Christmas Items and Local Notices From Laredo 1918
The notice page lists port imports from Mexico including ixtle calamine cordage hides skins copper lead iron oil and a cakes stock for Christmas borders. It notes local merchants sales in Laredo with Christmas cakes and flour, plus a public auction of a dun horse mule and buggy seized under the War Revenue Act. Community events feature church programs and social gatherings as families plan holiday visits and messages from servicemen are shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Ixtle
Port of Laredo
Texas
Mary C. Devine
Local Personalities Visit Laredo as Holidays Begin
Woodlief Thomas and J B Hazelrigg are in the city for business and visits. E A Dolleris of W Somerville Mass arrives to spend holidays with his sister Mrs J W Falvella. Laredo schools close Christmas Eve for a brief holiday, resuming January 2 1919 after influenza related slowdowns. Civilian Training Camp at Camp Pershing soon announced.
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Willa Bolton
State Normal College
Hattiesburg
Miss
Jesse Thompson
Theodore Wright
Laredo
Lottie Gunter Meldrum
Newport News
Virginia
Danville
Stanley Hauser
Baby
San Antonio
J. D. Merriman
Murt Cullinan
E. A. Dolleris
W. Somerville, Mass
J. W. Falvella
Laredo Independent School District
Teachhrs
Local Chairman to Furnish Info on Camp Pershing Program
Joseph Netzer, local chairman of the Military Training Camps Association, will provide information and application blanks for admission to the officers training camp to be held at Camp Pershing near Camp Zachary Taylor. Applicants must report by January 5, 1919 for a two week course ending January 18, 1919. Attendance is voluntary with no service obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Netzer
Military Training Camps Association
Camp Pershing
Camp Zachary Taylor
War Department
Laredo
Society Notes: Violet Mre Oberfeldt Editor Update
Society column item lists Mrs Violet Oberfeldt as editor with contact numbers 70 and 48. Brief social notes cover upcoming events and community announcements for local readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Billy Sunday Urges Texans to Pay War Savings Pledges Now
Evangelist Billy Sunday appeals to Texans in Fort Worth to settle War Savings Stamp pledges by Christmas with December 31 as the final deadline. He stresses the need to support veterans with funds for food, clothing, and transport home, urging prompt investment in U S Government War Savings Stamps.
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Texas
Billy Sunday
Fort Worth
United States
Puen
Uncle Sam
Hindenburg Concentrates Forces in German-Poland
Reports from Berlin indicate Field Marshal von Hindenburg has massed a large force in Posen, while Polish nationalists claim the area as part of a new Poland and have invaded the territory. Other items note Christmas plans by Hohenzollern, Dutch river shipment routes to Germany, a Rhine bridge at Nierstein built in five hours, Masaryk’s oath as Czecho-Slovak president, and American troop movements home from Europe.
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Laredo
Associated Press
Zurich
von Hindenburg
Germany
Posen
German Poland
New Poland
Senators Seek Three Day Christmas Vacation Plan
The senate met two hours early to push a final vote on the war revenue bill before adjournment. If passed, a three day Christmas recess would be put into immediate effect for lawmakers and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Supreme Court Allows AP Piracy Injunctions Case
The Supreme Court sustained injunctions granted to the Associated Press to stop the International News Service from pirating AP news. Associate Justice Pitney delivered the opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
International News Service
Supreme Court of the United States
Pitney
War Secretary Gets $1.50 Refund By Local Service Group
The Recreation Association of America Community Service and its Commercial Relations Committee in Norfolk Virginia secured a $1.50 refund for Frederic R Kep pel Assistant Secretary of War after a hotel overcharge. The refund was sent through the Washington Community Service. Other items note Nebraska auto ownership, the thumb bell origin, paper from spruce, starfish regeneration, electric bath heater, a flour substitute from potato refuse, Bareira in Portuguese East Africa zinc buildings, and cast copper with boron to reduce gases.
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The
Recreation Association of America Community Service
Montague Gammon
Norfolk
Frederic R. Keppel
Washington Community Service
Nebraska
Union
Bareira
Portuguese East Africa
Perhaps A Suffragette And A Christening Tale
A curate delivers a light hearted prophecy about a child's future roles during a christening, naming possibilities from clergyman to sailor. The timid mother reveals the name Dorothy. A later note recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for winter colds, touting proven merit and long use by families.
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Dorothy
El Pueblo Denies Eckhardt Recall In Mexico
Washington dispatch reports El Pueblo denied Von Eckhardt, the German minister to Mexico, was recalled. Some Mexican papers say his mission ended, though he has not ruled out leaving the country. Ambassador Fletcher relayed the denial to the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Fletcher
Mexico City
State Department Today
el Pueblo
von Eckhardt
Mexico
Today in History and News Events
King Albert enters tenth year of sovereignty while Red Cross closes its Christmas Roll Call. Sir Philip Francis’s death marks 100 years since the pamphleteer’s era. Italy’s Victor Emmanuel sails back from Paris as US President and Mrs. Wilson visit plan. A naval review in New York marks the return of the American fleet. New Jersey Horticultural Society opens its 44th annual convention in Atlantic City as educators begin winter meetings nationwide.
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Albert
American Red Cross
Philip Francis
Junius
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Paris
Rome
United States
Wilson
Europe
New York
New Jersey State Horticultural Society
Atlantic City
America
Something Good Made in Germany in Boston Service Clubs
Joseph Lee, president of the Recreation Association Community Service, notes sailors on leave need comfortable places to sit. He cites Kaiser ships with fine furniture now used in Boston Service clubs, where sailors have sent him several items in return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lee
The
Recreation Association Community Service
Boston
Kaiser
Mistaken Identity on London Train
A nearsighted woman misidentifies a fellow passenger on a London train in a dim station a moment of relief turns to tension when the other passenger denies being her. The stranger corrects the mistake and the comment ends with the exchange about darkness and misperception.
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London
Christian Register
Remedy That Stops Itching Torture Zemo
Itching and skin irritation relief with Zemo, a dependable antiseptic liquid sold by druggists. It claims to clear eczema, itch, pimples, and rashes, with overnight blemish disappearance and instant relief. Priced 35c for regular bottle, $1.00 for extra large.
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E. W.rose Co
Cleveland
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Hotch
Juarez Plumbing
Matamoros Street
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Borders
the Crescent Garage
Borchers
Gregg
W Gregg
Times Office
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Will W. Gregg
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J. C. Lysle
Sames, Moore and Company
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Frankfort
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Woman's Club
the Presbyterian Church
Baptist Sunday School
Leonard Craig
Love's
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George Beyette
Ella Hansen
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Leon Stein
Nice
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G. E. Sielski
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Kate Ussery
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87Th Infantry Club
87Th Infantry Band
Ethel Mackin
Maxine Taylor
Courtney Slaughter
Olivia Schultz
Elizabeth Bunn
Grace Lang
Kirby Walker
S. M. Barlow
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McClure
Zupann
Ryan
Johnson
Everybody's Magazine
J. B. Morton
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Mr. C. Biggio
Dallas
A.B. Gale
Hlorace Hall
Augusta Military College
Georgia
James Richter
Dolly Richter
National Park Academy
Washington,d. C
Evelyn Moore
Ward-Belmont Academy
Nashville
Tenn
Pepe Lowry
Baylor University
Lester Ilfeld
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
H. C. Hall
Emma Beyette
Aransas Pass
Alberta Masters
Corpus Christi
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Woodlief Thomas
J.B. Hazelrigg of
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Hun
Indenburg
Count Bentinck
Hohenzollern
William Hohencollern
Daily Express
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Holland
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Great Britain
Scheldt
Dutch Limburg
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Rhine
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T. G. Masaryk
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Pershing
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Bliss
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the Times
Eckhardt
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