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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1913
Page
10
Thursday's Daily notes a fall revival of civic improvement in Laredo. Dust nuisance, sewerage and street paving top the agenda as women lead beautification efforts toward sanitary, connected streets, while debates on tariff, cotton gambling and naval changes are briefly discussed.
Senator Cummins denounces alleged stock and cotton market gimmicks as scandalous transfers that resemble gambling rather than actual buying or selling. The Galveston News is criticized for sophistry as it defends complex transactions where physical goods are not exchanged, challenging anti futures aims and warning of compromised integrity in such deals.
A Boone Mill Virginia mother of eighteen claims five years of stomach trouble left her after taking three bottles of Chamberlains Tablets She now weighs 168 pounds and says she can eat anything and feels better than in ten years. The ad notes the tablets are sold by all dealers.
A compact list of past events from September entries. It notes Zachary Taylor defending Fort Harrison in 1812, Congress's 1837 extra session, 1854 Castle Garden opera premiere, Lincoln’s 1864 thanksgiving proclamation, 1870 Eugenie’s flight, 1883 Maid of the Mist, 1886 Geronimo surrender, and 1912 the International Congress of Applied Chemistry opening in Washington.
A collection of editorials and letters from various Texas papers condemning idleness in the sun, praising labor under heat, and urging truth in journalism. Highlights include views on horse care versus human endurance, schooling sentiments, and a call for regional press cooperation to combat false homeseeker promises. An Associated Press note notes rising Mexican patriotism, while postwar Latin American outlooks warn of civic decay.
Pomposa Carranza, 21, in a melancholy state, shot herself with a 44 caliber revolver after enduring insults toward her father amid a broken family. The Times reports she defended her father against his wife's abuse, then killed herself last night, with a coroner declaring death by her own action. Neighbors heard the shot. the father found her body this morning.
About 300 Fort McIntosh troops marched from the fort along Hidalgo street to the Heights and back in a regular formation. Cavalry and artillery, including four field pieces, drew cheers from hundreds of spectators along the route.
Despondency claim notes that indigestion and constipation cause it and that relief comes from Chamberlain's Tablets. A Texas Southern Land & Imp property sale notice in Laredo states leases will not be renewed but may have purchasing preference if applied promptly. A A Bunn, agent, P O Box 211, phone 182.
Two cars arrived from Corpus Christi carrying Mr and Mrs R P von Blucher and two children Julia von Blucher and Walter Wright all residents of Corpus Christi. They are guests of Mrs Clarence Jefferies in Laredo for several days. An advertisement for HERB INE liver remedy follows.
Jackson Square White Label coffee captured fifteen blue ribbons at the Southern date fair on September 2, 1961, according to advances.
A brief item notes a 43 tally related to meat and precise job work. The record emphasizes a numeric count tied to the operation, with no additional context or quotations.
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