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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1918
Page
9
M. G. Brown of Route 3 Sparta Georgia says his nervous indigestion and poor appetite eased after taking Tanlac. He reports gaining 26 pounds in weight and renewed energy after five bottles, noting better sleep and steadier nerves. Tanlac is sold in Laredo by Windrow Drug Co.
A household guide notes how to polish brass and copper. Make a paste from rottenstone and cottonseed oil. For stains, apply a small amount of oxalic solution, rinse with warm water, then rub with cottonseed oil.
Gen Peyton C March United States Army chief of staff born Easton Pennsylvania 54 years ago today. President John M Thomas Middlebury College chaplain born Covington New York 49 years ago today. Brig Gen William H Bixby retired former chief of army engineers born Charleston Massachusetts 69 years ago today. William OD Lighthall founder of the Union of Canadian Municipalities born Hamilton Ontario 61 years ago today. Dr John A Marquis president of Coe College Presbyterian leader born Washington County Pennsylvania 57 years ago today.
An old style drug advertisement promotes a warmth giving remedy for external pains including lumbago sprains and bruises. It claims quick relief without rubbing and urges asking your druggist for the named product with a large economy bottle option for the whole family.
Notice of bankruptcy sale by order of J C Scott referee in U S district court Southern District of Texas in case J K Forseck Sons et al bankrupts. Public cash sale on December 30 1918 from 10 am to 4 pm at former store location including all merchandise fixtures and store accounts. Ramsay trustee signs 12 16 1918.
Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt, society editor, is listed with phone 43 in the local column. The fragment notes her role and contact line, suggesting a community society feature or social pages section.
Friday features Busy Bees at 8 PM hosted by Miss Emilie Hassell and meetings for Blue Bird Chapter Camp Fire Girls at 4 PM with Mrs Alfred Poggenpohl, Swastika Chapter Camp Fire Girls at 4 PM with Miss Belva Bergman, Boy Scouts at Methodist Church and Troop No 2 at headquarters at 7 PM, Christ Church Christmas program at 7 PM, and Miss Elizabeth Bunn dancing party at Elks Hall. Saturday lists a Soldiers Club dance and 37th Infantry Club dance at 9 PM.
A wartime letter to a wife opens with lines about love and resilience. The column lists diverse holiday activities and social updates from Laredo including christenings, visits, travel to Dallas and San Antonio, and a Church play benefiting orphans in Waco. Also noted are Christmas dances, club events, and remarks on attendance and youth participation.
Mrs George Barnett wife of the U S marine corps commandant became the first American woman to visit the Marne battlefields since American engagements. She decorated graves with flowers while accompanied by her son Basil Gordon a lieutenant in the marines during a sudden overseas summons due to her husband’s illness.
A tall bookkeeper recalls a neighbor’s request from a back door visit. A small child asks to borrow a refrigerator for three or four days while their ice box is fixed, prompting reflections on common inconveniences.
John Morley notes that many famous books gain fame by meeting a need of their era. Once the task is done, the book’s virtue fades, even as its impact endures.
The Woman's Society of the Presbyterian Church in Kalamazoo supplied War Camp Community Service cookies for October, then redirected to the quarantined camp. In Dayton, Ohio, 275 Girls' Division participants attended Liberty Chorus, with 40 in Dramatics, 60 in French, and 74 in Military Drill classes. Cape May dances require admission cards for all but under eighteen, and War Mothers in Madison organize a 15-person committee to mend boys’ clothing with city laundries handling washing.
A compact notice noting opportunities to access The Times daily content with a subscription at 660 per month. It outlines a recurring monthly rate and invites readers to engage for regular updates and access.
The November mercantile ties total 670 versus 981 in 1917 and 1,251 in 1916, with indebtedness at 13,815,166 13,635,605 and 14,104,612 respectively. Disasters among manufacturers were the smallest since July 1906, though liabilities reached 8,783,588 due to large failures in cotton and machinery. In trading, reverses were fewer than any prior record, with debts below November levels since 1910. For January–November 1918 total debts stand at 150,770,496 against 168,397,655 and 179,466,982 in prior years. Manufacturing casualties amount to 66,882,887 of 1918, while trading debts are 53,493,184, below last year’s 64,550,119.
Mrs Edward Hassett of Frankfort New York reports Chamberlains Cough Remedy quickly relieves croup without opium or narcotics. She says it can be confidently given to children as well as adults and frames it as splendid for croup.
Emile Vandervelde named as Belgian government representative for the peace conference. He is Minister of Justice and leader of the Belgian Socialist party. Dating back to 1893 his public career began at age 23 in parliament. He once attacked royalty yet supported King Albert and Belgium through the war. An eloquent, energetic, and clever speaker.
A terse historic date list notes Sir Mackenzie Bowell born 1828 and Charles Lamb 1776 deaths, 1834 Schleswig-Holstein title shift, 1870 Rome flood, 1882 Vienna Habsburgs anniversary, 1893 Madrid opera bomb scare, 1914 Washington protests British trade stoppage, 1915 Lloyd George cabinet threat, 1916 Russians on Moldavian frontier, plus mislisted items about Julia Lathrop and Grace Abbott heading to Europe to study child labor protections.
London dispatch reports Berlin sailors calling for English and American troops to restore order. The lower classes welcome foreign forces, hoping for stability or benefit. Cabinet members Barth Haase and Dittmann refuse to order an attack, citing Ebert Scheidemann and Landsberg. Sailors wives and sweethearts are noted as having participated in the fighting.
London views Sir Edward Carson argues that the League of Nations must carry real force beyond mere agreements. He warns past pacts failed in war time, questions voting power and enforcement, and urges limits on armaments and economic pressure to deter future aggression.
A Smackover citizen quoted in the Kansas City Star claims Lester Grumm was removed from the Home Guards last night. The source says Grumm was so awkward he could not keep step with himself, suggesting he might act if inclined but was inherently contrary.
Called meeting of Laredo Lodge No. and visiting members set for 8 p m. at the lodge hall. The notice urges brethren to attend and conduct customary the lodge affairs and fraternal duties.
Paris reports rumors that the former German emperor was assassinated, spreading in the chamber of deputies last evening though no confirmation exists. The claim lacks any substantiating evidence as of now.
Copenhagen December 27 The American warships are expected to arrive here Saturday on their voyage toward the Baltic Sea with orders to proceed through the region as Allied naval forces.
Paris reports new East tensions after Allied occupation of Hungarian and Balkan areas. The French government summoned General Louis Franchet Desperey, commander of the allied forces in Macedonia, to Paris for a conference and he is expected to arrive within days.
A group of German born Americans in Munich during the war met to draft a petition to President Wilson. They request quick food relief for Germany and help in communicating with friends and relatives in the United States.
London dispatch notes the Bolshevik government of Russia has again approached allied governments after Christmas with peace terms that mirror Livitnoff’s earlier proposals sent via the Norwegian government in November. No response has been given.
Washington reports several European countries have signaled intent to purchase some of the 11 American submarine chasers. Secretary D says the boats were sent to various ports for inspection and the Navy would dispose of a number if needed, though it is not eager to sell. Amsterdam dispatch notes the British admiralty warns it will take drastic measures against Bolshevik propagation.
A battalion of infantry has occupied Mannheim on the east bank of the Rhine near Mayence by order of Marshal Foch to watch a thousand allied prisoners. This action follows the advance and establishes a protective post amid ongoing military maneuvers in the region.
In New York the National Collegiate Athletic Association holds its most significant annual meeting at the hotel today. With war’s end, college athletics shift from military training focus to a renewed role. Delegates plan to discuss priorities and policies shaping the postwar revival of college sports.
The piece notes events from Worcester Massachusetts to Cleveland and London. It mentions the eighth annual convention of the New England Hotel Greeters Association in Worcester, a meeting of the American Association for ment of Science and Page at Johns University, and a conference between President Wilson and British leaders at Buckingham Palace discussing the fourteen points and naval supremacy amid wartime diplomacy.
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