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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1919

Page

3

Thanksgiving Visits And Bridal Shower In Local Society

Local social notes report Mrs. Ellen Lutz Blume departing for San Antonio and several Encinal residents returning home. Ex‑state Senator Kian and family from Oklahoma stay at the Dubin Apartments for the winter, and various families travel to visits in San Antonio, Crystal City, Eagle Pass, and Terrell Wells. The Parish Guild held a Thanksgiving sale netting about 125 dollars, while The Club Alpha honored Miss Otilia Cardenas with games, gifts, and a luncheon at the Latin American Club with pink roses and chrysanthemums.

Kian Oklahoma Dubin Christ Church Miss Cardenas Alpha Otila Cardenas Sara Vidaurri Lala Guajardo Mesdaines Joe C. Martin T. A. Leyendecker Anaya, Saenz E. HH. Sauvignet Magnon Merrara Z. Salinas

Submarines Surrender to Allies and Occupation Review Held

Twenty seven German U boats surrendered to Allied forces. Marshal Foch reviewed the Army of Occupation at Strassburg. Bourmanian Transylvania proclaimed its independence and sent an ultimatum to the Hungarian Government.

Foch Strassburg Transylvania

Chamberlains Tablets Offer Permanent Relief for Constipation

Constipation described with temporary relief from laxatives. Chamberlains Tablets claimed to move the bowels improve appetite and strengthen digestion. Directions on each package should be followed.

Chamberlain

Enormous Peace Pie Feasts 3000 In Village Fair

A two ton pie costing about 1200 dollars fed 3000 villagers after a feast using 660 pounds beef a calf a sheep 650 pounds potatoes and 600 pounds Hour The town now faces a budget squeeze and plans to scale down the celebratory pie while promising each pie to be larger than the last.

Denby Vale Yorkshire George III England France

Declare Vengeance for Angeles Daeth and New Campaign

A terse dispatch reports calls to avenge Angeles Daeth with punishment and a plan for a renewed campaign of retaliation. The text names no specific individuals or groups beyond Angeles Daeth and implies ongoing threats.

Angeles

Rumored Villa Plot and Meteor Spark Border Alarm

Border reports from Paso and Chihuahua City describe Villa aligned rebels plotting vengeance for Angeles execution and targeting the Juarez Chihuahua rail line. Separately Detroit officials attribute a Lake Michigan meteor blast to recent tremors and a towering pillar of flame seen across southern Michigan.

Ty Associated Press Paso Tex Villa Chilmahua Angeles Chihuahua City Juarez Associated Press Detroit Mich Lake Michigan Michigan

Mexico Refusal Not Yet Received On Jenkins Release

Washington on November 27 officials awaited Mexico's note responding to the demand for the release of Consular Agent Jenkins. The note had not been received by early today, delaying diplomacy on the case.

Washington Mexico Jenkins State Department

Curious Bits from the Past About Nature and Customs

A jittery mix of old facts and curiosities notes bee speed, ten day weeks in ancient Egypt, colder Antarctic waters, spider venom, diamond hardness, fish scale renewal, tall chimneys swaying, Athens bells, Peruvian rain tree water yield, stockings history, cloth bandages, Japanese tea customs, and seed fishermen fearing eggs aboard.

Athens

Bon Ton Prices and Date Fragments

A fragment shows price figures for the Bon Ton with amounts 15.75 10.00 10.75 and a 5.00 entry, followed by a date 11-20-6t. The readable text resembles a pricing snippet or ledger note from a newspaper page.

Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau

The Times prints daily weather from the U S Weather Bureau New Orleans station. Today no report is available and the forecast is incomplete.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans The Telephone Co

Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Summary Today

Observations for Fort McIntosh cover the 24 hours ending 7 a m. There is a holiday with no report available for the period.

Fort McIntosh

A Good Cough Medicine for Children

Mrs J W Phillips of Redon Georgia phoned merchant J M Floyd to restock Chamberlains Cough Remedy after finding it effective for her children. The note praises the medicine for coughs and colds in children keeping the cough loose aiding expectoration and speeding system clearance.

J. W. Phillips Redon J. M. Floyd Chamberlain

Death of Eleanor Browning Matthews

Eleanor Browning Matthews, beloved daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Matthews, died this morning at their home corner Farragut Street and Santa Maria Avenue. Born in San Antonio on June 2 1917. Remains will be taken to San Antonio this evening for interment. Families and friends extend sympathy.

Eleanor Browning Matthews Ta Browning Matthews J. L. Matthews Farragut Street Santa Maria Avenue Eleanor San Antonio

Money Makers Ad Promises Quick Returns

Classified ad touts eight sources of income with claims of high profits. no specifics on methods, timelines, or risks are provided.

Winter Blasts Hit Nation Amid Coal Shortage

Chicago Nov 27 With coal stocks already tight the country braces for harsher winter as frigid temperatures push demand higher. Government efforts to broker a miners operators pact to resume production showed little sign of success.

Chicago

Thanksgiving Day observances and events across regions

National Thanksgiving Day observances occur nationwide with charities planning dinners for the poor. Neuilly hosts a Bulgarian peace treaty signing. Saskatchewan opens its new legislative session at Regina. Hamilton hosts a Western Ontario Town Planning Association session. Princeton University celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first intercollegiate football game between Princeton and Rutgers at its stadium.

United States Neuilly France Saskatchewan Regina Western Ontario Town Planning Association Hamilton Princeton University America Princeton Rutgers

Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertisement oath 1886

State of Ohio Toledo toledo Lucas County oath by Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Sworn this 6th day of December 1886 before A W Gleason Notary Public. Hall's Medicine taken internally acts through blood on mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials free. F J Cheney Co Teledo Sold by all druggists 75c Hall's Family for constipation.

State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County Frank J. Cheney F. J. Cheney & Co Hall A. D A. W. Gleason

Bulgaria Signs Peace Treaty At Neuilly Town Hall

Premier Stamboulovsky of Bulgaria signed the peace treaty with the allied powers at Neuilly town hall at 10 40 this morning. Paris dispatch reports the ceremony marked the end of Bulgaria's war status with the Allied and Associated Powers.

Gy Associated Press Paris Stamboulovsky Bulgaria Neuilly Town Hall

Global raw material trends from tanning to coal and dyes

The article surveys diverse industries and resources. It notes ostrich skin tanning in South Africa, fireproof barrels from Hawaii sugar by products, Sweden's eleet furnaces, Spain's low grade lignite with rice husks, Greece's currant crop, broom corn in Oklahoma, Japan and South Manchuria coal output, Iceland sulfur and unexploited reefs, copper for electrical needs, sugarcane origins, artificial gems, Colorado shale for oil, cottonseed oil history, indigo residue as fertilizer, coal tar's rise after gas lighting, and the rainbow hues found in tar.

South Africa Hawaii Eleet Sweden Spain Greece Lindsey Oklahoma Japan Manchuria Iceland Persia Tabris Teheran India China Colorado

When You Need a Dose of Chamberlain's Tablets

This excerpt advises that waking with a bad taste and dull tiredness signals a need for Chamberlain's Tablets. It claims they ease constipation and promote an agreeable bowel movement while cleansing the stomach and improving digestion.

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