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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1915
Page
4
Despatches praise a coming wave of prosperity for manufacturers while noting the dire straits of the poor and unemployed. The piece urges sympathy for workers facing hunger and debt as industry trends press for wage cuts and layoffs. It also discusses streetcar service issues in Laredo and broader economic anxieties.
The Houston Electric Company faces competition from privately owned jitneys charging ten cents. Mayor Campbell plans to study the service before action, balancing public convenience with protecting the trolley system revenue. The Houston Post notes heating ventilation and cleanliness concerns and slow trips due to frequent stops.
A Peru resident Ka te Erwin reports an attack of indigestion biliousness and constipation last winter. After trying Chamberlain's Tablets she says they helped right away and they are for sale by all dealers.
A brief item notes a business named The Guarantee Shop located in front of Borchers, with reference to L7-61 from the Adv section.
An ordinance amends 1915 city code to require automobiles and motor vehicles in Laredo to display head and tail lights from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. The measure, approved January 6 1915, suspends charter reading rules for emergency passage.
At a regular meeting the Tuesday Music and Literary Class presented a Wordsworth themed program. Mrs. Brennan read from Wordsworth on Birds and Animals, Miss Mackin led a roll call by Wordsworth topics, and Dr Helene Kenney presented an analysis titled Immortality. Miss Belle Westbrook directed a leader's talk on Wordsworth his life and poetry.
The Webb County Sheriff announces a sale by virtue of an Order of Sale issued January 12 1915 in case 3668 where Southern Engine and Pump Company vs J Ward et al and intervenor Foos Engine Company. property includes a Foos natural gas engine pump and related equipment plus real estate in Blacks Nog La mb redo area. The auction will be February 2 1915 between 10 AM and 4 PM at the Webb County Courthouse with cash bids.
Exodus from Nuevo Laredo continues as hundreds of wagonloads of furniture and other household effects are moved across the border. Carrancista officers send families to Matamoros and San Antonio while refugees from Monterey Lampazos Villaldama and Saltillo arrive in Laredo by train and busily settle at local hotels.
A warning that colds are dangerous because of serious illnesses they can trigger, urging rapid treatment. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as helpful to loosen a cold, relieve the lungs, aid expectoration, and help the body throw off the cold, with all dealers selling it.
A concise note outlines requirements for precise job work by Rina UE 4A. It emphasizes accuracy, organized processes, and orderly documentation to ensure quality outcomes.
District Court in Laredo sentences Federico Gomez to death for the murder of his sister by bandido on the Bandido Range. The judge set February 22 as Gomez's execution date, unless governor clemency intervenes. Three Red Cross carloads of provisions to Monterey were redirected due to road conditions and delivery uncertainty.
Long experience shows no better or safer medicine for coughs colds and crouping in children. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended and contains no opium. Sold by all dealers.
Two young Mexican boys about Sven years old were playing with a 22 calibre rifle opposite the Central school building when the weapon discharged. A bullet struck the right leg of one boy, lodging below the knee. Medical officials classify the injuries as serious.
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