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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1911
Page
11
Solid gold jewelry advertised at extremely low prices tomorrow by the Big Store. Featured items include solid gold top beauty pins 19 to 47 cents, scarf pins 47 cents, signet rings for babies 47 cents, 10k cuff pins 1.19, heart shaped pendants 1.19, and brooches 1.19 to 2.79 with broad guarantees.
The Joske Store announces a yearly Easter sale on silk hosiery with many price cuts. Hosiery ranges from 43c per pair for plain black and color lisle top silk to 3.19 for embroidered pairs, with several hundred pairs across various colors and styles including pure silk and self or contrasting embroidery.
Capt H I Laubach inspected 115 cadets at the West Texas Mill Academy this morning. The review on Carson street featured dress uniform drills and evolutions with the reviewing officer giving additional commands.
A cow at Birds Creek crossing on the Belton Temple interurban line startled a freight car, causing the car and two gravel cars to derail into the creek. Portions of the bridge collapsed and traffic was halted. The cow was killed. the motorman was uninjured.
A London observer reports that donning a monocle raises prices faced by the wearer as shopkeepers assume a gentleman’s purse is well filled. Waiters, cabmen, and tobacconists push for higher payments while taxis and hotels show heightened attention and a sense of superiority. The experiment notes cost rose about 25 percent, comfort 50 percent, balancing the effect.
The Joske Store displays a wide Easter neckwear collection on Alamo Street with Dutch collars, sailor effects in India linen, crepe jabots, and side jabots in lace and embroidery. Prices range from 50 cents to 3 dollars, highlighting nets, marquisette, Bulgarian embroidery, and matching cuffs.
An incendiary fire damaged a two story frame building at 835 Dawson Street owned by R. Leo Cotton. The blaze occurred about 4 this morning and confined to the second and top stories with roof damage. Estimated loss totals around $1000, with $1800 insured on a $2500 structure.
Vintage catalog note lists women and children undergarments with prices from 19c to 75c, plus curtains, table covers, couch covers, and Easter candy and baskets. Includes hosiery, veils, chiffon yardage, hair nets, and other accessories with sale prices and quality claims.
The Joske book department adds new titles including Williamson The Golden Silence priced 1.35 net Maude Baxter Hotchkiss 1.20 The Second Wife L Buchanan 1.20 When God Laughs J London The Prodigal Judge W Kes ter 1.25 The Inprudence of Prue S S Fisher 1.25 The Honor of Big Snow Cres wood 1.25 Two on the Trail H Fortner 1.20 Also joke books for kids with titles Ain’t Awful Smile Don’t Worry and How to Play E Mack 15c.
A long list advertises a half price sale on toilet preparations and cosmetics with many items cut to roughly half. Items include Burnham creams, palm olive, Indian hair tonic, Rhodes tonics, perfumes, powders, dentifrices, and assorted toiletries, all offered at reduced prices.
An Easter shipment of Excelsior chocolates from Cincinnati offers 15c, 30c, and 60c packages with narrow ribbon ties. Also offered are 20 lithographed pillow tops at 19c, Hammock pillow slips 19c, and tapestry library scarfs in 24x64 inch size for 1.75.
A large shipment of Easter ribbons in warp print taf feta patterns arrives for tomorrow. The five inch wide ribbons come in light green pink and blue flowered designs. Also Joske's Louisine correspondence paper offered at special price. a full pound of cloth finished paper selling for 19 cents.
A catalog of women’s pumps lists tan linen, chocolate, white, and duck leather options in various strap counts and vamp lengths. Prices range from $1.50 to $5 per pair, with Cuban heels, turn soles, welt soles, bows, and silk ribbons as detailing. Sizes include misses ranges up to 11 to 2.
At a postnoon city council meeting ward chairmen reported precinct chairmen lists nearly complete. Mayor Callaghan urged vigorous work while Richard Buckley was named secretary. Headquarters relocate from Main Avenue to Presa Street beside the Alamo National Bank. opening planned by weekend.
Police report says Officer Murphree was attacked by several Black youths while escorting Lawrence Ateves to city hall to be jailed for public intoxication. The group allegedly struck the officer at Walnut Street rail track where the boy was arrested, but fled as officers closed in.
San Antonio Knights Templars hold an Easter service at Central Christian Church with 250 expected attendees. Rev Hugo Lellan will preach at the 11 am service. Commander Frank H Bradford asks visiting Knights to join. The church program lists vocal duets, prayers, a sermon, anthem, and communion.
Corine Franklin, described as a negress, was fined 25 dollars by the police court this morning on a vagrancy charge. She was arrested after a soldier reported losing 25 dollars in currency at an East Side resort. Negroes endorsed a ticket at a meeting in East End Baptist Church, backing the People's party ticket. J. H. Stell was elected chairman and S. A. Williams secretary. New Orleans business and railroad men visited Houston boosters and called on local firms, including James B. Ford and Paul, with E Elliott as vice president of a system. The travelers stayed at the Gunter hotel and discussed local business matters.
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