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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1919
Page
17
Mrs Violet Oberfeldt writes the society page assisted by the Oberfeldt society editor team. The column highlights social events, hostesses, and engagements with local readers.
The Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church meets at the Rectory at 4 PM Tuesday. Miriam Chapter No 86 O BE S meets at Masonic Hall at 8 PM. Community Singing at the Soldiers Club in the evening. Wednesday agenda includes Mrs J S Penn hosting Auction Bridge Club at 4 PM and Parish Guild gathering with Mrs B E Woods at 4 PM, followed by Social Evening at the K of P Hall Fort McIntosh.
Mrs L Marulanda and daughter Luisa left for San Antonio to visit relatives. Jose Rodriguez, son of Mr and Mrs Julio Rodriguez, returned from college in San Antonio for vacation. Mrs H W Keller improved after illness. Lt Leo Bistetter returned from overseas with the AEF. Mrs H H Allison left for San Luis Mexico after months in the U S. Mr W W Oliver returned from Asherton on business. The Deutz family arrived from San Antonio en route to San Luis Potosi. May McDonough and two children depart for El Paso due to her father's illness. Community Singing at Soldiers Club featured Miss Ethel Mackin with dancing to follow. Women’s Missionary Society met at the church studying The Meaning of Prayer. J S Penn hosted a Nulles Club bridge party with prizes. Women’s Club dance hosted by A Poggenpohl and Arkles. The event featured daisies, music and a waltz song Carmela.
A colorful report covers Miss Pauline Rodgers's box party at the Royal Theater in honor of Miss Rodgers, a Bunco party with a large guest list, and a Zara Mowry recital. Dolores day, soldiers’ dance at J W B hall, chaperones named, plus assorted society notes and royal era trivia.
Charles M Schwab loaned one dollar to 154 returning soldiers aboard a ship carrying black veterans. Within two weeks 138 had repaid. A New Yorker who lost 12 pocketbooks with money and checks recovered nine in a week. The tests suggest intrinsic honesty across races.
Fayetteville Georgia physician Dr J T Edwards releases a letter from Mr T M McGough detailing Tanlac’s health impact. McGough describes indigestion, poor appetite, and weight loss before taking three bottles, then gaining seventeen pounds and regaining strength to work, praising Tanlac’s effectiveness.
Dr Ethel Lyon returned from France after 18 months at the front and brings back Leon Thibaut, a French orphan she plans to adopt.
A physician notes the heart and nervous system stimulants found in trees. Strychnia from the seed of the strychnos nux vomica is highly poisonous and bitter, while acacia species provide gum arabic used in pharmaceutical prescriptions though not curative itself.
Hawker and Lieut. Commander Mackenzie Grieve were rescued by the Danish steamer Mary after their air plane failed to complete its Atlantic crossing. They arrived in Edinburgh amid cheers, en route to London from Thurso, and were carried to a hotel by cheering crowds.
The American seaplane NC-4 departed for Lisbon from Ponta Delgada at 10:18 Greenwich time. Weather is clear as the craft began the first leg, flying at 65 knots and passing Station 1 at 11:13.
Observances mark Julia Ward Howe centennial and telegraph first message anniversary between Washington and Baltimore. Religious, political, and civic events include Bishop Duffy's 20th ordination anniversary, Indiana rat extermination day, Ohio prohibition rollout, Virginia special election, Raleigh federation meetings, and Alabama land entry openings.
The Times presents a weather note from the U S Weather Bureau New Orleans with tonight and Wednesday forecasts. Fort McIntosh observations show a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum of 71 degrees and minimum of 57 degrees, wind from the south and fair conditions.
The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Texas-Mexican Railway Company will be held at the office in Laredo Texas on June 26 1919 at 9 00 A M for the purpose of electing Directors and conducting business. The Board of Directors will meet immediately after adjournment of stockholders.
Associated Press reports Germany plans to complete counter proposals tonight and present them to the peace conference via Count Ranteau. Paris advices say no further time extension will be sought, signaling a final German position on terms.
Paris reports British and American marines have been landed at the Baltic port of Danzig from a Warsaw despatch. A powerful fleet will be anchored off the harbor, augmenting the Allied operation in the region.
Italian forces occupying Sokia in Asia Minor re-embark and hand over authority to Turkish military forces. The action follows operations about Smyrna and reflects postwar realignment in the region.
Premier Lloyd George is believed to favor a proposal by the American peace delegation to visit America this year. He would travel to the United States to attend the first meeting of the League of Nations in Washington in October.
Washington, May 27. Safeguards against religious discrimination in new states created after the great war have been decided at the Paris peace conference.
A man tells the judge that he and his wife fight constantly and cannot help it. The judge notes the quarrel lasts about two weeks and responds with fifteen days in jail, effectively interning him for the duration of the war, per the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Senator Hotchkisa discussed Bolsheviki influence as a Washington park Bolshevik orator shouted about progress. A heckler replied calling the speaker's grandfather a fool and mocking the notion of progress across generations.
Rheumatism causes much pain and suffering as the most common illness. A remedy that offers relief and comfort for rest and sleep is Chamberlain's Liniment.
Returns coming in slowly from across the state show no change in the status of constitutional amendments. The suffrage amendment load has been reduced slightly as 826 cities and towns report their tallies.
Late returns from five towns show prohibition with 57 545 votes for and 48 348 against. Suffrage results are 65 816 for and 68 278 against. Governor salary tally stands 46 5670 for and 68 780 against.
A roundup of quirky trivia covers optics and fingerprints, Teneriffe shadow spans, world wealth in railways, India as Moly Land, Sakya-Hunt Buddha, Shakespeare’s word count, newborn senses, Manitoba wheat capacity, Arabic origin of bees, marriage rates in the British Isles, gout etymology, Great Tom bell duties, tiny watch screws, gulls chasing shine, and a Mauretania tale found in a gull’s gizzard.
A note of celebratory pride about an elderly grandfather turning 86 and the family's joy at his longevity. A light, affectionate remark underscores the milestone and the passing of time.
A promotional paragraph claims good physical condition leads to enjoyment of life while the bilious and dyspeptic suffer. It asserts Chamberlain's Tablets can tone the stomach improve digestion and regulate bowels with a few doses. It urges trying the remedy.
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