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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1918
Page
2
The proposed freight and passenger rate increases could devastate several industries by lifting costs for clothing, shoes, hardware, and food, with consumers bearing the burden. Railroads seek relief, warning higher charges threaten jobs and economic activity, urging direct taxation instead to fund profits without harming buyers.
A historical note critiques the flood of battlefield tales offered by veterans seeking fame and payment. The piece argues newspapers face pressure to publish sensational exploits rather than focus on broader war coverage. It compares current wartime storytelling to Civil War inspired literature and anecdotes.
Soldier Boys of the Thirty seventh Infantry Regimen gave a minstrel show at the Soldiers Club with Mrs Adelaide Gebhard Macdonald on piano and the 37th Infantry Band. The two part program drew a large crowd and featured blackface acts, jokes and monologues. The club plans thrice weekly entertainments and a Saturday dance, aiming to keep soldiers feeling at home with local hospitality.
An interchanging agreement among Texas Mexican Railway the International Bridge partners and Federal Horticultural Board sets daily car deliveries on the Laredo bridge from 6 am to 10 am northbound and 1 pm to 4 pm southbound starting Monday June 10 1918. The plan aims to speed shipments reduce demurrage and boost commerce between the United States and Mexico. Witnesses include C M Fish O D Deputy and Dr Hall with Laredo Texas noted.
An old advertisement promotes Prince Albert tobacco available everywhere. It touts toppy red bags at five cents, tidy red tins at ten cents, and a premium pound and a half family tin with a corking fine humidor and saponge moistener top that keeps the tobacco in trim.
Malcolm R. Patterson born June 7 in Somerville Alabama 57 years ago. He moved to Tennessee with his parents after the Civil War and lived in Memphis most of his life. Patterson became a lawyer in 1888 and started public service as a county attorney in 1894, later serving in Congress.
An unreadable note from THE TIMES mentions omsertumities and ser nerth in a brief, oddly worded item. No clear names, dates, or places are provided.
Prof Fred W Mally Webb county farm demonstrator issues bulletin on Tepary bean. It yields well in Southwest Texas and commands good market prices this June. The bean is praised as a soil builder with vigorous vines and shed foliage all season. Seed sources include Santa Rosa farm Derby farm and growers S N Johnson Joseph W Kenney August C Richter.
Benjamin Cardenas, agent at 606 Flores Avenue, markets the Mute-a-Phone attachment for telephones. The device softens speech so conversations remain private, allowing whispering at the line while others nearby hear nothing. It sells for $2.50 and buyers find it worth many times that price.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Texas Mexican Railway Company will be at the company office in Laredo Texas on June 26 1918 at 9 a m for electing directors and other business. The board will meet immediately after adjournment. L V Boniger, Secretary.
E L Hare of Vernon Texas explains to T M Ferguson how twenty one years of catarrh and stomach distress vanished after taking Tanlac. He reports restored appetite digestion nerves sleep and strength enabling him to work again. Tanlac is sold in Laredo by Windrow Drug Co Ady.
T. F. Feely returned home after a Fort Worth sojourn as a witness and praised Camp Bowie training. He said North Central Texas is verdant after rains, boosting agriculture and cotton. Feely saw aeroplanes practicing maneuvers and witnessed a fatal propeller accident that struck a motorcyclist.
A compact chronicle of historical events on June 7 across years. Notable items include births, political actions, battles, and resignations such as Earl of Liverpool, topics from independence resolutions to World War I era moves and key figures like McKinley and Churchill.
Millo Picco dazzled Ravinia Park with a top tier baritone performance under praise from critics. His Rosina aria and Giordano encore drew stormy applause and solidified his status among leading baritones.
A Richmond reader F. B. Tressey praises Chamberlain's Tablets as wonderful and states he has never sold anything that beat them. The note claims relief from indigestion or constipation and urges others in need to try the product.
Millo Picco the famed operatic baritone will perform selections from various operas tonight at the Royal Theater. He will appear in the same costumes used with major companies worldwide. The concert benefits the Red Cross, a rare chance for Laredo to hear a renowned singer while supporting a worthy cause.
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