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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1919
Page
18
The Laredo Times announces its publication pattern as a daily paper issued every evening except Sunday and mailed postpaid to any U S, Mexico or Canada point or delivered by carrier within Laredo and New Laredo Mexico.
A standard AP credit statement appears, asserting exclusive republication rights for AP dispatches and local news published in the paper. The note indicates AP holds exclusive entitlement to use and republish credited and non credited material.
The shortage of sugar nationwide worsens as longshoremen strike halting ships in New York. Refiners blame Cuba’s growers for high prices and perishable foods spoil while officials claim the strike is unauthorized. The piece criticizes the disruption’s impact on consumers and warns transportation delays will extend beyond sugar.
A concise remark likens modern industry to cave dweller intellect, suggesting stagnation in problem solving and progress. The line implies frustration with current economic or technological challenges and a call for renewed thinking.
The article argues colds are often treated lightly but can lead to tuberculosis or influenza. It urges fresh air, baths, proper diet, and physician guidance, warning against overreliance on patent remedies. It emphasizes prevention, strong digestion, good sleep, exercise, and timely treatment to avoid serious illness.
A citizen delivers a critical letter opposing three proposed charter amendments. He warns against creating a 3 member Corporation Court with limited appeal, mayoral control over judges and clerks, and broad council power to fund and assess public improvements with weak appeal rights. He argues for voter election of officers and urges defeat of the amendments.
The column lists import cargo from Mexico with carloads of load hides zinc and ixile. It notes a postponed bullfight in Nuevo Laredo due to wet grounds and advertises plumbing gas fitting and sewer work. Other items include weather on a drizzly Sunday, Red Cross elections, secondhand furniture, a charter vote, and local services and court actions.
Zemo pledges to clear pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ring worm with a clean antiseptic liquid. Sold at drug stores for 35 cents or a large bottle for one dollar from The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland.
Sir William Hearst leads Ontario’s campaign as Premier since 1914 with a record of wartime achievement and progressive measures including women suffrage. A Toronto University awarded him Doctor of Laws in 1915 for his public service.
In a lively exchange Harold Hollownoo defends his competence while Polly Pickles challenges him to prove it. The boss endorses Hollownoo as having a rattling good head, prompting a humorous office banter about capability and confidence.
Mayor Robert McComb calls a Market Hall gathering this evening to explain the proposed city charter amendments ahead of a special election set for tomorrow. Citizens hear from supporters and opponents after multiple meetings and a Times piece by John Danneley outlines the amendments.
Laredo residents oppose proposed amendments to the city charter to be voted at the election. A meeting on Jarvis Street tonight will begin at listed time with speakers Judge Hak We Greer City Attorney Winslow John L Dannelley and others presenting reasons to defeat the amendments.
W kL Wright district executive secretary of the War Camp Community Service for Laredo Brownsville and Corpus Christi area visited Laredo on Saturday. He came on Kuatneswa for the Soldiera Club and discussed continuing Soldiers Club activities under military supervision for another three months despite earlier plans to end on November first.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery as a reliable remedy for colds coughs and grippe. It claims broad family usefulness and fifty years of popularity with a 60 cent to 1.20 price and availability from all druggists.
Regular bowels move spasmodically but Dr Kings New Life Pills claim to cleanse the bowels and maintain proper bile flow. The pills are described as mild and reliable, avoiding constipation from violent purgatives. Available for 25 cents at druggists.
The Times reports the local customs authorities warn all travelers that bringing intoxicants into the country will be rigorously enforced. Anyone crossing from Laredo to Nuevo Laredo with liquor may have the car seized and the owner thus charged. Even a drop violates the law.
A corrected rainfall tally for Laredo in 1819 is published noting June was omitted earlier. The full year total now shows 916 months and 47.89 inches, with monthly figures including January 1.12 inches and October 1.5 inches through mid month.
Royal and Select Master Masons invite all visiting members to Laredo Council No. 123 for the stated convocation Monday evening for work in the Royal and Select Masters degree. Recorder John Colman announces the event dated October 18, 1921.
Leo Mintetter returns to Laredo for his sister’s wedding and says conditions in the Tamplco oil fields are quiet while business plans form for his company. He had served in the army and rejoined the firm.
Anita Slings, two years three months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ate Toni Slings, died after a two day illness from meningitis. Funeral at 5 this afternoon from 802 Turhide Street, burial in Catholic cemetery. granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Db Code Lachlen.
The Laredo City Council adopted a resolution calling a mass meeting of qualified electors to explain the proposed charter amendments. Mayor Robert McComb will preside at Hills Hall on Monday October 20 1919 at 830 p m to discuss the amendments and the council’s motives.
A short health note claims a beautiful woman has good digestion and offers dietary tips. It suggests light meat portions and occasional Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen digestion at the price of 2d.
The criminal docket in the Portydiinth fideral District will be taken up Wednesday morning before Judge Mullally. The jury for the week will be empanelled and cases set by District Attorney Walls will be called and tried in order. The docket runs from Wednesday morning until October 31.
Mrs William Gell of Logansport Indiana writes she suffered a severe diarrhoea attack three years ago and that Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy gave relief when no other medicine did. The note calls it the only medicine that relieved her ailment.
Adolfo Martinez a well known dairyman was killed by electrocution at his home on Matamoros street and San Leonardo Avenue about 4 o clock this morning He was turning on an outdoor electric light in the yard when a prior shock had been felt by another man Officials say weathered exposed wiring in the damp yard weakened insulation and caused the fatal shock Martinez had recently moved from Zapata county and followed dairy work here
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