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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1920
Page
10
Tuesday's Daily reports industry insiders anticipate higher shoe prices next spring due to plant closures from losses and strikes. Hides remain cheap with a large domestic surplus, and manufacturers face tax and profit shifts as they cut production. Consumers urged to seek substitutes amid creeping inflation.
The piece argues boxing is driven not by love of sport but by gambling profit. It notes arenas rise and large bets draw crowds, while gambling fosters crookedness and fixed outcomes in prizefights.
Representatives from about thirty countries attend the quingennial convention in Oslo with a large US delegation. Lady Aberdeen to deliver opening greetings as the sessions, spanning ten days, address political economic and industrial issues for women. The council began in 1888 led by Susan B Anthony and others and now unites 22 national councils across affiliated societies.
A Labor Day crowd in Coliche Dark watched two games starring the Laredo and 87th Infantry teams. The first game ended 4 to 3 with the soldier boys winning led by Salinas Winters against Perkins and Gissing. The second game, a comic match between the Fat and Lean crews, featured RailRoad Wilkes and Skyscraper Jambers, ending 9 to 4 for the lean, slim players amid lively misplays and thrills.
Act quickly in danger with Dean's Kidney Pills. Joe Chiley of Lincoln Street Laredo reports relief from hackicde and irregular kidneys after one box, bought at Tieal Drug Store. Doan's Kidney Pills priced and sold by all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Rio Grande crossings show heavy movement of Mexican laborers between the two Laredos. Immigr ation inspectors examine entrants at the Mexican consulate and health station while laborers are disinfected and screened for U S admission. Many depart homeward to tell relatives of earnings, spurring future arrivals and a likely large immigration in the fall.
Mrs. Volta Bankson of Chilli cothe Missouri says a bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets helped with indigestion and improved her liver backache and dizziness. She endorses the product saying it did her a world of good and she will speak a good word for them.
Hon D McNeill Turner notes a bounteous cotton crop in the Corpus Christi area with yields from a bale to a bale and a half per acre. He says Corpus is recovering from the tidal wave and substantial rebuilding is underway as farmers prosper.
Thriller co authored by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey brings Houdini the handcuff king to the Royal Theatre. The story follows Houdini as he is cast into a bound safe and dives into perilous underwater feats to save the girl and her father, delivering love and adventure with logical, entertaining suspense.
City council will decide on granting a 25 year franchise to the Laredo Bridge Co for a new Rio Grande bridge replacing the fire damaged structure. The new contract raises city revenue to about 10 000 yearly with 6000 base plus 50 per 1000 population, and construction may begin late this year.
The firm of Lowry and Crawford is dissolved by mutual agreement. All accounts will be paid by Dr. Lowry, who will continue practice at 820 Flores Avenue, telephone 266. Dr. Crawford has moved to 12817 Juarez Avenue. Signed W. I. K. Lowry M D and J L Crawford. 9-3-61.
Accompanies Father's Remains. The sad news was received in Laredo announcing the death in San Antonio on Sunday morning of C A Moore aged 88 who passed away at the home of his daughter Mrs Haden Smith. The remains were shipped to Roswell NM for interment and among those accompanying them was J R Moore a son of this city. Deceased was known to a number of Laredo people as he frequently visited his son here and his friends will be grieved to learn of his death.
A Times want ad touts various money making schemes promising fast returns and high margins. It highlights opportunities for investments, side gigs, and purchasable turnkey ventures intended to attract readers seeking immediate income.
The Mexican government, citing higher living costs worldwide, raises salaries of all diplomatic representatives by 50 percent. Appointments will be signed by the foreign office instead of the president. New appointees must report to posts within 30 days, replacing the prior 0 day period to reduce lingering at home.
Interest in pure bred stock is justified by results of W Deal of Crystal City who specializes in Spotted Poland Chinas. His sow produced 5000 pounds of meat in the year starting eight months ago at four cents a pound. The National Association of Spotted Poland China Breeders chose the Deal herd for Dallas Fair, with Crystal City Pure Bred Stock Show Sept 30 and Oct 1 as its only other display this year. There are six registered breeders in the state.
James McGuire of New Jersey urges farmers troubled by rats to use RAT SNAP. He spent $1 on the product and says the rats it killed saved the price of a hog. RAT SNAP comes as cake form with three sizes 5c 65c and 1.25. Sold by A Deutz Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
Mrs Keach recalls fear of rats and a neighbor who used RAT-SNAP to rid his place. The ad claims RAT-SNAP killed 17 rats and deterred others, with a three size range priced at $4.26. Sold by A Deutz Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
A salvage outlet at 1701 Hidalgo St advertises large Army surplus stock including 26,000 shoes, 1,000 wool shirts, 300 cotton mattresses, 20,000 leggings and numerous other items. The sale offers many ladies shoes new at below cost of manufacture.
The Times advertises a daily newspaper subscription at 50 cents per month, inviting readers to watch the paper for opportunities and current events.
C H Stowers reports travel homeward toward Laredo with no rush noted. Labor Day observances in Laredo pass peacefully as locals and workers treat it as a holiday. Carrizo Springs hosts a Forty-ninth District Court session with Mullally presiding. Library drive in Laredo seeks 300 members at $5 yearly. Dr Lowry resumes practice on Flores Avenue. Laredo port sees lead, ixtle, bones, pottery, beer, and household goods imports. Rio Grande remains muddy and water works struggle to manage it.
A large New York department store with 1700 employees adopts a republican form of worker government. Elective house and senate, a five member cabinet, and a joint justice committee control wages, conditions, and reinstatement. A motion picture system and lockers are funded by the firm.
The 37th Infantry presents a semi monthly band concert this evening at 8:30 on the Soldiers' Club roof garden. Public invited. Overture Poet and Peasant Waltz Danube Waves Characteristic Passing of the Red Man Selection Furs and Frills.
A letter to The Times sporting editor from Jack Ingle of Ponce City Oklahoma proposes bringing Eddie Choynski the 158 pound middleweight wrestler to Laredo Texas for bouts. The writer asks help to connect with local wrestlers and promoters for events in the area.
Eewin Stevens, unmatched screen actor, stars as the villain in Louis Joseph Vance's The Lone Wolf's Daughter at Rialto tomorrow. His portrayal eclipses Sahara work, leading a criminal syndicate in London as the Lone Wolf saga unfolds alongside supporting favorites Thomas Holding and Bertram Grasshy.
At several London docks two men who strike a trade deal exchange black beams as honesty tokens. The ritual is regarded as more binding than a formal written contract, a traditional custom observed in dockyard dealings and maritime exchanges.
Viscount Kentaro Kaneko, famed for his role in explaining Japan's wartime aims, comes to the United States on a mission tied to anti Japanese agitation in California. A Harvard graduate, he aligned with Prince Ito and later served in the Japanese government as justice minister.
A Guion Arkansas dealer, Guion Drug Store proprietor E B Milburn, touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, stating it has sold the product for years and consistently provides perfect satisfaction and customer happiness.
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