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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1918
Page
20
The piece denounces conscientious objectors as treacherous Germans posing as religious, urges severe punishment and repatriation after the war, and stresses civilian sacrifices needed to win the war. It also discusses food rationing, hoarding penalties, and shared wartime burdens across the United States and allied nations.
A naval officer and his wife were convicted of hoarding, illustrating that no one, regardless of means, is above the law. The piece contrasts American ideals with German’s alleged noble privilege in wartime shortages and asserts accountability for all, from Kaiser to nobles, to the common populace.
Spencer Eddy, a figure in diplomatic circles under Roosevelt and Taft, marks his forty fifth birthday. A Chicago native, Harvard graduate, and former secretary to John Hay, he later served as U S minister to Argentina and to Roumania Serbia and Bulgaria before resigning in 1909. Beginning June 15 orders for ice cream and Nieve are taken until 8 pm with Liberty Special flavors.
Mrs. James A. Sanford of Dallas recounts long illness including stomach trouble and weakness. After surgeries and sleepless nights she began Tanlac and three bottles restored health, increasing weight by twenty pounds, appetite, nerves, and energy. Windrow Drug Co sells Tanlac in Laredo.
Mrs Kate Lee Able of Rossville Georgia recounts her husband’s severe abdominal injury and years of constipation before a large dose of Thedford's Black-Draught brought relief and recovery. She asserts the remedy saved his life and encourages use to stay fit for daily work.
The note requests daily viewing of THE TIMES for a gortunitias S86 trend. It references a vague plan without concrete names, places, or dates, leaving the item unclear and not grounded in a specific event or entity.
A compact chronicle mentions the 1774 Sullivan campaign toward Crown Point, the 1774 Philadelphia evacuation, the 1815 Waterloo victory, the 1841 memorial guidelines and the 1881 Buckingham statue unveiling. It also notes Franco-German and British treaties, 1865 Vanderbilt address, and 1915 Arras fighting. It closes with 1916 Moltke’s death and Wilson’s welcome.
A Huntington Indiana mother notes two of her children suffered cholera morbus in summer 1911 and that Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy gave them immediate relief. She emphasizes the danger of the disease and the need to keep the remedy at hand for emergencies.
Two French visitors Victor Denssalde and A G Carmona arrived in Laredo en route to Torreon. They praise American soldiers and Red Cross workers in France, noting soldiers training, U S aid to France, and heroic actions by nurses and women amid wartime hardships.
On June 28 a grand bazaar will open on the Ursuline Academy and St. Peter's School grounds to aid the Thrift Stamps drive. Junior Red Cross members host fancy and soldier booths with nations’ costumes. Admits tew cents. all proceeds go to W. S. 8. funds.
O P Gresham editor of the Texas Pythian Banner Knights of Tem pie visits tonight with Aztec Lodge No 111 Knights of Pythias. He is one of the best known newspapermen in Texas and takes a deep interest in journalism progress in the state.
Heavy rain swept from the Corpus Christi area to the Texas Mexican border, with five to six inches inland and widespread gains for crops. The moisture revitalizes soil, boosts stock ranges, and promises cotton and corn yields near record levels, encouraging diversifying crops beyond a single onion.
In the county courthouse two courts were in session with Judge Mullally presiding over criminal matters in the district court on the second floor, and Judge John L. Dannelley presiding a special civil court on the third floor for Lozano et al v Chavarria et al. Adelaida Ramirez was convicted of selling booze under the zone law and received two years. Lino Olvera, accused of theft under $50, drew thirty days. Pedro Canche, also charged under the zone law, was found guilty and sentenced to two years.
Texas-Mexican line trains leave Corpus Christi at 1 20 p m and arrive 2 10 p m through to St Louis departs 10 45 a m and reaches 5 10 p m Night Train departs 9 00 p m for Sam Rio Grande Eagle Pass No 1 from Laredo leaves 8 00 a m daily except Sunday arrives Minera 10 20 a m No 2 from Minera leaves 1 00 p m daily except Sunday arrives Laredo 3 15 p m Also a testimonial praising Chamberlains Tablets as a superior remedy for indigestion and constipationustomer endorsement by F B Tressey Richmond county (typo in source) recommends their use.
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