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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1914
Page
6
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The piece argues for buying a bale to aid Texas and local farmers diversifying from cotton. It notes Laredo's mix of crops including onions and pork, urges self sufficiency, and links the purchase to patriotism amid wartime and food shortages abroad. It also discusses war news and calls for prudent taxation and support for home industries.
Rumors spread that the kaiser sent a personal message to President Wilson indicating a receptive attitude toward peace negotiations. The report suggests potential shifts in the war’s diplomacy as observers await official word.
A historical rundown lists events dated September 14 across years from 1805 to 1886, noting Nelson’s departure, Moscow burning, treaties, battles, explorations, and political shifts. It highlights James Fenimore Cooper’s death in 1851 and the later life of Charles Dana Gibson, famed illustrator, with brief biographical notes on Gibson and his famous Gibson girl.
Advertised letters remaining at Laredo post office for the week ending Sept 14 1914 ordered to be sent to the Dead Letter Office if not delivered by Sept 21 1914. The notice urges callers to cite advertised and provide the list date.
Original letters testamentary and administration granted August 17 1914 by Webb County Court Texas. Creditors must present claims within legal period. Address for notices: 1008 Widarrri Avenue City of Laredo Webb County Texas.
Notice to creditors of the estate of O P Reid deceased. Probate granted Aug 17 194 in Webb County Texas. Creditors must present claims by law. Executor J Ward residence 1008 Vidaurri Ave Laredo Webb County Texas.
An old advertisement touts HR. BINE as a remedy for uncomfortable bowels and the lingering morning discomfort. It promises beneficial effects after breakfast the next day and notes price and sale by all druggists.
Militia officers from every state gather for the sixteenth annual National Guard Association convention in Boston at the Hotel Somerset. Adjutants general from many states attend as three days of sessions focus on militia reforms and national guard legislation. Delegates are to be entertained tomorrow at luncheon by the Ancient and Honorable Artillers Company Of Pastor.
The Nassau Country Club course at Glen Cove hosts the women’s national championship as American players lead the field. War prevents entrants from Europe and Canada, but the American lineup promises a thrilling tournament for the title.
Yesterday morning the Fourth ward alarm triggered a rapid call from the central station to the City Lumber Co area. Firefighters quickly laid a hose line, entered the Santa Maria Avenue house near the track, and subdued the flames in minutes, with interior smoke and water damage but no injuries or identified cause.
Notices describe a planned Sept 16 observance in Nuevo Laredo with a forenoon start and late evening finish. Local ads promote hats, barber training, a new laundry, storefront renovations, a Ninth Infantry Band concert on Martin Plaza, and theater previews while market stalls expand at the city plaza amid market improvements.
Beginning Monday September 14 the Citizens Garage will be open day and night with a competent workman always on hand to attend your Wants and supply you with all kinds of accessories.
A small dog biting two children near Bultron residence was killed. The head was sent to the Pasteur Institute in Austin and confirmed hydrophobia symptoms. The two injured girls were sent to Monterey for Pasteur treatment.
An old fashioned kidney remedy advertisement urges attention to backache and urinary issues as warning signs of Bright's disease. It promotes Down's Kidney Pills as reliable for 50 years and cites a testimonial from Mrs Wueste of Eagle Pass Texas. The ad directs readers to ask for Doan's Kidney Pills from dealers and Foster Milling Co as the producer.
Dixie Management denies a circulating rumor that prices will rise for Trey 0' iewrts and insists all serial prices remain the same five and ten cents for this feature and others.
Last night between 8 and 9 o clock many residents reported a large blaze in the southern suburbs of Nuevo Laredo. The Times described dense illumination and high flames leaping over a broad area caused by a big brush fire south of the ruins of the National shops in Nuevo Laredo.
An advertisement claims calomel damages the liver and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a superior vegetable liver tonic. It guarantees relief from constipation, promising quick, gentle results and refunds if Dodson's fails to replace calomel for buyers and their children.
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