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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1923
Page
11
Whimsical column notes local chatter in Laredo about pleasure and advice. Observations touch on marriage, manners, and everyday life with pointed quips from residents and a blunt sense of humor about modern behavior.
A column fragment discusses rumors about a former follower who might become a prohibition agent. It quips about dodging trouble by ignoring it and imagines voters taking intelligence tests. The writer mocks supporters during a failed business deal and adds a sarcastic remark.
Gardeners should pair plants on opposite sides of a path for balanced borders. Alyssum and dwarf ageratum work best when the same color or grouping appears on each side near the path to create a strong eye pause. Repeat brilliant subjects on both sides, use gradual groups, and sow alyssum in open ground while sowing ageratum in seedboxes for flexible edging.
A lyrical nod to apple blossoms and spring followed by society notes from the city. Mrs Nathan Guinport returns to New York after a visit. Mrs Shoener plans travel to Waco. JOA McLane Jr. visits from Bryan. Gus Withoff of San Antonio among visitors.
The Times reports tonight generally fair weather withThursday forecast also fair. Fort McIntosh observations show a maximum temperature of 94 degrees and a minimum of 55 with a southeast wind and clear skies.
The Associated Press reports that since last spring about 100000 workers have been laid off by nearly 20 large factories both public and private in Japan. More cuts are planned this summer from the Tokio and Osaka arsenals and other government offices, with unemployment expected to rise through the first half of the year.
Mary Condren of this city won a prize in a nationwide school contest titled My Share in Making the Highways Safe. The program, run by the Highway Education Board in Washington, awarded three prizes per state with entries from grades six to eight.
Notice states Laredo Veatric & P Telephone Supply Company sold its entire interest to Captain Edwin Rollman on March 26 1922. It demands payment of all accounts owed prior to March 26 1922 and all bills up to March 24 1923 be paid to Gis Juarez Avenue. The signer thanks customers and asks continued patronage for the successor.
Sealed proposals to furnish Webb County with cattle dip for 1923 will be received at the clerk's office until 10 o'clock A M Monday May 14 1928 when opened and publicly read. A Winslow County Judge. 5-1-10t.
Chamberlains Tablets produce a mild gentle laxative effect that is hardly noticeable to the user. The medicine works quietly without strong or obvious relief, offering a reassuring option for stomach comfort.
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company, Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company, and Texas Company each cut crude prices by 10 cents per barrel in the mid-continent field. Effective May 2, reductions apply to all grades with varying prices tied to oil gravity and regional pools in Kansas, Oklahoma, North Texas, and Texas pools such as Mexia Currie North and West Texas.
Moscow reports a clash between free trade and protection aims in Soviet policy for tractors. The State Plan commission estimates a ten year need of 220000 twenty horsepower tractors, with only 50000 affordable abroad. Domestic factories modestly productive, imports insufficient to replace mass losses from famine.
Washington reports the Coast Guard steps up patrols along the North Atlantic coast after a Supreme Court ruling on liquor, with two cutters day and night to deter vessels and ships under inspection. Prohibition regulations set for June 15 and to be communicated to foreign governments.
A large crowd fills Evanston police station as coroner prepares to open the inquest into Leighton Mount, Northwestern University freshman who vanished after a 1921 mass fight and whose skeleton was found under a Lake Michigan pier. The coroner plans to call Dr. Walter Di Scott as a witness. authorities believe the death resulted from hazing and that the body was placed between pier walls.
Constantinople May 2 The French chargé d affaires delivered a note to the Turkish government stating that France will abandon the Lavanne conference unless Turkish troop concentrations on the Syrian border are immediately withdrawn.
A 1856 one-cent British Guiana stamp, cited as the rarest in the world, recently sold to an American collector for $38,000, highlighting startling values among philatelic treasures.
An incomplete May 2 dispatch notes British wartime tensions and German reporting lines. The author claims no involvement with the term used elsewhere and mentions parties and quarters connected to the German report.
A Dallas grandfather, Woo Black, requests federal aid to locate Charles Papimedee, allegedly kidnapped from a Mexico City home by his father. The telegram to U S Senator Morris Sheppard seeks support amid custody disputes after a Los Angeles divorce.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the Maddox murder conviction with a 15 year penitentiary term from Robertson County. It also affirmed Robert Denshy’s five year sentence for a killing in Taylor County.
Joseph Butler a 30 year old Galveston Electric Company employee was electrocuted today while working in the power plant. The incident occurred in Galveston Texas and details indicate a workplace fatality. He was identified by name and age in Associated Press reporting.
The new Freer Art Gallery in Washington DC is formally opened today. The tenth National Foreign Trade Council convention opens in New Orleans, focusing on foreign commerce and US rail and water transport issues. The first national convention of press women in the United States gathers in Boston, while a government suit regarding the rail shopmen strike proceeds in Chicago Federal court.
Reports from the state capital indicate multiple bills on organization and budget moved forward in the legislature. Measures include abolishing and reorganizing state departments, a blue ribbon reform, health and tax changes, and county government consolidation. Debate and votes set for sessions tomorrow.
garbled text references Aupotin Texas Mey 2 and a wartanto proceeding with unclear details. the fragment mentions riders and members and a pilot bill with a final ede, indicating an unresolved legal matter and potential voting or approval steps.
A chaotic report from Alberta details the execution of two individuals, Saskiahowan and Ranthie, after protests over their methods. Constable Lawson is killed in the incident. Vicariello claimed responsibility before the dawn.
The Free State authorities announce the execution of two more irregulars. The men were implicated in the killing of a Bree State soldier as the authorities confirm the action.
Bargain sale offers Army Munson shoes at 2.75 with 100 percent leather uppers waterproofed by bellows seams. Sizes 6 to 11 all widths. Pay on receipt or money order. refunds offered if unsatisfactory. 1441 Broadway New York City.
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