Mexico crisis reads as Huerta seeks delay in message
Wednesday's Daily notes another 24 hour postponement in presenting the president's address to Congress. The message reiterates Wilson's stance on Mexico, favors non interference, and points to a 1877 precedent. It questions enforcement, offers no American protection specifics, and suggests Trevino as a possible mediator. Longer outlook includes irrigation ideas and regional water conservation plans.
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Huerta
Congress
Associated Press
Wilson
United States
Jayres
Mexico
Gen. Huerta
Gen. Trevino
Mr. Wilson
Voices From Texas Newspapers Share Snippets of Civic Life
A collage of editorials and remarks from TeXas papers includes a Seguin Enterprise note on parental dress standards, Alice News on civic leagues, Houston Post quips about a 15 minute day, and the Colorado Citizen lampooning local papers. Other items praise heroism, mock turkey trottles, and urge winter crops as livestock duty.
Col Exall urges dams to curb storm water loss in Texas
Col Henry Exall, president of the Texas Industrial Congress, proposes damming creeks and gullies on farms to form small lakes that capture rainwater for people and livestock. He adds that shade or fruit trees could be grown along these banks, a practice common in the arid West to conserve valuable water.
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Laredo
Col
Exall
Salton Sea
Colorado River
California
West
Texas
Col. Exall
United States
Henry Exall
Texas Industrial Congress
How The Trouble Starts In Constipation Adverts
An old advertisement notes constipation as a root cause of many ailments and urges using Chamberlain's Tablets to keep bowels regular, claiming it prevents diseases. Sold by dealers.
Jackson Square Coffee Sold In Sealed Cans At Low Price
Jackson Square white label coffee is sold in air tight sealed cans at forty cents per pound or three pound cans for 1.15. Classified ad indicates current pricing and packaging. May be an old local notice.
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Jackson Square
Webb County road bid bids opened for good roads project
Contractors from across the state submitted bids with ten percent deposits for the Webb County road from the city limits to the county line, connecting with the Laredo to San Antonio highway. Commissioners will open bids at 4 pm and select the winner, with work likely to start within ten days.
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Webb County
Laledo
San Antonio
Robert J. Potts
A. & M. College
Jackson Square Coffee Ad Proclaims Savings
An old advertisement extols Jackson Square White Label coffee as the economy choice, urging use and rejection of substitutes. The piece references eczema treatment claims for Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment with a customer testimonial and mail order details from Reed's Drug Store and Pfeiffer Chemical Co.
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D. L. Kenney
Dr. Hobson
Reed
Returned Home This Morning Mayor and City Attorney Return
Mayor Robert McComb and City Attorney A Winslow arrived back in Austin after a brief business trip spent Monday and Tuesday on official matters at the leading southern coffee event. A promotional ad urges Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel illnesses, claiming rapid relief and universal satisfaction.
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Robert McComb
A. Winslow
Austin
Mandy's Gentle Little Hint
The dialogue portrays a mistress chiding a suitor for wearing white, and Mandy claiming she warned him bluntly that he looked like a black snake crawling from cream. The exchange underscores racial language and a flawed attempt at social guidance within a domestic setting.
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Mandy
Sally
Minister Praises This Laxative in Allison Iowa
Rev H Stubenwoll praises Dr King's New Life Pills for constipation saying they are perfect and no home should be without them. He calls them a regulator for liver and bowels with every pill guaranteed. Available at Reed Drug Store for 25 cents.
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H. Stubenwoll
Allison
Dr. King
Reed Drug Store
Fee Awarded First Prize at Texas State Fair
The Dallas Texas State Fair of 1912 awards the blue ribbon and first prize for a featured entry. Prize amount listed as $26 paid to the winner as advance notice.
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Jackson Square
Dallas
Labor Day Parades Highlight Local Labor Spirit
Local notes reflect Labor Day as a time for organized labor to celebrate with parades picnics and wage discussions. The Times reports on varied community events including ads for lumber and building materials and notes on upcoming road bids and school resumes.
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John of
Weather Forecast From New Orleans Bureau
The Times presents the daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau at New Orleans. Tonight and Thursday generally fair. Fort McIntosh observations show a max of 98 degrees and a min of 74 with west wind and partly cloudy skies.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
Eighteenth Annual Brotherhood Conference Opens
The eighteenth annual conference of the Brotherhood of the Kingdom opens at Marlborough on the Hudson N Y. Representatives of numerous religious and social bodies attend to discuss world peace socialism the rural church neighborhood movements and religious education. The meeting runs through Friday.
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Marlborough-on-the-Hudson
N. Yu
the Brotherhood of the Kingdom
Egg Incident Sparks Dining Room Confrontation
An elderly man in a restaurant demands the removal of an egg from a table by the window. He grows vocally irate, orders the egg to be taken away, and suggests wringing its neck as the waiter de-escalates the scene with calm replies.
Fee sold by all first class merchants
Classified line notes that a fee is sold by all first class merchants, dated August 26, as recorded by Adyv.
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Jackson Square
The Best Pain Killer Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad
KF F Chamberlain of Clinton Me says it robs cuts and other remedies of their terror. It removes pain and heals skin injuries. Will do good for you. Only 25 cents at Reed Drug Store.
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KF. F. Chamberlain
Clinton, Me
Reed Drug Store
Train Arrives Late After Washout Near Villaldama
The National train from Monterey to Nuevo Laredo reached Nuevo Laredo late after a washout near Villaldama. A Monterey-Nuevo Laredo service ran on schedule this morning. Reports claim a fierce battle near Bustamate or Lampazos between federals and rebels with heavy rebel casualties and possible Federal losses, though details are unconfirmed and Navarrete’s reported wounding is not verified.
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National
Monterey
Nuevo Laredo
Villaldama
Bustamente
Lampazos
Navarrete
Fee Awarded At Southern Date Fairs
A brief notice notes a fee awarded in connection with the Southern date fairs. The fragment lists fifteen blue ribbons and a date notation 8-26-1f with an advertisement abbreviation.
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Jackson Square
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el Campo
Colorado Citizen
St. Mary's Parish
Louisiana
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Carnegie
Texas Progressive Farmer
Alice Echo
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Fort Frontenac
Kingston, Ont
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Algiers
Louisville
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Coffin, Ga
Newport News
Chichester
Ladica
Chicheater
Ackford
RAND
Wany Contractors
Pfeiffer Chemical CO
St. Louis, Mo
Philadelphia
South
Chamberlain
the Times
Gonzalo Medina
Convent Avenue
Washington
Times
Jno. A. Applewhite
Mercury
Adv
Eduardo Cruz
Saft's
Jnc. A. Applewhite
Probate Court
John A. Applewhite
Buick Autos
Weather Forecast
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F. M. Ramsay
John Bruni
Hidalgo
Moser’s Store
Lemp’s EX
Jersey
Tel
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Ady
Salome
Ador
City Drug Co
Laredo, Tex
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