War primer world tour of French towns and Baltic fortresses
The article lists brief notes on Reims Compiegne Noyon Roye Montdidier Barse Dec Cracow Przemysl Dilgenburg Heligoland and Heligoland details fortifications industries geography and historical highlights. It highlights Reims fortifications near Paris Mos region sieges Cracow as Polish capital center and Heligoland fortifications and seaside tourism.
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Reims
Rheims
France
Paris
Vesle
Aisne
Marne
Compiegne
St. Quentin
Joan of Arc
Noyon
Brussels
Francis I
Charles VI
Henry IV
John Calvin
Roye
Amiens
Montdidier
Santerre
St. Pierre
Montdidiera
Don
Barshe-Dec
Nancy
Leneth
Rhine
Bar
Cracow
Galicia
Austria
Russian Poland
Lemberg
Stanislaus
Poland
Vistula
Silesia
Hungary
Napoleon
Duchye of
Warsaw
Powers of
Europe
Russia
Prussia
Przemsyl
Beautification Plan For Central School Grounds In Laredo
The Watian''s Club of Laredo civic department plans to beautify the Central School Building grounds. Members will seek school board permission to plant trees and shrubs and transform the grounds into a place of beauty. The project, part of the city beautiful initiative, aims for board approval and broader improvements with community support.
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Civic Department of Women’s Club
Fhe Watian
Club of
Laredo
Ool
Woans Club
PROSECUTING GRAFTERS AND HIGH PRICES IN WAR DAYS
Commentary argues indictments against price gougers will curb retail extortion in food amid war price rises. It notes butcher, fishmonger, and wholesale profiteering, criticizes cantaloupe prosecutions as minor, and pushes reforms in immigration and naturalization to protect American workers. Multilayer critique compares domestic price manipulation to wartime factors while urging tighter controls and citizenship standards.
Labor and War in a World of Strife
A dated defense of labor rights, contrasting European and American workers, praising peaceful ownership in the United States, predicting postwar immigration waves, and arguing against importing foreign labor competing with native workers. The piece frames labor as conquering rights and condemns war’s disruption while urging unions to learn from conflict.
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Europe
United States
Atlantic
Free America
Berlin Proclaims Decisive Battle Will Decide France
Berlin declares a pivotal battle will decide the fate of France as Paris notes the Germans are farther away than last week with backs turned to Paris. French forces harass German troops by shelling their rear. The war is a month old with no clear results yet.
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Berlin
France
Paria
Paris
Cotton Buying Slogans and Wartime Parallels
The piece riffs on Germinius and Mohammedans in Egypt opposing Britain while condemning sensationalized xenophobic terms. It questions a state cotton purchase plan of twenty thousand bales as a piker move, contrasts such schemes with wartime acts, and notes Drake and Morgan’s naval knowledge compared to German tactics.
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured By Remedy Claim
A testimonial states Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured summer complaint after one dose. Mrs. C W Florence of Rockfield Indiana endorses its effectiveness. For sale by all dealers. Advertisement.
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Chamberlain
C. W. Florence
Rockfield
Ind
Hewitt Family Arrives in Eagle Pass to Start New Home
Mr J J Hewitt his wife and baby arrive from Laredo and will reside in Eagle Pass. Hewitt is tied to his brother in the Hewitt Book and Stationery Store business in the city, confirming their new local home and ventures.
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Eagle Pass
J. J. Hewitt
Laaredo
Hewitt
Hewitt Book and Stationery
Onion Men Are Planting Seed In Laredo Area
Onion growers in the Laredo section plan a larger fall planting with acreage to exceed last season. Good prices are expected next spring. Most have received seed ordered after the last shipment and others will get full quotas soon as supply is plentiful. Some delay planting to transplant later in hopes of top-notch prices.
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Laredo
Notice to creditors of the estate of O P Reid deceased
Notice is given that original letters testamentary and administration were granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of August 1914 by the County Court of Webb County Texas. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present them within the time prescribed by law. Residence and address: Vidaurri Avenue City of Laredo Webb County Texas. J Warn executor.
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O. P. Reid
Webb County
Texas
Wis Vidaurri Avenue
City of
Carade
J, Warn
Notice to Creditors of Florence M Reid Estate Deceased
Notice is given that original letters testamentary and of administration on the estate of Florence M Reid deceased were granted on August 17 by the County Court of Webb County Texas. All persons having claims against the said estate must present them within the time prescribed by law. My residence and post office address are 108 Louisiana Avenue, City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas.
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Florence VI
A. le Pe
Webb County
Texas
Stop That First Fall Cough From Winter Ailments
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey to prevent fall coughs or colds and protect vitality. It claims quick relief for adults and children, soothing throat and lungs, loosening phlegm, and fortifying against germs, with a guarantee if your druggist sells it.
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Dr. Bell
Po-Do-Tax Promises Health Through Laxative
An advertisement touts Po-DoTax as a pleasant laxative that relieves indigestion and related ailments. It claims to cleanse the liver and purify the blood, promising clearer complexion and steadier nerves with regular use. A 50 cent bottle is available with a money back guarantee from all druggists.
Burdette Mineral Wells advertises health tonic
For general use the product aids constipation stomach troubles kidney and liver complaints rheumatism malaria troubles and brights disease. It is said to benefit female complaints and tone the system. A calming sleep effect is noted and nervous troubles may improve. Water shipped to all points in the United States carbonated or plain for further particulars address Burdette Mineral Wells and Hotel Co Burdette Wells via Lockhart Texas 6-27-tf Adv.i
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United States
Burdette Mineral Wells and Hotel Co
Burdette Wells
Lockhart
Texas
Cardui touted as remedy for women’s ailments by Kentucky mother
Laura Bratcher of Ready Kentucky credits Cardui a woman’s tonic with ending months of illness and paralysis. eleven bottles restored strength and ability to work. Ad touts Cardui as best medicine and urges buying now. Also notes lumber industry employment and a St Louis Federals signing in brief.
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Laura Bratcher
Ela
United
Oia Powell
Browns
St. Louis Federals
Dixi in Thea tre Dixi in Thea tre Bransford Tun Arcadia
A Western drama in three reels presents action and human interest. It weaves love and climactic moments around Lisa and Bransford as the right man and right woman play out their fortunes, inviting attention from first to last scene.
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Bransford Tun
Arcadia
Lisa
Physician and Surgeon Dr J T Ward Office Hours
Physician and surgeon Dr J T Ward lists office hours from 1 to 12 a m and 7 19 p m in Room 5 Richter Building. Contact numbers Residence 474 and Office 684 provided.
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Hichter Building
Florra Ave
Houston St
Richter Building
H. Stow Garlick
Richter
Victoria St
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Ninth Infantry
Burdette Mineral Wells
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St. Peter’s Church
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O. E. Dunlap
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Foot Bridge
Civil Engineers
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