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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1919
Page
18
The Laredo Times published daily evenings except Sundays with mail and carrier delivery to U S, Mexico, or Canada. Rates include one copy one month or one year, five dollars annually by mail. weekly Sunday issues by mail at two dollars per year and sixtieth dollar for three months. Subscriptions due in advance.
The notice directs contact for correspondence to PENN PUBLISHING CO. in Laredo Texas with telephone number 43 for inquiries and submissions.
The article carries the standard Associated Press notice noting exclusive rights to AP news dispatches and local news published in the paper. It confirms AP credit and republication entitlement for the content.
A Daily article argues the New York raid on Bolshevik propaganda was unjustified and brutal. It contrasts Soviet actions in Russia with U S enforcement, denounces exiled Bolshevik spokesmen and stresses that propaganda promoting a confiscatory murderous government is criminal. It laments anarchist violence and calls for deportation or imprisonment of advocates.
The article praises a New York state legislative committee for acting against Bolshevik sympathizers. It argues authorities should act without waiting for federal authorization and notes that exposing the nest of treason will ease public fear. It urges broader public help to reveal and curb Bolshevik propaganda.
A critical editorial condemns the luxury tax on ice cream cones as petty, unfair and harmful to poor families. It argues for alternative funding ideas and mocks the idea of broader licenses on children’s purchases and activities.
Slim attendance marked the Elks flag day program in Laredo with R. L. Bobbitt delivering the Elks Tribute to the Flag. The service featured prayers, hymns, an altar bell of roses, and a final salute to Old Glory, followed by "Columbia" and "The Star Spangled Banner." The Texas-Mexican Railway stockholders meet June 25 at 9:00 AM in Laredo for director elections and business.
Auction at 10 00 A M on July 3 1919 at the Customs Rooms in Laredo Texas offers for cash the following seized items in lots including 1000 Winchester 22 caliber cartridges value 4005 10 pieces silk ribbon value 2250 one lot drugs value 150 etc 12 gauge cartridges 1000 plus revolver valued 300 pistol and cartridges 375 quinine sulfate potassium iodide saccharine refined etc listed in four lots conducted under J A Herring US Marshal and Deputy Allen Waliser Helo-dat
Delightful weather for La Redo as a light norther sweeps through the area. The cooling air brings a touch of winter, making coats comfortable on the streets and easing home air needs. Thursday morning was not cold, but breezy and pleasant with a brief rain yesterday. Clouds lingered, rain fell up to noon, while the norther remains evident.
Colonel Beaumont B. Buck arrives in Laredo with Mrs Buck to assume command of the Laredo District at Fort Meintog while Colonel A E Roche remains commander of the thirty seventh infantry regiment Buck, decorated for bravery at Cantigny, is a West Point classmate of General Cabell and will continue his regular army career after the armistice.
Antique ad lists paper at 2 to 2.50 per box of 100 sheets and typewriter ribbons for all machines at 75 cents. Contact J. W. Fairiela by phone 43 for purchases.
Returns from Minera precinct show Webb County voters favor issuing 300000 in bonds for road improvements by a near unanimous margin. With Minera incomplete the count stood 119 yes to 1 no, a result that aids the State Highway Commission which has set aside 100000 to supplement the county bond total. Officials hope attorney general approval and sale of bonds will follow soon.
Slow eating becomes a regular habit and thorough chewing helps avoid further trouble. If belching recurs, take one Chamberlain's Tablet immediately after supper.
Valen tin Flernaides owner of Economy Grocery store Webb County Texas executed a deed of assignment on May 6 1919 to the undersigned for the benefit of creditors. Creditors must file claims within four months from publication and six months from this notice with B. G. Salinas Assignee at Laredo Texas. Witness dated 28th day of 1918.
The notice explains constipation stems from low moisture in digested matter and recommends drinking water, eating raw fruits, and outdoor exercise. It cautions against harsh laxatives, advocates mild options like Chamberlain's Tablets, and suggests giving them a trial for safe relief.
County commissioners sit as a board of equalization resuming duties after a ten day recess. The item list mentions tire shop ads, used car bargains, imports from Mexico crossing through Laredo, a notary public from Webb County Lumber Co., and local business notices. Local editorials, names, and businesses are interwoven with notices of marriage licenses and community ads.
A murky excerpt notes a modest saver hearing an aspirant who early in his career inserted an advertisement. The dramatic papers mention a small portion like a dead body or shouts outside, with a preferred portrayal in npagenivit Aine.
Guadalupe Rendon charged with bringing liquor within the ten mile zone was arrested last night. An examining trial bound him over to the grand jury in $500. He had eight quart bottles of liquor. Clemente Vasquez charged with forging a instrument at Richter's store was arrested Saturday and will face an examining trial tomorrow morning.
Sealed bids will be received and opened by the City Secretary on June 13 at 1 pm for cement sidewalks from the Juarez Avenue intersection to Parragut Street west to the SGN tracks. Plans and specs are at the city office. A certified check for 500 dollars must accompany the bid. The city reserves the right to reject any bids.
The Times promotes a daily watch opportunity with pricing at zero dollars per month. The notice describes access to watch content and emphasizes no monthly charge for ongoing usage.
News from Laredo reports United troops pressed the boundary ring into Juarez after shells and hatchets were dropped on the American side of the Rio Grande. No comment was heard from Mexican military officials in Ciudad Juarez, and officials sought further details amid a tense, quiet reaction.
A 19th century advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims constitutional treatment via internal use and blood purification, with testimonials and a Toledo, Ohio address for Cheney & Co. Sold by all druggists at seven cents.
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