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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1922
Page
10
A series of humorous remarks from Laredo covers everyday quirks. Reflections on the boss promoting others, winter and grass, Panama hats vs sailor caps, a pantry mishap with a child, and habits of courtesy. It also notes local stores selling car accessories, food adulteration, vacations, and the mother-in-law stereotype in a cheeky tone.
A fragment begins with reflections on Je and love and defines an epigram as any mean remark in few lines. It notes a self focused prayer never rises beyond the roof and observes widows view annuities as more than coverage. Fortune smiles on more people than it credits.
A reminiscence recalls the use of brick covered carpet as doorstops in Laredo homes, a summertime practice once seen as artistic and practical.
The article notes Victoria Constance Mary Cambridge born June 32 1897 as a close friend of Princess Mary and a potential future queen consort to the Prince of Wales. It references her lineage as daughter of the Marquis of Cambridge and roles at Windsor Castle.
A husband and wife report using Chamberlain’s Tablets for five years to ease fatigue and dullness. They claim taking one or two tablets restores energy after meals or on travel and keeps them feeling well.
Monday events include Mrs G W Derby entertaining the Tournament Club at 3:30 pm. The Woman's Missionary Society meets at the Methodist Church at 4 pm. The Woman's Club opens a series of weekly benefit dances at the Club room in the evening.
Miss Eva Beyette and Miss Lily May Beaman travel to Aransas Pass for the Wright Beyette wedding. Mr Bernardinsa Cardenas Jr arrives from Tampico for a month with his parents. Esther and Anita Sharkey head to Austin for six weeks of study. Mrs H G Henne visits New Braunfels. Mrs W H Colbern and family plan Washington travel via Dallas and Kansas City to visit relatives. Community events include dances, baptisms, and a large party hosted by Mrs L J Christen and Mrs C C Biggio with many attendees and gifts.
At Laredo theatres William Fox super special Perjury plays today. William Farnum revived the old time comic opera Erminte with Francis Wilson and De Wolf Hopper, directing the revival which proved successful. Farnum received many opera scores by mail and offered to help produce them if George C. Tyler tried them out. Tyler kept silent for a month.
An all star cast including Lloyd Hughes Joseph Kilgour Betty Blythe Betty Ross Clark and Claire McDowell headlines Thomas H Ince melodrama Mother Of Mine at the Strand Theatre starting Tuesday June 12. Hughes has earned praise for his recent Ince performance in Beau Revel.
A sentimental film tale about a mother’s heartache as her son leaves home. The story promises to resonate with parents and siblings and is billed as a timeless screen treasure to be shown at the Rialto tomorrow.
Mystic Shriners open in San Francisco. Democratic State Committee of Pennsylvania meets in Harrisburg. Peace Prosperity Festival begins in Bolgé Indiana and runs all week. Canadian Good Roads Assn holds ninth annual convention in Victoria Washington. American Steamship Owners meet in New York to discuss subsidy bill. Mrs Ruth Seymour McCaw case listed for Providence trial. Hoover to address Controllers' Congress of National Retail Dry Goods Association in New York.
The brief hurricane that struck the metropolitan area pushed the death toll past sixty with higher totals feared. Waterlogged islands and ferris wheel collapse caused multiple deaths. Six bodies recovered today, seven after a late report. Police boats searched Long Island waters as 18 more bodies appeared with incoming tides. Hunters Island and Travers Island reported additional recoveries. Property damage estimates range from one to several million dollars.
London reports that the new Irish constitution articles have been revised to everyone’s satisfaction and Arthur Griffiths will return to Dublin with them tonight. Churchill may delay his Commons statement to synchronize actions in London and Dublin. Churchill announced delaying his Ireland statement to Tuesday and perhaps Thursday.
The American Federation of Labor began its forty second annual convention in Cincinnati with about 600 delegates from two million workers in the United States and Canada attending the opening session led by President Samuel Gompers. The gathering is described as the largest in U S labor history and is expected to tackle major industry driven issues amid factional policy disputes and extensive routine business over ten days.
The article advises soaking roots well and watering deeply to saturate soil near transplanted plants. It recommends temporary shading to prevent wilting, using strawberry boxes or cheese cloth screens, and warns against shading with flower pots unless positioned to avoid overheating while allowing air circulation.
Two quake events were recorded at Marquete University in Milwaukee on June 12, showing a southwest direction and an epicenter about 2,000 miles from Milwaukee.
Chicago report says wage reductions may cost railroads about twenty percent of payroll and push annual railway wages toward 159 million dollars. Rumors claim a possible Canada financed strike to dodge a federal court ruling holding unions liable for damage. Clerks, signalmen, firemen, oilers, and maintenance crews face cuts with other crews joining as the plan unfolds.
Washington June 12. After a conference with President Harding Representative Monell and the hepidliena leader convened the steering committee to discuss merchants welfare on the ship subsidy bill and the Deer Isle Shoals issue but the meeting reportedly went nowhere.
An eyewitness testified she saw the murder with a companion as the fatal shot was fired. The case involving Miss Barton drew police statements and a court appearance with competing claims about the weapon and motive.
A Richmond report notes police rounding up several black suspects after a stabbing death of Harri f. Harie ou, a Binka Railway and Power Condens conductor, during a tense night near a trolley line. Whites and blacks previously clashed but authorities claim no further trouble.
In Austin on June 12 the state Democratic committee gathered for a likely lively session. Former Governor Ferguson arrives with his petition for a wine and beer plank, while Harry Warner of Paris seeks the governorship. Three vacancies are filled as the committee enters executive session.
Paris on June 12 reports the chamber of deputies likely to demand clarification on submarine restrictions from the Washington armament accord. The discussion centers on whether submarines may attack merchant ships and whether merchant ships may be armed against submarines.
The Times reports a forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Tuesday expect cloudy skies with possible showers.
General Manuel Palaez who resigned from the Mexican army three weeks ago after controlling the Tampico oil fields for years is reported in New York for a conference of revolutionary leaders including Felix Diaz.
One year has passed since a devastating oil tank fire in Salt Lake City killed multiple people. Today observers recall the tragedy and its lasting impact on the community.
Summer health tip promotes Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for family use. The short note urges keeping the preparation handy during hot months and highlights its usefulness when illness strikes.
Cleveland hosts the annual convention of the National Association of Retail Credit Men this week. Delegates and visitors from many sections participate as meetings and processings proceed in the city.
The House Agricultural Committee ordered a favorable report on the Capper-Tindher bill to amend the Future Trading Act to conform to a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated parts of the act. The action comes in Washington on June 12.
San Antonio June 2 Republicans plan a full state ticket in the fall with KR B Creager chairing the state committee. Also present were C Q Harris of San Angelo and G N Harrison of Brownwood.
Miners warfare after the August clash extends to trials this week in the circuit court at Charleyton. Rev. J. E. Wilburn of Jeffrey faces an indictment for murdering a deputy sheriff during the August 31 confrontation with Logan miners and others.
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