appeal for funds to expand its book budget, offering 50 cents per month for support.
Britain tests airship R-80 emphasizing handling over speed. R-80, about 100 feet shorter than K-34, carries 1,250,000 cubic feet of gas, four motors totaling 960 horsepower, and cruises near 65 miles per hour. Trial proceeds without incident as airship returns to shed smoothly.
The Times reports a new passenger schedule on Mexico National Lines with double daily service at Nuevo Laredo. Train No 1 from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo stops at Gonzalez Saltillo Monterey San Luis Potosi and arrives at 7 45 p m. Train No 2 from Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City runs via Monterey Saltillo San Luis Potosi Gonzalez and reaches Mexico City at 6 a m. Trains 3 and 4 run Saltillo to Nuevo Laredo and Nuevo Laredo to Saltillo with connections to Laredo and Monterrey services.
Stratis Nitellis sells all interest in the Club Cafe at 713 Salinas Avenue to Charles Deliganis who will continue the business and meet all obligations. Norma Talmadge stars in She Loves and Lies at the Strand, playing three roles Marie Callender Marie Max and June Dayne in a comedy driven plot of romance, fortune and disguise.
Two burros picked up for violation of the city stray animals ordinance are in the pound and will be sold at public auction in front of City Hall on Wednesday August 18 1920 at 1 a.m unless the owner calls before that time and pays all accrued costs. M Brennan City Marshal Laredo Texas Aug 14 1920.
United States Consul Randolph Robertson hosted a weekend gathering at his Nuevo Laredo residence for a large group of friends. Guests included John Bonner of Houston Caesar Kleberg Robert J Kleberg Jr of Kingsville and many others from Texas and nearby areas. Most guests have left but a few remain to enjoy further hospitality.
A. Adair offers representation before the Land Office and state departments to ease land troubles or business matters. Reasonable charges. Located at Littlefield Ridg. Austin Texas. 8-2-lm.
On Saturday night near Laredo two Houston men L O Barnes and C B Brooks were found transporting 180 quarts of whiskey in a seven passenger Oakland. The car and liquor were seized and the men jailed. Barnes was granted $500 bond and Brooks $300 at an examining trial before U S Commissioner Henry, with arrangements to furnish bond.
Mack Sennett five reel comedy Down on the Farm played at the Royal Theater last night drawing large crowds despite muddy streets from yesterday's rain. Louise Fazenda and Harry Gribbon starred in leading roles and the show is scheduled again today for more audiences.
Mrs Francisca de Lima wife of the Salvadorean minister to Mexico now visiting California is due in Laredo tomorrow morning She will cross to Nuevo Laredo and continue on to Mexico City on her official journey, according to reports from the border region.
An irritable disposition is linked to indigestion and constipation. A person with good digestion tends to be good natured. For indigestion or constipation, Chamberlain's Tablets strengthen the stomach enable natural function and gently move the bowels.
Roadwork on Highway No 12 extends 17 miles from the Chacon bridge to the Zapata county line. County Highway Engineer Rollins supervises grading surfacing and bridge construction. Operators push ahead and the roadway is due to be completed and opened to traffic within a few months.
Board of Directors of the Rural Land Owners Association who came from Corpus Christi to attend a conference with Mexican government representatives on establishing a Mexican labor bureau in Nuevo Laredo have all returned to their homes across Southwest Texas. The last director departed this morning via the Texas-Mexican road.
Manuel Garcia Salas, Guatemala's special envoy to Mexico City, traveled with Federico Jimenez O'Farrel, Mexico's chargé d affaires at Guatemala. They crossed from Mexico City into Nuevo Laredo last night and continued northward this morning into the United States.
Mrs A B Mohler wife of the senior partner of Mohler and De Gress of Mexico City arrived in Nuevo Laredo last evening crossed to the American side of the Rio Grande and proceeded northward this morning.
W H Ireland a traveling salesman from Louisville recalls a cholera morbus attack in summer 1888. He paid a hotel porter to obtain Chamberlain's Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy, took a double dose as directed, slept and woke cured at five the next morning to catch a train.
A Sunday downpour soaked Laredo for about fifteen minutes with about half an inch of rain, extending from Reiser to Laredo and beyond in parts. The moisture will aid late cotton and replenish depleted grass on ranges, boosting stock feed before winter. Alfred Giles, famed San Antonio architect who designed the Webb County courthouse, died in San Antonio last Friday. he had visited Laredo several times and left a lasting impression here.
A lengthy list notes many Mexican and foreign officials and families passing through Laredo, en route to stations abroad, with several slated to reach from Mexico City this week. The item also mentions shipments, services, and local notices.
Reward program promises a $10.00 Eastman Kodak prize with details by mail. Offer open to all until August 31. Moonlight Studio advertises Kodak cameras and film sales with finishing services and portraits. Visit Bertani Building or call phone 742 for particulars.
Heavy rain spoiled two baseball games slated for yesterday afternoon between the American Legion and the Sith Infantry and between the Nationals and Laredos at Caliche Park. A large crowd waited on a soggy field as showers intensified, leaving fans soaked as they departed without a game.
The Health Department urges Texas cities to curb rat extermination to avoid quarantine. Mayor L. Villegas announces a four prize contest at City Hall in Laredo on August 7, 1920, awarding $50 for the largest rat takings, $25, $15, and $10 for subsequent counts, with daily submissions counted by an appointed official.
Laredo is told that L F Poston superintendent of the Sonora News Co with headquarters in Mexico City has returned from a two months visit in the East. Most time was spent in New York where he saw W F Layer who recently underwent surgery and had his leg amputated but is reported to be recovering well. Poston also visited his North Carolina home for a family reunion and found widespread optimism about Mexico under de la Huerta. He will head to Mexico City after a few days at the Laredo branch store.
A hotel man in Dupuyer Montana recalls four years ago using Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with wonderful results and says he has since recommended it to friends. The anecdote supports the remedy's reputation among readers.
Mrs N Idar of this city received a telegram summoning her to El Paso to be at the bedside of her son Clemente N Idar who lies seriously ill in a El Paso hospital with typhoid fever. Clemente N Idar formerly a well known Laredo youth was in New Mexico when stricken and moved to El Paso for treatment.
Mr and Mrs Joe Deutz and family will arrive in Laredo tomorrow from San Luis Potosi Mexico with the remains of their eldest daughter Elizabeth aged 18 who died in San Luis Potosi The family have the sympathy of many Laredo friends in their bereavement.
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