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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1919
Page
3
Webb county poultry owners are urged to attend lectures by a poultry expert from the Agricultural College. Prof. Maily plans first lecture and yard tour next Monday. Owners asked to prepare flock data to form a local poultry census and boost the industry.
A large oil and gas lease was filed with the Webb county clerk. M. A. Hirsch leased 25 parcels totaling 11,334 acres in eastern Webb county to W. C. Renfro of Miami Oklahoma. Consideration listed as private.
The Times reports that Two Republics Oil & Gas Co of San Antonio and Laredo filed trust articles with Webb County Clerk for oil work near Reiser along the Texas-Mexico railroad. Eighteen surveys cover leases with eleven gas wells on the Reiser ranch, and development is to begin soon. The venture prompts optimism on paying oil in eastern Webb County within sixty days, noting nearby fields in Duval Zapata and Starr counties.
Product note states Herbine cures constipation and reestablishes regular bowel movements. Dosage or usage implied. Price listed as 50 cents. Sold by all druggists.
Expression of gratitude for friends’ kindness during illness and death of sister and mother. Special thanks for floral offerings noted. Market report follows listing spinach market prices and destinations from the Chamber of Commerce in Laredo Texas with several city and market figures.
The Mexican operetta company La Gran Zarzuela de Maria Conesa will perform at the Royal Opera House next week. Also noted are local ads for hats and linens at the Hat Shop, dry cleaning services, and various shop announcements including JITNEY service and shoe repair.
The list recalls Maj. Gen. Adolphus W. Greely born in Newburyport Mass 75 years ago today. Maj. Gen. William Graves born in Texas 54 years ago. Mrs. Medill McCormick born in Cleveland 39 years ago. Rt. Rev. Joseph B. Cheshire born in Tarboro NC 69 years ago. Sir James Alfred Ewing born in Dundee Scotland 64 years ago.
The Guild plans a meeting with Mrs. W. W. Macgregor and will host Edson, poultry expert from the A and M College, for a series of lectures at the Woman's Club room next week. Women’s committees coordinate with Prof Many to gather data on breeds and fowl numbers for local poultry raising enthusiasts.
Major General Adolphus W. Greely retired chief signal officer and Arctic explorer turns seventy five. The longtime resident of Washington D C is praised for service, polar expeditions and scientific work, with notes on his career from Civil War service to World War I era roles.
L. F. Burleson of the Texas Oil Producing Co. and Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Cotton of Dallas are in San Antonio for a brief visit. Cotton serves as general sales manager for the Lucky Jim Oil Co. of Houston.
Travelers arriving include Jose Cavazos and Jose Ma Morales from Saltillo Mexico Ed B Kotula San Antonio M J J Trashek New York City T H Moore Broomwood M C Cotton and wife Mrs B Eldridge Dallas R S Ayers Arizona J E Yee San Antonio A McTade den St Louis E W Weber New York City.
The Times receives daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau at New Orleans. Tonight and Friday expect fair skies with gradually rising temperatures.
A Times Want Ad page runs brief notices and listings under Money Makers with spots for buyers, sellers, and job seekers. The section showcases classified opportunities and minor business ads in a compact format.
Observations show max 89 degrees and min 53 degrees for the 24 hours to 7 am. Wind mainly from the southeast. Sky clear.
An ad notes that a bad taste indicates digestion problems and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy. The tablet helps correct the disorder and induces a gentle bowel movement, described as one of the best medicines you may become acquainted with.
The Times announces a daily opportunities watch service priced at 60 cents monthly. Readers are invited to subscribe to receive career, market, and event notices as they arise.
A republic was proclaimed in Bessarabia as military actions forced the Romanian army to retreat. The maneuver appears driven by Bolshevik influence and aims at shifting control in the region.
A wireless dispatch from Moscow says Galicia is in revolution with Brokhobyoz oil areas as the origin where workers formed a soviet. Polish troops reportedly joined the movement and the Lemberg soviet has called a general strike.
Paris March 27 Foreign Minister Pichon told the chamber the allied policy toward Russia is not war but pacification against the Russians, yet a struggle against Bolshevism.
Paris March 27 The league of nations commission of the peace conference completed its review of the covenant. It has been referred to the drafting committee which will revise wording and return the document to the commission as soon as possible.
Associated Press reports the Supreme Court was urged to grant a rehearing for Eugene V. Debs after his espionage act conviction was affirmed. Separately, a Wilson message read at the National American Woman Suffrage convention voiced hope that the suffrage amendment would be adopted.
Des Moines report notes Iowa Senator Albert Cummins called for private railroad operation under strict government control in a joint session address to the state legislature on March 27.
A carload of frozen mutton shipped to New York from New Zealand via Vancouver goes on sale here. The sale price is expected to be several cents cheaper than the American product.
Today Mi-Careme, Sidney Erham of Maine celebrated as prohibition governor and Arctic explorer turns 75. The North Carolina Pine Association begins its annual convention in Norfolk Virginia. Maj Gen Leonard Wood to address Kansas Society of the D A R in Kansas City. Reconstruction topics to be debated at the General Associated Boards of Trade conference in Toronto. Mrs Sanisini Liperynski linked to the Sister Mary Janina murder case faces a hearing in Traverse City Michigan.
The commission will likely approve the draft covenant within two days for final action before the peace conference executive committee. The covenant comprises twenty six articles and currently has no amendment meeting Japan's demand for national equality recognition.
Paris March 27 The Japanese mission at the peace conference continues to seek an amendment to the league covenant. It would concede to promote the principle of equality of race, seeking broad acceptance from participants.
Coblenz burgo master urges Germans in occupied area to show restraint toward American soldiers after recent clashes between troops and civilians. The notice emphasizes avoiding incidents that could be seen as insults to U S uniforms and positions.
German hopes of recapturing the American dye market are ended by a directive from the alien property custodian declaring that German imports will be prosecuted for patent infringements under the trading with the enemy act.
Eight hundred men and four officers of the Fifteenth Ammunition Train, all from Texas and Oklahoma, arrived in Fort Worth yesterday and will be mustered out on Monday.
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript has characters debating Miss Biggie’s conversational skill. The hostess apologizes for her poor talkativeness while Jack quips that she is “the limit” because the only thing she said was “no,” which forced him to propose.
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