Texas Women Turnout Rises as Poll Tax Debate Spurs Participation
From Thursdays Daily the article notes a spike in poll tax payments driven by women's growing political involvement in Texas and the attorney general’s ruling that unpaid poll taxes on property could create a lien. It discusses primaries, party dynamics, and the potential impact on 1920 elections as women vote and organize across parties.
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Texas
Thas
Woman's Party
Congress
World War Peace Step Marked by Washington Treaty
The article lauds the Washington arms conference where five great powers agreed to reduce navies limit submarines and ban poison gas. It argues the first step toward global peace has been taken and predicts wider adherence and a future where war becomes difficult or impossible. It notes Soviet Russia as a looming obstacle and possible coalition need for world protection.
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Wil‘son
Germany
Sti
Soviet Russia
Russia
Progress in American agriculture praised at Farmers Week
Associated Press reports at Ohio State University Farmers Week that productivity per worker rose 45 percent from 1870 to 1916, with per-farmer grain output increasing markedly. Dean A R Mann cites rising farm product value and purchasing power, noting ongoing rural progress despite hardships and the need for continued efficiency and better prices. A separate column from Laredo provides humorous vignettes on local gossip and social observations.
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Associated Press
Columbus
United States
A. R. Mann
New York State
Colege of Agriculture
Cornell University
Ohio State University
Dean Mann
New York
George Warren
Knights of Columbus marks 40th anniversary
The order of the Knights of Columbus celebrates its fortieth anniversary today, tracing its founding to New Haven Connecticut on February 2, 1882.
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Order of the Knights of Columbus
New Haven
Conn
Money Makers 606.0 Times Want Ad
Classified notice runs for a money making opportunity identified as 606.0 with brief ad text. No further details available.
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TIMES
Money Makers
Rotary Club Meeting Plans Bigger Laredo Celebration
The Laredo Rotary Club met presided by Carl 8. McKinney with 84 percent attendance. A motion to unite for a larger Washington Birthday Celebration and bridge opening was carried, and plans were filed for a monument in a park area near the new bridge. A Boy Scout fund drive for 1922 was discussed with six volunteers named.
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Laredo
Rotary Club
Hiatt
J. J. Trout
FL W. Mally
J. W. Ward
R. L. Bobbitt
F. A. Matthes
C.S. McKinney
Clyde Cochran
Guy Trout
J. C. Netzer
Dan Pue
Courtney Slaughter
Harold Bell Wright Novel Adapted for Dubinsky Stock Co Stage
The Dubinsky Bros. Stock Co presented Harold Bell Wright’s novel on stage to a crowded house last night. Audiences praised the acting and the adaptation, calling it among the company’s best productions. Tonight features Those Simmons Gals, with Tarzan slated for tomorrow’s big feature.
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Harold Bell Wright
Dubinsky Bros. Stock Co
Dubinsky
American Legion Benefit Show Opens Tonight at Royal Opera House
Members of the cast for Fadts and Fancies stage three performances at the Royal Opera House under the American Legion auspices. The four act musical comedy features songs and dances with vaudeville stunts and critics call it a good show. The Laredo Post appeals for audience support to ensure a grand success.
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Royal Opera House
American Legion
Laredo
The
American Lexion
Legion
Green
Flortat
They Appeal to Our Sympathies Promotes Chamberlain's Tablets
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for biliousness and dyspepsia. It claims the tablets strengthen the stomach, invigorate the liver, improve digestion, and gently move the bowels, urging readers to try them for stomach troubles.
Importations through Laredo from Mexico and local ads
The record notes two carloads of ixtle and one carload of tomatoes arriving at Laredo from Mexico. Ad copy touts Del Monte Fruits and Preserves as high grade, shipped in carload lots for low prices. Local notices include repairs, shoe shops, plumbing, and electrical services with contact details and small business pitches.
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Laredo
México
del Monte
Notice to claimants in liquor forfeiture case in Texas court
Monition to United States District Court in the Southern District of Texas at Laredo. The libel seeks forfeiture of a Ford truck Engine No 27465566 and a quantity of intoxicating liquor including twenty five bottles of aguardiente twenty five bottles of cognac and one hundred thirty bottles of tequila seized November 18 1921 in Jim Hogg County. Claimants must appear February 20 1922 to interpose a claim and state their reasons for not condemning and forfeiting the property and its proceeds.
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United. States of America
United States of America
Jim Hogg County
Texas
U. S. District Court For
Southern District
Laredo
United States Court Room
No More Passports Needed Old Conditions Prevail
The abrogation of passport regulations by American and Mexican authorities restores pre passport passage rules. With a new international bridge opening February 22, cross border movement and trade are expected to surge as delays disappear and commerce with Mexico accelerates.
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Laredo
United States
Mexico
Auto Repair Services Advertised in Laredo
To Auto Owners. I am now located at 812 Flores Avenue in a clean building and by mail or express 1.50. In Laredo I am prepared to do auto repairing drag stores by wholesale and adjusting. I would be pleased to have the continued patronage of my friends and the public in general.
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T Am
Flores Avenue
Express 81
Laredo
Notice to the Public on Plumbing Services
Notice announces Mr. Ellison a licensed bonded master plumber with 35 years in plumbing and gas. He is qualified for repair and new work. Charges are reasonable. Contact W. J. Miller, Plumber, at 566. Phone listed. 1-30-6t.
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Lincoln Street
D. Eillison
Ellison
Good Orchestra With Show
Skiles Famous Orchestra of Kansas City provides music for the Dubinsky Bros Stock Co. act and has been together ten years. Robert Skiles, the director, is a skilled violinist and saw artist. His five-year-old son is a noted youthful trap-drummer. The orchestra’s selections have been well received by music-lovers during the engagement.
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Skiles
Kansas City
Dublagky Bros. Stock Co
Robert Skiles
Dubinsky Bros. Stock Co
Forecast and Fort McIntosh Weather Report
Tonight and Friday partly cloudy. Observations from Fort McIntosh show a 34 hour period ending at 7 am with a maximum of 71 and minimum of 45 degrees. Wind direction was northeast and skies were cloudy.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Times
the Telephone Co
Committees Named for Washington Birthday Celebrations
The Times reports committees have been named for the Washington birthday celebration and the dedication of the new international bridge on February 22. One or two committees remain to complete work and will be ready in a day or two. The program will cover events in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo with final details to be announced soon.
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Washington
the Times
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Notice of Law Office Relocation
Notice of removal stating the law offices have moved from Villegas to a new location. The fragment indicates a relocation notice without full address or date.
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Villegas
Cme
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offers Constitutional Deafness Remedy
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications. It requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a systemic remedy, reducing inflammation of the mucous surfaces and restoring normal conditions. Free circulars available from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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All Druggista
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Fragmentary OCR Note Reflects On US Formation
An incompletely legible fragment discusses the United States and its formation. The text mentions a thorough formation concept and references northern aspects, indicating a discussion of regional or political ideas in a historic context.
Monetary Monition in Texas Liquor Seizure Case
In the Southern District of Texas United States of America versus One Chevrolet Truck and Sixty Bottles of Intoxicating Liquor, No D L 251, the case notes seizure of a Chevrolet Truck Motor No 61918 State License No 879078 and sixty bottles of tequila in Webb County. The libel demands appearance before the court at Laredo on February 20 1922 for proceedings in the matter.
Traveling man cites druggists praise for Chamberlain Cough Remedy
A well known traveling man who visits the drug trade says he has often heard druggists ask customers if medicine is for a child or an adult. If for a child they almost invariably recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy because it is safe and effective for colds croup and whooping cough.
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