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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1913

Page

4

Radium cancer cure claims spark medical debate in Philadelphia

Report notes two eminent physicians from Johns Hopkins and New York challenged past cures, showing before and after photos as proof. They limited claims to superficial cases, leaving uncertainty about internal cancer and advanced disease. The piece traces the rise of radium in cancer care and stresses medicine as an exact science.

Johns Hopkins University New York Philadelphia Baltimore Friedmann

Aid the Sufferers From Texas Floods Reaches Le Redo

An appeal in Le redo urges residents to donate to Texas flood relief as funds vary in response. The affected people have lost possessions and shelter, subsist on scarce provisions, and face ongoing harsh weather. Many lack adequate homes for women and children, relying on charity with limited capacity to supply ongoing aid.

Leredo Texas

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree Birthday Portrait

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree born in London on December 17 1853. Born Henry Hirnbaum he adopted the stage name Beerbohm Tree and rose as a leading English actor and manager. He trained in Germany and debuted in 1878. His early fame came as a curate in The Pirate Secretary and he later led the Mayflower Theatre and Her Majesty's Theatre.

Sir H. Beerbohm Tree Herbert Beerbohm Tree London Henry Hirnbaum Beerbohm Tree Germany Maymarket Her Majesty's Theater Sir Herbert United States Canada

Notable Americans Born in 1814

New York notes list of prominent figures born in 1814 arranged by birth date. Covers governors, generals, scholars, editors, clergymen, historians, archbishops, and politicians across the United States and Canada, highlighting birthdays from January to December.

New York Willis A. Gormar Minnesota Jones M. Withers Mobile Isaac Harrison Plerpon West Virginia John Baptist Lamy C. Archibishop Santa Fe E!bridge Gerry Lapham United States William H. A. Bigce Vermont Edward L. Devenpor

Fine Musicale At Moore House Vies For City’s Elite

Mrs James Roberts Moore and Mrs Thomas Alexander Austin hosted a refined musical event at the Moore home Heights with a large invited audience. The program mixed vocal and instrumental pieces with Mrs Austin providing accompaniment and Miss Shorey and Mrs Arnold among the performers. After the concert, guests enjoyed punch ice cream and cake amid applause and encores.

Moore The Heights James Roberts Moore Thomas Alexander Austin Liskin Shorey Roff Notzov Rogers Brown Arnold Vivia Brewer

Local Christmas ads and notices sweep Guadalupe area

The page lists holiday events postponed to the Ursuline Convent due to weather, assorted Christmas gift items from Mrs. Lavaca oysters to dolls and toys, bakery reminders for last minute cakes, shop ads for Mexican linen and convent goods, and service notices including boiler repair and a Fort McIntosh veterinary surgeon.

Guadalupe School Ursuline Convent Borchers’ Bakery

Weather Breaks as Sun Returns and Cakes across Christmas

A prolonged wet spell ends with sunny skies and improving clay conditions signaling nicer weather for Christmas. Local ads list cake varieties including chocolate, coconut, pineapple, lemon and marshmallow plus pound and nut cakes. The Times notes a hotel, a bakery drive list, and a county records deed for J Maxey Place to Juan Saleido.

Porcher Bakery J. Maxey Juan Saleido

Best rubber applied on vehicles by Jno A Applewhite

One line ad notes rubberization work by Jno A Applewhite with a price of 16 dollars and 11 cents. It mentions that best rubber is being installed in Elks club rooms and that Christmas is one week away.

San Enrique Palafox Times Jno. A Applewhite Elks Club Jno. A. Applewhite

Damage suit still on trial against Santo Tonas Coal Co

The district court continues the trial of two peddlers damages suit against Santo Tonas Coal Co seeking 10000 each for false imprisonment. The case, before Judge Mullally, started yesterday and will likely span today. The notice warns land and pastures owned by the company are posted and trespassers will be prosecuted.

Mullally Santo Tonas Coal Co Mullaiy Cannel Coal CO D. DR. Davis

Noted San Antonio businessmen deer hunting on Espejo

W F E Tuttle T N Smith and Tara Lyons prominent San Antonio business stockholders in Esanjo Land Irrigation Co have camped and deer hunted on Espejo for days Tuttle left last night Smith and Lyons remained several days more They killed five deer first day and report a bully outing despite rain

W. FE. Tuttle T. N. Smith Tara Lyons San Antonio Esanjo Land & Irrigation Co Espejo Mr. Tuttle Messrs. Smith Lyons

First Mail In Ten Days Reaches Laredo After Floods

After floods near Houston disrupted service, second class mail began arriving in Laredo. Newspapers from Galveston and Houston arrived ten days late while first class mail resumed regularly due to transfers. A flood of second class mail and holiday packages keeps the post office busy this morning.

Houston Laredo Galveston

Chamberlain's Cough Remee Mother's Favorite Says Shaffer

Mrs Verne Shaffer of Vandergrift Pennsylvania praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as far superior to other cough medicines and recommends it for children with colds or coughs. The product is sold by all dealers.

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