Thanksgiving reflections and river trade prospects for Laredo
The article praises abundant rains crops and prosperity while urging gratitude and sharing with the needy. It argues for improving regional rail and road links along the Rio Grande to restore trade with Zapata Brownsville and Rio Grande City and keep commerce from moving to other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Rio Grande City
Zapata
Brownsville
San Antonio
Monterrey
Corpus Christi
Oour
San Ignacio
Rome
Railroad boon links Laredo to Lower Valley
The state railroad commission approved Rio Grande Northern railway to build from Samfordyce to Miranda City enhancing Laredo's connection to the Lower Valley. Local merchants foresee improved wholesale trade as better transportation replaces ox carts and allows faster, broader supply to Rio Grande City and surrounding areas.
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State Railroad Commission
Rio Grande Northern Railway
Samfordyce
Miranda City
Laredo
Rio Grande City
Corpus Christi
Brownaville
Pasture Permit Denial Notice by Melquides Garcia
Melquedes Garcia states no hunting permits will be issued for pastures named He Pescadito and Two Hearts due to cattle on the land. Trespassers will be prosecuted. Date 11 14 16.
UNC freshman self supporting through college study
More than half of UNC's 750 freshmen are self supporting, working to pay their way, per Dean Francis F. Bradshaw. The matriculation cards show 95 percent choose different occupations from their fathers, signaling a shift from rural to industrial life. Medicine tops the vocational list, followed by law and teaching.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Francis F. Bradshaw
Ufe
North Carolina
San Antonio Team Arrives to Meet Laredo High in Thanksgiving Showdown
West Texas Military Academy from San Antonio travels to Legion Park to face Laredo High School in a key Thanksgiving contest at 3 30 this afternoon. The Laredo team aims to close its season with a win as local observances include a town game.
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San Antonio
Laredo
Laredo High School
West Texas Military Academy
Alamo City
Legion Park
Fernet Branca Tonic Sold by John Brunt
Fernet Branca prepared by Branca Broz Milan Italy praised by Dr Lorenz Vienna as an invigorating tonic for all ages. Won grand prize at the Paris exposition in 1900. For sale by John Brunt at 11 7 3mn.
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Fernet Branca
Branca Broz
Milan
Italy
Europe
Lorenz
Vienna
John Brunt
Governors View Spectacular Demonstration In Quarries
Governors from thirty states visited the Indiana Limestone quarries at Bedford for a closeup on quarrying 200 ton blocks amid rain. KR M Richter announced the building program is in full swing and that demand will outpace supply as railroads solve car shortages. Public building plans should be formulated quickly to aid prosperity, with governors planning to carry the suggestion into the West Baden conference.
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Indiana
America
Greystone
Bedford
KR. M. Richter
Limestone Quarrymens’ Association
Wurst Kerber Cit Stone Company
Is &Happine
West Baden
McCray
Indianapolis
Difford Pinchot
Pensylvania
Odd Fragments and Historical Snippets From The Times
A collage of archaic facts and erroneous lines covers topics from turkey egg incubation to Utah tobacco taxes. Notes mention Congress dates, spider feeding behavior, Paris fire escapes, Lake Winnipesaukee versus Ontario, watch balance wheels, Japanese flour use, camels lineage, and stray biographical parallels.
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Paris
Wal
Lake Winniper
Lake Ontario
Venango County
Pennsylvania
New York City
Clarence Ashley
Newey Andersons
Gilman
Town
Salem
Ore
Braz
Europe
South America
Switzerland
Nuns of Dolma Tend Up Tibetan Mountain Calls
In snowy highlands near Gyantse Tibetan monks and nuns of Dolma tend the sick and needy. Nuns clad in red cloaks trek with bare feet and stones for pillows. An abbess leads a brave band facing wild animals, storms, and cold nights as they serve until their next call. The Dalai Lama’s travels to India are noted but England and America remain distant myths to the mountain people.
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Boundary Line
Europe
Asia
Sikkdm
Tibet
Gyantet
Nolma
Dolma
Dalai Lama
Buddha
India
Sailb
Curzon
England
America
Court adjourns Saturday. new term begins Monday
The Forty-ninth Judicial District court in Webb county will adjourn Saturday after eight weeks and reconvene Monday December 3 for another eight week term with a new grand jury to be sworn in. Jurors named include Hugh L. Cluck Ike Hirsch Joe Henry Arthur Evans V L Puig B G Salinas S V Edwards L R Ortiz L Franklin Juan Armengol L A Lafon Fritz Werner M M Trevisio Paul C Sulak J T Murphy Amador B Garcia. The criminal docket of the concluding term shows a 100 percent conviction record with sentences to the state penitentiary county jail fines suspended sentences and forfeitures.
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District Court
Forty-ninth Judicial District
Webb County
Hugh Ll. Cluck
Ike Hirsch
Joe Henry
Arthur Evans
V. L. Puig
B. G. Sal
Notice of Seizure at Laredo Port Under Tariff Act
The Office of Deputy Collector of Customs Port of Laredo announces seizure of multiple items for violation of Section 693 Tariff Act of 1922. Claims to the articles must be filed within twenty days. unclaimed items will be sold at public auction at the Custom House at 10 A.M. on December 21, 1923.
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Laredo
Texas
Custom House
Tt. Kahne
Toys Galore at LA CAMPANA Shop San Agustin
LA CAMPANA at 517 San Agustin avenue advertises a large toy assortment including dolls doll buggies velocipedes Jingle Car automobiles Shoo-Fly horses and fireworks. Offers says cheapest prices in the city by R. D. Gonzalez & Bro dated 11 24 61.
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LA Campana
San Agustin Avenue
R. D. Gonzalez & Bro
United States Marshal Sale Notice in Laredo Texas
Public auction set for December 14 1923 at ten o clock A M in front of Laredo Post Office to sell a Studebaker automobile License 419297 Kansay 279436 Engine 20307 owned by Thos H Ward with Allen Walkier deputy. Federal Farm and Ranch Loans available up to 25000 in Webb Zapata Jim Hogg and Duval counties at 6 percent interest. United States Marshal Southern District of Texas.
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Southern District of Texas
United States District Court For
Laredo
Texas
Studebaker
A. Harvin
U. S
Federal Farm and Ranch Loane
Webb
Zapata
Jim Hogg
Duval
Thos. H. Ward
Joseph Building
Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Summary Frost Friday Morning
The forecast from New Orleans Weather Bureau via The Times notes frost expected Friday morning. Observations for the 24 hours to 7 a.m. at Fort McIntosh show a max of 54 degrees and a min of 37 with a north east, cloudy day. A public notice mentions Mr. R.3 Dixon returning as a salesman for Cia Ferretera del Rio Bravo.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
R. 3
Dixon
CIA
Ferretera del Rio Bravo
Pablo B. Juarez
Youngerina Mexican Preparation Returns to Natural Hair Color
A hazy description claims Youngerina restores natural hair color whether blond brown or black without staining the skin or containing silver nitrate. The formulation is said to be harmless and easy to use.
Promoting Black and White Ointment for Pimples and Acne
An advertisement urges youths to use Black and White Ointment to improve acne and rough skin before social events. It claims the product removes blemishes and promises smoother skin, touting a favorable price difference between 60c and 26c sizes and availability through all dealers.
Rex Beach’s The Spoilers Feature At Royal Theater
Rex Beach’s The Spoilers adaptation, a Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan release, stars in a three day Royal Theatre engagement. The Klondike tale, noted as Beach’s most famous work, chronicles Alexander McNamara’s clash with rival claimants amid a corrupt court in early Alaskan history.
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Rex Beach
Royal Theater
Jesse D. Hampton
Lambert Hillyer
Royal Theatre
Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan
Klondike
Mr. Beach
Alexander McNamara
Rugge
World's Record Milk Cow Bess Breaks Production Mark
Rohaim Finderne Bess, a Holstein cow from Fred F. Field Dutch Holstein Farms Brockton Mass, produced 365 085.4 pounds of milk and 1117.16 pounds butterfat in a year under official rules, earning the title of world champion dairy cow. The record, supervised by Massachusetts Agricultural College, equates to enough milk for 44 families daily for a year and surpasses all but two semiofficial rivals.
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Ky Associated Press
Chicago
Rohaim
Fred F. Field Dutch Holstein Farms
Brockton
Mass
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Bess
Kilrain Marion Finderne
Segis Pleterite
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