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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1920
Page
11
Mrs Lucy Doucette of Manchester New Hampshire says Tanlac restored her health and makes her eager to tell others about the improvement she feels and the happiness it brings her.
Mrs Lucy Doucette of Manchester New Hampshire reports long chronic indigestion and weakness eased after using Tanlac. She says appetite returned, digestion improved, sleep and energy increased after four bottles and plans to tell others. Tanlac sold in Laredo by Windrow Bros.
Bids will be received until 10 a m September Tth 1929 at the superintendent s office Central School building for depository of the school fund of the Independent School district of Laredo Texas for the term ending August 31 1921 The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids President of Board 8-c0-71
A terse calendar row lists births of Hannah Flagg Gould Prudence Crandall and Sarah Orne Jewett with death years, plus events from 1849 Mlle Rachel’s American debut 1870 Sedan victory 1876 Ghent pacification centenary and 1895 Panama Canal labor resumption. It notes the Adamson Flight-Hour Bill signing by the president.
Monday Miss Emilie and Jack Has sell entertain with a splash party at 6 30. Saturday Miss Evelyn Randolph will entertain with a splash party at 4 30 in the afternoon Community Dance at the Soldiers Club Roof at 8 30 in verdict
Howard Arnold Walter features a creed excerpt and local notes from Sand Lake Herald. Items mention Louis Reiser visiting, Mr C M Fish through Laredo, trips to Corpus Christi and Mexico, a San Ramon Lake picnic, school terms, and society events including the Ladies Aid and Miriam Chapter visiting matron Maggie Moody with an Eastern Star gathering. The International Institute hosts a luncheon for Miss Helen MacGregor at 1617 Hidalgo.
The article notes a staff member resigning to take a higher paying position in the Dolores schools. Attendance at the local board and staff meeting is specified, and Mrs. O. W. Mann hosted a party honoring Misses Marian and Dorothy Jackson. A potato breaking game yielded a pottery bank prize for Margaret Barlow as ice cream cones followed.
Washington observes the centenary of Benjamin Henry Latrobe the architect who rebuilt and reconstructed the Capitol He born in England studied in Leipzig served in Prussia and later helped design Washington buildings including the Capitol vestibule with corn stalk columns and tobacco plant capitals He worked on projects from Richmond to Baltimore and designed the Bracela middle of the Potomac Latrobe died while engaged on water works for New Orleans after resigning from the national government in 1817.
Last year Germany produced 4,500,000 tons of beet but only 8,500,000 tons were converted into sugar, with the remainder left to rot.
Despondent sufferers from indigestion can recover fully with Chamberlain's Tablets. Hundreds have been permanently cured and can now eat anything they crave. The tablets strengthen the stomach and help it perform its functions naturally. If you have not tried them do go at once.
Terence Mac Sweeney, Cork lord mayor, has shown signs of sinking rapidly after a hunger strike since August 12 in Brixton prison. His family visited him and voiced fear that the end is near. Also reported, George Gavan Duffy was given 24 hours to leave France as ambassador of the Irish republic.
Scranton Pa Sept 3 Representatives of the United Mine Workers who yesterday signed a two year contract based on anthracite commission awards met to plan a wage reopening and new increases. Union leaders say the agreement offers little more than what operators proposed last spring.
Subpoenas for a dozen or more witnesses were issued by the senate committee investigating campaign finances as the committees recessed until next Tuesday.
In Marion Ohio on September 3 Senator Harding urged creation of cooperative farmers' associations to distribute farm products as essential for lowering food prices.
The submarine SS, partially flooded during a dive 65 miles southeast of Cape Henlopen, is being towed to the Delaware breakwater by the steamer Alanthus. The crew and officers are safely aboard the Alanthus. the captain was the last man pulled out. A radio message said the crew was in bad shape but recovering with no injuries reported.
Curtiss Johnson, a young attorney from San Antonio, has decided to settle in Laredo and will join the Hamilton & Phelps law firm.
The United States telegraph and telephone network covers about 28,827,188 miles of wire, enough to circle the Earth’s equator roughly 1,153 times, illustrating vast nationwide communications infrastructure.
Promoter Fitzsimmons said rain will not postpone Mondays heavyweight championship at Renton Harbor with Dempsey and Miske. The ring will be canvas covered if needed, and advance sales topped 60 000 dollars with over 7000 dollar seats sold. Bets favored Dempsey. several large wagers were placed. Carpentier plans US arrival as noontime report. Chicago packers call for September 19 conference to fund livestock production and stabilize markets as farmers seek funds after a fruitful but costly season.
The Duke of Abruzzi, reported from Rome to be preparing a South Pole expedition, has spent much of his career exploring unknown lands. Twenty years ago he neared the North Pole closer than any before, six years later conquered the Mounting of the Moon in Central Africa, sealed Mount Elias in Alaska, and was prevented from attempting Everest by India’s refusal during the war. He led the Italian Navy as commander in chief and took part in daring raids on Austrian ports in the Adriatic.
The Times reports the daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau at New Orleans. Tonight and Saturday are expected to be generally fair.
Observations from Fort McIntosh for the 24 hours ending at 7 am show a maximum temperature of 97 degrees and a minimum of 72 degrees. Precipitation is noted as L156. Winds from the southeast with a partly cloudy sky.
A brief from a bygone era notes that one year ago Cardinal Meveter departed Brest bound for the United States while President Wilson left Washington to start his peace treaty speech making tour.
John Hoar, 31, a former Princess Patricia’s Regiment member who lost both legs in France, killed himself in a Chicago rooming house by inhaling gas. He was despondent over inability to support his wife, who said his sweetheart insisted on marriage.
The page lists the Festival of St Bartholomew and notable anniversaries: George Hearst born, Benjamin Latrobe died, and Lord Halsbury’s 96th birthday. It also notes Wilson’s Western tour anniversary, Plymouth’s eight day Pilgrim centenary events, James M Cox’s West tour start in Lansing, and a Chicago railroad executives meeting on labor and rates.
A historical advertisement claims a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It asserts thirty five years of use and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the most reliable remedy. The copy mentions blood cleansing, symptom relief, and prompts readers to send for free testimonials from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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