Local notices and ads from Mercy Hospital to Lincoln street
A jagged collection of notices and classified blurbs: a birth announcement for Mr. and Mrs. Reid L. Poster at Mercy Hospital. ads for Universal Chemical Co and electrical shoe repairing on Lincoln street. rumors about spring fashion costs. peddler offers by J. L. Fierros. shoe repair by machinery. ice factory activity in Laredo. Kennedy's delicatessen at the Sanitary Grocery. furniture buys and sell exchanges. trade in gas stores and ranges. importations from Mexico via the port. Juarez Plumbing services. Strand Theater presenting Auction of Souls with Mardiganian. Bellmont lodging. electric lighting and fans. auto painting by Fidel Cantu. Geraldine Farrar in Flame of the Desert at Royal Theater. notary public Will W. Gregg at Times office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid L. Poster
Mercy Hospital
Universal Chemical CO
Lincoln Street
Milady
J. L. Fierros
Farragut Street
Laredo
Kennedy
Sanitary
Aliso
Lincoln
Mexico
Ixile
Your Troubles May Be a Warning of a Nervous Breakdown
Nine failures out of ten are due to personal physical conditions. The causes are usually not far to seek at first a little braining, weakened memory, insomnia, nervous indigestion and increased irritability, nerves become unstrung finally there is a complete breakdown of the nervous system.
Sensapersa nerve tonic advertised in 1900s catalog line
An old line markets Sensapersa as a blood tonic and nerve sedative promising doubled nerve health in ten days. It claims energy and health for every nerve and tissue, urges heed to warnings, and urges readers not to fail. Available in two sizes from a Druggist or City Drug Co for $1.00.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
A vintage advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy. It asserts catarrh is incurable locally and promises blood based action with a one hundred dollar reward for any failure to cure. The notice invites circulars and testimonials and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Tuesday Social Calendar Highlights
The Tuesday Music and Literary Club meets at 4 PM at Mrs. A. P. Nye's home and the Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church gathers at 4 PM at the Rectory for their afternoon meetings.
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A. P. Nye
Christ Church
Winged Mariners and Local Happenings in Fort Worth
Poemlike reflection opens with birds and music as Winged Mariners. local notes report Will Devine visiting his mother in Fort Worth, Miss Florence Wells from Michigan visiting Mrs Keithley, Mrs W N Young in Texas City, and Mrs George Winch buying Hiatt cottage. Womans Missionary Society canceled due to weather. Vida Bunn substituting at Urbans building. Edward Brewster returns to San Antonio. Mrs Keithley hosts a tea for Miss Cooper and Miss Wells with red roses and ferns. Romance blooms as Miss Elizabeth Hope Merriweather wed Mr Carroll C Colley in a private ceremony officiated by Judge Benavides. The newlyweds depart for Strawn, Texas, as friends wish happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Merriweather
Elizabeth Hope Merriweather
Carrol C. Colley
Juan V. Benavides
Strawn
Texas
Local Visitors Carting In From Several Cities
H Bruni of Bruni is among visitors in the city RK W Davis of Dolores is in the city serving on the district court grand jury S H Lewis a stationery salesman from Austin is visiting Laredo on business W C Wright of Community Service Corpus Christi and Laredo with headquarters in Corpus visits today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Bruni
Bruni
RK. W. Davis
Dolores
S. H. Lewis
Austin
Laredo
W. C. Wright
Community Service of
Corpus Christi
Corpus
Centenary of Samuel Blatchford Birth Noted
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Samuel Blatchford, associate justice of the US Supreme Court. New Hampshire begins the nation’s first presidential primary cycle with town meetings and filings of delegate preference statements, though no direct votes occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Blatchford
Supreme Court of the United States
New Hampshire
Times Want Ads Money Makers Opportunity
Classified note invites readers to watch The Times daily for money making opportunities priced at 60 cents per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Lewiston Woman Credits Tanlac For Restored Health
Mrs. Alice McCluskey of Lewiston Maine says years of indigestion rheumatism and fatigue vanished after taking Tanlac. She reports weight gain renewed energy and full return to daily chores and walks urging others with similar suffering to try Tanlac as sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice McCluskey
Taniac
Park Street
Lewister
Lewiston
Maine
Blizzard Isolates Towns in Michigan and New England
Associated Press report from Grand Rapids and Boston describes a blizzard isolating western and northern Michigan towns and northern New England communities. Railroads halted, cold suffering mounting in Muskegon as coal appeals go unanswered amid fuel shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
Western
Northern Michigan
Muskegon
Taxable rentals in 1919 raise income tax burden
The 1919 high rents place thousands of property owners in the taxpayer class this year. Rents are taxed with other income. Personal forms 1040 and 1040 A require rentals in a special section. Unmarried individuals with $1,000 plus income and married couples with $2,000 plus must file returns by March 15, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collector of Internal Revenue
Timely Suggestion for Coughs and Colds Remedy
A brief recommendation for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praising its pleasant taste and relief. It notes the remedy's wide reputation for curing coughs and colds and suggests using it the next time illness arises.
Birthdays on March 9 Spotlight Noted Figures
On March 9 the newspaper marks birthdays of Edward G. Acheson the inventor of carborundum born in Washington Pennsylvania 64 years ago Eddie Foy a veteran comedian born in New York 66 years ago Charles Warren former Assistant Attorney General born in Boston 62 years ago William H Southworth Pittsburgh NL outfielder born in Trarvard Nebraska 26 years ago Claude Williams Chicago AL pitcher born in Aurora Missouri 27 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Acheson
Washington
Charles Warren
United States
Boston
Eddie Foy
New York
William H. Southworth
Pittsburgh
Trarvard
Neb
Claude Williams
Chicago
Aurora
Missouri
Treating a Felon With Dr Stewart’s Controversial Methods
The article reports on Dr Douglas H Stewart proposing a chemical poultice and nerve blocking approach to felons. He cites the Western Medical Times describing painting a calomel iodine glycerin mix and belladonna salve, bandaging, and drilling through bone to drain the medullary cavity under total anesthesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas H. Stewart
Whitlow
Italy Turns to Water Power for Electricity Growth
Italy accelerates use of hydroelectric energy as war limits coal supplies. Venice leads expansion into agricultural power, drainage, irrigation, traction, and canal excavation to maximize hydraulic resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Venice
Why Colds Are Dangerous
A brief warning explains that colds weaken the lungs and vitality, increasing risk of serious diseases. It notes pneumonia can follow a cold and that longer colds raise danger from germ diseases such as consumption, diphtheria, scarlet fever and whooping cough. It endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a dependable cure.
French Officers Roughly Handled in Bremen Barracks Incident
Berlin reports a protest as French officers entered Bremen barracks for talks. Soldiers sang Deutschland ueber Alles, prompting a crowd to rough handle the French officers as they departed. Police dispersed the crowd and housed the officers. An inquiry has been opened. Paris notes continued sowing of devastated areas aided by German oat and barley deliveries.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Paris
France
Germany
Destruction at Rhenish Westphalian works claims fifty lives
A Senrath dispatch reports a large boiler burst at the Rhenish Westphalian electric works killing about fifty workers and burying many more. The catastrophe, described as a massive industrial explosion, devastates the facility and surrounding area, with emergency crews deployed to recover victims and assess damage.
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Berlin
Senrath
Rhenish Prussia
Japanese open to quick Russia ties amid de facto shift
Honolulu reports the Japanese foreign office hints at an early resumption of commercial relations with the Soviet government as a preliminary to formal recognition, per a Tokio cable. London dispatch details chaotic after Denikin’s retreat in South Russia with Bolsheviks gaining ground and cities like Tagarog and Rostov suffering looting, machine gun fire, and brutal executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Russia
Tokio
London
Denekine
Tagarog
Rostov
Weather outlook and Fort McIntosh observations
Tonight and Wednesday unsettled with probable rain and warmer temperatures. Fort McIntosh observations show a 24 hour maximum of 42 degrees and a minimum of 32 degrees with a northeast wind and cloudy skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
Admiral Sims Tells Senate War Delay Prolonged Conflict
Rear Admiral Sims told a Senate committee the navy’s slow action on recommendations and failure to mobilize all naval resources for the allies within six months of U.S. entry cost months, with 4000 lives lost and a hundred million dollars spent daily, according to the Associated Press report from Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sims
Senate
Navyy
Navy Department
United States
Dead couple found in apartment after apparent double suicide
Chicago March 9 inquest to probe the shooting death of Clifford Glover, president of an advertising company, and Mrs Ruth Randall whose bodies were found together on a bed. A pistol lay between them after two shots. Bieger missing since January. Coroner says Randall killed Bleyer and then killed herself.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Clifford Glover
Ruth Randall
Bgbieger
Cricket Fighting in China Described by U S Marines
U S Marines report cricket fighting as a popular Orient sport in Fall near Canton. Sheds divide into compartments with tables and vessels for contests. Gig contests draw large crowds and heavy betting. Victorious crickets with long records are buried in tiny coffins for luck.
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San Francisco
China
U. S
Orient
Fall
Canton
Cotton Convention Opens in Montgomery Alabama
A large representative attendance marked the opening of the annual American Cotton Aspiration convention in Montgomery. Prominent cotton industry figures from across the South attended as sessions began to consider labor shortages a spot market in the South and direct sales to European purchasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
American Cotton Asspiration
South
Cotton
Three Red Guards Fail Assassination Attempt Near Petrograd
Three Red Guards at a railway station near Petrograd attempted to kill Russian Premier Trotzky on his return from Riga but the plan failed.
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Red Guards
Petrograd
Trotzky
Bank cashier Shockey slain in bank robbery attempt
Glenn Shockey, cashier of a Kansas City bank, was killed as four bandits attempted a heist at the south side bank in a residence district. The intruders fled in a car after the fatal shot, failing to obtain any loot.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Glenn Shoukey
Shockey
Anti-Suffragists Expecting Victory In Charleston
Senator A. F. Montgomery, listed as an anti suffragist, arrived in Charleston today. The gate of the federal suffrage amendment announced he will break the deadlock in the seahate this afternoon and allow adjournment before suffragists hastening from California arrive to vote for ratification.
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Vprass
Charleston
A. Fi. Montgomery
Trying for Compromise on Treaty Ratification
A March revised date for the Republican Article X reservation to the peace treaty is discussed by Republican leaders while working with Democrats for ratification compromise.
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Associated Press
Washingter
Municipal elections held today in Minnesota cities
Municipal elections for mayors and city officials take place today in numerous Minnesota cities and towns. The Guario legislature begins its final session under party control, while the Baptisl Union of Western Canada opens its annual meeting in Calgary. Major gatherings include the American Cotton Association convention in Montgomery, Alabama, and the Northern Indiana Southern Michigan Retail Lumbermen’s Association meeting in South Bend, Indiana. A joint conference of coal operators and United Mine Workers starts in New York City, and Ontario Dominion Alliance discusses liquor policy in Toronto over a three day period.
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Minnesota
Guario Lgislature
United’ Fasiers
Baptisl Union of Western Canada
Calgary
South
Montgomery
Ala
American Cotton Association
South Bend
Ind
Indiana
Michigan
Ontario
Dominion Alliance
Toronto
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Juarez Plumbing
Mardiganian
Strand Theater
Bellmont
Main Ave
Fidel Cantu
Geraldine Farrar
Lou Tellagen
Royal Theater Today
Will W. Gregg
Times Office
City Drug Co
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Harry Mason
Winged Mariners
William Motherwell
Will Devine
Fort Worth
City
M. Devine
Florence Wells
Bay City
Mrs. Keithley
W. N. Young
Texas City
Baker
George Winch
Hiatt
the Heights
Robert McCulloch
Hester Cooper
Detroit, Michigan
Womans’ Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Vida Bunn
Urbabn
Adellina Thaison
Edward Brewster
San Antonio
Mrs
E. B. Brewster
Coley Merriweather
NAVY
New England
Carnegie
Louise Smiley
J. Howard Smiley
Franklin, Pa
Carnegie Hero Fund
Kathryn Annis
Squirrel Island
Miss Smiley
Weather Forecast
ACRSS
Riga
Kill Bank Casher
ESC
Pein Auto
Kan
SAS City Bank
Virginia Senate
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