Laredo Times Subscription Rates and Postage Details
The Laredo Times lists daily and weekly subscription plans with mail or carrier delivery options to the United States Mexico or Canada. Rates include one month one year and six month options with payment in advance and a note on post office second class status in Laredo Texas under the 1879 act.
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United States
Mexico
Canada
Laredo
New Laredo
Bert
Texas
Associated Press News Policy Affects Local Paper
The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to use for republication all AP dispatches and any locally published news within this paper. This policy governs the newspaper’s distribution and credit for both credited and non credited AP material.
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Associated Press
Mediterranean fruit fly threat alarms growers coast to coast
The article warns of a spreading Mediterranean fruit fly that devastates fruit trees in warm regions, with Hawaii and Herminada Islands already affected. It notes the pest resists heat and cold, urges import restrictions on fruit and citrus from infested areas, and estimates potential national losses of up to a billion dollars annually, including California at a quarter billion.
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Hawaii
Herminada Islands
South America
California
New England
Horticultural Board
Fruit Fly Prevention Efforts Intensify in U.S.
Officials describe measures to stop fruit fly incursions and prevent establishment across ports and borders. Agencies coordinate inspections, quarantines, and public awareness to curb breaches and safeguard agriculture nationwide.
A Laredo Interview and Kidney Pill Endorsements
An eight year old interview with Laredo resident Frank Camille revisits kidney health claims. Hidalgo Sr. endorses Dyan’s Kidney Pills and Noan’s Kidney Pills, citing relief from urinary issues and back pain with continued good results since 1911 and 1919. Foster Milburn Co. markets the pills for 60 cents.
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Camble
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Constipation remedy from Chamberlain’s tablets advised
A historic note promotes Chamberlain’s tablets after supper to ease bowel movement and liver disorders. The fragment hints at a broader, unclear context with garbled phrases about an idea and dances.
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Chamberlain
Ideal Christmas Day Brims with Community Cheer
Damp foggy dawn gives way to sun as families, churches, and clubs share joy. Rotary Kiwanis Lions provide meals and gifts to the needy. Lions host 76 newsies at the Christmas dinner. Parades, music, and wholesome goodwill fill Laredo with Christmas spirit.
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Santa Claus
Grandpa
Grandma
Baby
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Lions Club
Newsies
Texas Cafe
M. Little
Charles
Soltau
Hamlton Hotel
Detroit
Myrva Thompson Passes After 78 Years In Laredo
Myrva Thompson wife of J W Uncle Johnny Thompson died Saturday at 4 PM after a long illness. A native of Alabama 78, she moved to Laredo in 1888 and lived there 35 years. Funeral was held from 2015 Matamoros Street to the Methodist Church and city cemetery with many flowers. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs John Loftus an adopted son Gabe Witt Marshall Texas and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Myron Thompson
J. W
Johnny) Thompson
Methodist Church
Thompson
Alabama
U. W. Thompson
Marshall
Texas
Laredo
Matamoros Street
Johnny” Thompson
John Loftus
Gabe Witt
Laredo Curiosities and City Sillies in An Odd Column
A collection of puzzled vignettes and witticisms from Laredo observations. Jokes about habits kindness money and clothing mix with stray anecdotes about vendors neighbors and local quirks. The column roams from a boy paying friends movie fares to bogus bills and polite bitterness about rents and poverty.
Local Christmas Cheer Spreads in Laredo Ads and Notes
A cluttered page from Laredo markets Christmas sales toys dolls and decorations with notes on New Year resolutions and local business ads. It lists Saft and Royal Fruit Store specials, Coodyear Shoe Shop Hidalgo street, G A Stowers Furniture Co rental, and other local merchants. Various reminders note holidays and school recess, plus a joking jab about bootleggers and road quality between Laredo and San Antonio.
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Royal Fruit Store
Laredo
B. Juarez Plumbing Co
Lincoln St
Bits of Advice From The Cynic
The undertaker domain expert cracks down on late era bootleggers selling embalming fluid cheaper than illicit suppliers. The cynical observer notes price pressure and morality clash in a blighted market.
Impoverished White Man in Tahiti Struggles for Work
AP dispatch from Papeete reports white men arriving on Tahiti find no welcome or means to live. Natives refuse to support derelicts and few jobs exist as incomes fall and economic conditions stay depressed. Destitute whites drift along beaches hoping for work or passage home.
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Associated Press
Papeete
Tahiti
Freight rate cuts boost Mexico trade via Guadalajara
The National Railways of Mexico cut freight rates 40 percent for merchandise from Ciudad Juarez Piedras Negras Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros to Guadalajara. Cordova coffee rates also drop to markets on the Occidental coast. Laredo Chamber of Commerce urges merchants to leverage the gateway to expand trade with Guadalajara and surrounding towns.
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Chamber of Commerce
LM. Vasquez
National Railways of Mexico
Ciudad Juarez
Piedras Negras
Nuevo Laredo
Matamoros
Guadalajara
United States
Guadalara
Occidental
Laredo
Mrs. Laura M Hoyt Praises Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs. Laura M Hoyt of Rockport New York says she has frequently used Chamberlain's Tablets for headache and bilious attacks over the past three years and is glad to speak in praise of them.
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Laura M. Hoyt
Chamberlain
Rockport
N.Y
Fragmented OCR Items Offer Sparse Clues
The provided text is garbled OCR with no clear names, places, dates, or events. It cannot be reliably interpreted into a coherent news item or summary.
Parsonage Fire Destroys Hidalgo Street Home Christmas Eve
The Methodist parsonage at 1616 Hidalgo Street burned Sunday around 3 AM in an unknown origin fire. Pastor Rev. Charles Nixon and three children escaped in night clothes as the one story frame structure and furnishings burned or were badly damaged. Firefighters from the Laredo department saved neighboring buildings. Loss estimated in the thousands.
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Hidalgo Street
Charles Nixon
Laredo
Death of Jose E Vela in Laredo at 20
Jose E Vela of Guerrero Tamaulipas Mexico died at 420 Farragut Street on Saturday at 12 30 pm after illness. Funeral from his home to San Agustin Catholic Church Christmas Day at 2 pm with burial in the Catholic cemetery. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Serapio Vela six brothers Humberto Serapio Jr Luis Abel Antonio Enrique and three sisters Bertha Y de Cavazos Blanca and Olivia Vela all of Laredo. He was loved and respected by his family and community.
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Jose BE. Vela
Guerrero
Tamaulipas
Mexico
Farragut Street
San Agustin Catholic Church
Serapio Vela
Humberto
Serapio, Jr
Luis
Abel
Antonio
Enrique
Bertha Y. de Cavazos
Blanca
Olivia Vela
Laredo
Taking Desperate Chances With Colds And Treatments
Many people ignore colds and recover without care, but each illness weakens the body and invites further disease. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, well known for curing bad colds, is advertised as affordable.
Christmas Pause Ends as Oil Fields Anticipate 1923 Boom
The Laredo district expects a strong 1923 start with Webb Zapata and Jim Hogg counties seeing renewed drilling and possible new fields. Operators anticipate connecting proven zones and extending Aviators and Schott Field areas, aided by proximity to the pipeline and railroad.
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Laredo
Webb
Zapata
Jim Hogg
Alonzo
Aviators
Schott Field
Alonzo Field
Miranda City
Aviators Field
Fernet Branca Tonic Sale From Branca Bros in Milan
International tonic Fernet Branca prepared by Branca Bros of Milan Italy praised by Europe’s leading physician Dr Lorenz of Vienna as an invigorating remedy for indigestion. Grand prize winner at the Paris exposition 1900. For sale by John Bruni at 12 1 1m.
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Fernet Branca
Branca Bros
Milan
Italy
Europe
Lorenz
Vienna
John Bruni
Decision acquits Juan M. Garcia in Nuevo Leon charges
Word has reached Laredo that charges against former Governor Juan M. Garcia for alleged dereliction of duty and penal code violations were dismissed by the courts. The court found the charges disproved and noted congress procedures were not properly followed. This will gratify his many friends in Laredo.
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Congress
State of
Nuevo Leon
Juan M. Garcia
Mr. Garcia
Laredo
Notice to Plumbers License Renewal Due December 31
Notice to plumbers that licenses and bonds must be renewed by December 31. The Board of Examiners will meet December 27 28 and 29 at 1114 Lincoln Street. P. J. McKEON Inspector Plumber. 12-18-6t.
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Board of Examiners
Lincoln Street
P. J. McKeon
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Penn Publishing Company Publishers and Proprietors
Penn Publishing CO
Telephone
Laredo, Texas
Associated Dress
Newsboys
Catholic Daughters of American
Irsay
Tess
Fauacross
Toomeny
Othara
M&s
Myrva Thompson
Flores Avenue
Abner
Ife
Tio Carlos
Louise
Loca
G. A. Stowers Furniture Co
San Agustin J
Lelix
Hernandez
Reen
Phona Crockett
8Th St
San Antonio
Lasalle
Frio
Wormser Brothers
Fidel Cantu
Will W
Notary Public
Et Timea
Corpus
Chinati Street
National Lines OF
Money Makers
Don, W. Thomi
Nixon
Methodist
Jose E. Vela
O'L Fields
Webb and Zapata Counties
Miranda— Webb—Zapata
William H. Barnhard
Farragut St
C. EE. Wolcott & CO
Bank Building
Joseph Bidg
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