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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1920
Page
8
A newspaper item urges health authorities in Detroit and Memphis to name the implicated brand of canned ripe olives after multiple deaths from a Sausage-shaped bacteria. It argues transparency will protect consumers and sustain trade, noting laws and producer responsibility.
A debate on rising wages in the United States and the impact of high living costs. A correspondent argues Austria offers cheap labor at 200 to 300 kroner weekly, suggesting American capital could back Austrian industry to profit from exchange rates. The piece cautions against harming Austrian workers and American labor, noting wage differences driven by currency fluctuations.
A promotional piece asserts influenza can be battled by improving the body's condition and credits Tanlac as a premier reconstructive tonic. It cites authorities, claims vast clinical use during the last epidemic, and notes Tanlac Laxative Tablets accompany each bottle with widespread pharmacist availability.
Juan M. Garcia of Monterey, once a gubernatorial candidate in Nuevo Leon whose election was voided, was named collector of customs for the port of Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas to replace M. Uribe. A prominent businessman with a Laredo Texas branch, he assumed the office Sunday amid broad approval.
Montesquieu died in Paris in 1755. The 1768 Treaty of Paris ceded Canada and western French possessions. 1845 Victoria and Albert marked their fifth anniversary. 1867 the British North America Act formed Canadian provinces. 1887 Mrs Henry Wood died in London. 1896 Weyler arrived in Havana as governor. 1904 Alice of Albany married Alexander of Teck. 1916 Lindley M. Garrison resigns as US Secretary of War.
Mrs Alice Johnson of Marksville Louisiana reports severe back and side pain lasting a year with sleepless nights. After using Cardui she regained strength, could straighten up, and nearly all pains disappeared. She urges others with female related discomfort to try Cardui.
Agustin Salinas is on the job as special collector for the city at the international footbridge. He enforces a city ordinance requiring all automobiles from Nuevo Laredo to pay a special tax. The move mirrors a similar Nuevo Laredo ordinance.
Captain Will Ryan of the Texas State Rangers, with Sergeant Franklin and four others, returned to Laredo after weeks at the Red River dispute with Oklahoma. He reports quieting tensions as court decision on the boundary in the oil district awaits.
Laredo High School hosts a high school basketball game Wednesday at 3 30 pm pitting the Laredo team against the Aviation Camp Flyers from the Heights. Admission is fifteen cents with proceeds aiding athletic equipment purchases. The event aims to revive local sports enthusiasm and crowd support.
Mary Miles Minter appears in Anne of Green Gables scenes shot at the Webb Academy of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture in New York. The Realart Pictures production features novel material from L M Montgomery's Anne books and will be shown today and tomorrow at the Royal Theater.
The German National Assembly at Weimar approves measures to guard the eastern frontier. Debates continue on drastic armistice terms to prevent Germany from renewing the war, with the issue hotly discussed by the Supreme Council.
General Alvaro Obregon, former Mexican army officer and presidential candidate, will arrive in Monterey on Sunday to address supporters. He will then cross to Nuevo Laredo by Wednesday or Thursday of next week for several public talks.
Webb County commissioners chose Laredo City Attorney A Winslow to fill the late Geo Page’s unexpired term as county judge. Winslow accepted and qualified at 1 pm. A prominent local lawyer and longtime resident, he was not seeking the post but stated duty to serve the people.
Laredo residents who read The Shepherd of the Hills will view the film version at the Strand Theater on Tuesday and Wednesday. The ten reel drama depicts love, sin, vengeance, and redemption through mountain characters in a swift, emotional panorama.
Senor Salvador Diego Fernandez newly named Mexican ambassador to the United States arrives in Nuevo Laredo this evening with his family and will depart tomorrow morning for Washington to begin his diplomatic duties.
Zapata Jonas Garcia former state senator of Nuevo Leon arrived in Nuevo Laredo today with his family before departing tomorrow for his post as Mexican consul to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking a diplomatic move amid family travel.
James Scott Turner of Corpus Christi arrived yesterday to attend the bedside of his father, Hon. D McNeil Turner, who has been quite ill at his apartments over The Times office but is now somewhat better. The younger Turner is a well known electrician of Corpus Christi.
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