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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1908
Page
1
Observers at Fort McIntosh record detailed readings for the 24th period. Data covers weather, terrain, and activity notes from the installation crew and stationed personnel.
The company announces many new direct through circuits to boost prompt efficient service. A new line to connect with Oklahoma services Oklahoma City Guthrie and western Oklahoma points, delivering first class service to patrons.
Dispatch from Berlin reports Persia in turmoil with widespread revolts and the Shah fearing for his life. He relies on a loyal guard amid doubts about his soldiers. A Mussabad newspaper attacked the ruler with violent, graphic rhetoric.
Doagiac Mich May 23 Jas Brimmingstall a painter was arrested accused of a string of murders. Police allege he killed six men in the West. His wife claims ten more victims including unnamed men in Missouri and Arizona and two wives with four children.
Senator Foraker’s bid to shield railroads from the Hepburn rate law backed by a Democratic majority and enough Republicans failed 32 to 23. The Elkins resolution would temporarily relieve railroads from enforcement for twenty months. Foraker offered a substitute limiting the law to roads that acquired forbidden commodities since the Hepburn act.
An honored town citizen suffered a severe dysentery attack and trusted Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He reported swift cure after a local druggist provided the remedy, noting past use in the West. For sale by all druggists.
Chicago May 23 Suffragists who planned to urge the Republican convention to include a womans suffrage plank will abandon the scheme after learning two Utah alternates to the convention were mormons. Leaders will not associate with mormon women and dropped the propaganda.
An official report states 40,000 natives in Uganda and British East Africa died of famine in the last three months due to repeated crop failures. The government is feeding 50,000 but distress remains severe.
Charles F. Budahn of Tracy California says his luck improved after buying Bucklen Arnica Salve. He credits two boxes with curing years of itching piles that resisted other treatments. Sold by all druggists under guarantee.
Washington reports a test of modern gun and torpedo effects on warships will use the Monitor Florida as the target in Chesapeake Bay next Monday. Heaviest service guns and largest torpedoes will be fired. Animal testing inside the Monitor has been scrapped. Leading naval and military officials will witness.
An advertising blurb touts Kodol as the sole preparation that completely digests all classes of food. It claims rapid action for indigestion and stomach trouble and notes it is pleasant to take and sold by Reed's Drug Store.
The president issued a firm denial that Secretary Bonaparte threatened to resign or that there is any dissension over the government suit against the New Haven Railroad. The suit decision was made earlier with only the matter of filing location Boston or New Haven under discussion.
In February our daughter had the whooping cough and Hartland merchant Mr Lane recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs A Goss of Durand Michigan says it gave his customers the best satisfaction and she recommends it for children troubled with whooping cough. Sold by all druggists.
May 23 report from Tokyo notes leading financiers urge curtailment of naval and military work as taxes bite and business conditions worsen. It is expected the appeal will be heard and policy changes may follow. A sales pitch for DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills is included with local pharmacy reference.
Dr TL Beeler, president of Stillwater Oklahoma school, was elected president of Henry Kendall College succeeding A Grant Evans recently chosen president of the State University. The note on medicine touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as non constipating and child friendly, sold by Reed's Drug Store.
An advertisement claims many heart pains stem from stomach issues and promotes Kodol as a remedy. It urges readers to start with digestion, noting mood improves after meals and promising eventual relief after weeks of use. Reed's Drug Store sells the product locally.
Fire in New York caused a $100,000 loss to Harper and Brothers early this morning. A large portion of Harper's monthly magazine issue was destroyed and manuscripts by Mark Twain William Dean Howells and Mary E Wilkins were burned.
Cedar View Miss merchant B G Stewart claims customers get gold worth in weight when buying a box of Dr King’s New Life Pills. The product is sold under guarantee at all druggists for 25 cents.
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