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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1918
Page
11
War dates recount major bombings and battles in 1915 1916 and 1917 while local notices list Red Cross activities knitting units layettes and flower donations. Community announcements include visits travel homecomings and a student recital with invitations noting participants and times. An entertainment item is corrected in a later note.
Tonight and Saturday look unsettled with variable clouds and chances of showers. The United States Weather Bureau forecast, relayed by The Times through the local Telephone Co, notes possible showers and cooler spells amid erratic conditions across the period.
Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a m report a maximum temperature of 100 degrees and a minimum of 64 degrees. Wind generally from the east with clear skies.
A review of club and federation activity notes, including corrections about entertaining groups, Pan Americanism and war service, the Equal Suffrage Association of Texas opening session in Austin with leaders present, baptism and church social events in the region, and plans for a religious census in Laredo to map church membership and Sunday School needs.
J B Patelrigg of San Antonio writes about food for weak stomachs and urges readers to choose diets by age and occupation. He says slow eating and thorough chewing help, keep bowels regular, and recommends Chamberlains Tablets to ease constipation and dullness after meals.
Sir Francis Younghusband, famed explorer and British agent, turns five. His achievements include the 1891 Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal, the Kaiser-i-Hind medal in 1901, honorary LL Ds from Edinburgh and Bristol, and a DSc from Cambridge. His career spans the Indian Political Department, travels across Manchuria to India, Tibet, Rhodesia, and relief expeditions, with notable works such as The Relief of Chitral and The Heart of a Continent.
Mrs J B Roberts of East St Louis Illinois reports giving Chamberlains Cough Remedy to her son with whooping cough last winter. It kept his cough loose and relieved his coughing spells. She keeps it in the house due to high confidence. The remedy also helps colds and croup.
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