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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1920
Page
6
A spring home furnishing sale lists extensive linen and towel offerings. Turkish bath towels, bleached linen damask, damask napkins, and table damask in numerous sizes and borders are priced for quick purchase. Rugs in seamless tapestry and velvet varieties are highlighted with notable discounts.
The listing advertises mattresses from 7.85 and 35.00 to 40.00 with down Java Kopal fillings, pillows at 8.50, and a wide range of rugs and linoleum rugs priced from 1.00 to 83.25. Damaged transport items noted. emphasize clearance of stock in a houses furnishing sale.
Linen union damask tile cover sets offered in 70 inch tuxedo size with a dozen place settings. Sale features a BL 5 bundled offer. Limited quantities advertised by Usis.
The advertisement promotes bed linens with prices on heavy seamed sheets seamless sheets and hemstitched varieties. It highlights 72x90 and 81x90 inch sizes, mentions unbleached sheeting for single beds and a limited stock of various pillow cases, with several items offered at specific yard or piece prices and a limit per customer.
A fragmented catalog-like list offers titles such as Catering for Two by Aline Tn James and From House to House by A. N. Furgerson and C Johnson with prices, plus several other cookbook and home economy titles. Included are small items like washcloths and sewing notions, with scattered brand and color notes.
Cedar Boxes priced at 17.50 and 7.60 appear in the house furnishing sale. The boxes are described as made of red cedar and suitable for packing winter clothing.
Elegant shirt waist boxes covered with heavy silk in pretty striped patterns offered at 219.00, presenting an attractive exceptional value in this sale.
Round cushions priced at 1.15 dollars filled with silk and covered with evetonne materials. They are pitched for summer porch furniture. Table runners of high piled velour are offered at 7.00 dollars, described for use on dining room or library tables.
The Housefurnishing Basement presents a catalog of sale prices on wool and cleaning items, aluminum ware, brooms, feather dusters, mittens, wall mops, brushes, stove mats, butter churns, instant service sets, clothes racks, dinner sets, wash tubes, bowls and pitchers, slop jugs, waste baskets and more. Discounted items include 9c steel wool, 65c brooms, 39c dusters, 38c mittens, 89c wall mops, 9x-Abaertors mats, and 99e wash tubes with many values slashed to under market.
Rare Ruga From the Orient Trom the Far East showcase lifetime rugs crafted by Asiatic weavers. These pieces resist wear and gain richer colors with use. A broad range of sizes and designs are available for buyers seeking quality and durability.
Home decor sale offers curtains hangings and overdrapes at substantial discounts. Wide variety includes cretonne, marquisette, scrim, and lace curtains, overdrapes, sash curtains and madras designs. Prices range from 27c to $7.50 per pair with numerous yard reductions.
A catalog of home textiles lists savings on blankets and comforts. Items include heavy 72 by 84 inch comforts in tan and white priced around 4.95, cotton filled comforts 72 by 84 inches around 6.50, and high grade sateen covered comforts at 19.50. White cotton blankets 80 by 72 inches at 1.98 per pair, soft cotton blankets 68 by 30 inches at 3.70, and wool blend blankets 66 by 80 inches at 10.60.
A fragmented OCR list shows various cleaning items and supplies including germicides disinfectants deodorizers and deodorants as well as cleaning aids. Items mentioned include household germicide energine Lysol chamois skins and other miscellaneous cleaning products with price notes and vendor tokens in a period style inventory.
A faded ad lists bungalow aprons priced at $2.50 and $2.19 with error riddled copy mentioning color options and features. The fragment hints at sewing terms and accessories but lacks coherent details or a clear brand or store name.
An extraneous listing shows attractive assorted sun bonnets and aprons. Describes percent quality percale fabrics with stripes dots and patterns. Includes prices and item variety.
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