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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1912
Page
14
Notices describe phone ads limits and deadlines for daily and Sunday editions. Rates vary by insertion count with a 16 word minimum and monthly options. The paper reserves the right to edit or reject copy and requires written orders to stop or extend ads.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy and floral offerings after the death of infant Freddie. Special L A council No 786 meetings are called for April 30 and May 7 to vote on applications and arrange the state convention. Nelson Lytle, Grand Knight.
A collage of job notices seeking bread sellers, auto school attendees, barbers, abstracts staff, salesmen, photographers and more. Listings include Meier Barber College 320 W Commerce St, 124 ve, La Clede hotel, and 1500 San Pedro Ave with details on duties wages and requirements.
A scanned classifieds page lists many help wanted ads for women and girls, including chorus girls, cooks, housemaids, and general housework positions. Employers offer salaries, locations like 205 W Myrtie 6199 Light 509 Carson St, and notes on Spanish shorthand courses and an employment bureau.
Help wanted notices for domestic work across several homes. Listings seek white women for cooking housework and laundress duties, general housework, and rooming needs with contact addresses and old phone numbers for Belmont Street, Nolan Street, Martin Street, and the Vance Ranch area.
A collection of situation wanted notices from a historical paper shows a young married chauffeur, a government-experienced checker, a shipping clerk or city salesman, a bookkeeper and office worker, a reliable man with 20 years in office or sales, a watchman, a plumber's helper, a white chef cook seeking hotel work, and others seeking steady employment with private families or firms.
Energetic salesmen sought to sell legitimate propositions locally or nationwide. Experience unnecessary. Plaza Realty, 3833 Alamo Plaza, phone 3644.
Classified notices announce agents needed to handle real estate sales with liberal commissions and loans at five percent simple interest. Separate ad promotes a Titanic disaster book with photographs and drawings offering commissions and a complete outfit for sale from Geo. G. Clows Co. in Philadelphia.
A series of notices list lost items including a little red bag, a watch pin and red bean charm, a pocketbook near the Plaza, a small uncarved diamond ring, a black Shetland pony, a Jersey heifer, a black horse, a stray eye glasses pair, and a Jersey heifer taken up. Rewards offered and locations given include 620 Hays St 3937 Martin St 1029 W Woodlawn 616 Virginia St and Light Office with names Lib eral reward noted.
Neatly furnished cool outside rooms with bath and telephone at $2.50 per week two blocks from Joske’s. Also options at Oliver Cafeteria opposite Joske’s and other addresses with light housekeeping and modern conveniences near post office and Alamo Street.
Local column lists ground floor desk room at the St James Hotel and several rental options. Includes Acme Lunch Rooms ad, two small and two large rooms for rent at 126% W Commerce, two nicely furnished rooms at 411 Main Ave, and a large front room with sleeping porch near St Anthony. Also mentions Hotel Alamo at 3325 Alamo Plaza with European plan and summer rates.
Numerous listings offer nicely furnished rooms with light housekeeping options and city conveniences. Locations include 418 S Presa 117 Rusk 639 S Presa 522 S Alamo 219 Oakland 119 San Pedro Ave 415 Pecan St and near the International depot. Various rates and terms noted for single or two occupants.
Multiple unfurnished room rentals described in a short classified notice. Options include 218 Ave C six rooms with en suite options, three rooms with bath, sink, and lights near Hot Wells car line, 112 Gembier block K from St Anthony, 415 Pecan St, and two rooms in the western city area near modern conveniences. One ad requests a young couple and lists the price at $7.
List of furnished and light housekeeping rooms for rent across San Antonio addresses. Multiple options include private baths, modern conveniences, gas and electric light, and proximity to Joske's, San Pedro, and downtown landmarks. Some listings note private entrances, no children, and low rates.
A string of hotel and private house ads offering rooms with board at multiple addresses. Rates range from five dollars per week to about four to five dollars. some include meals, private family housing, and references. Locations include Commerce Street, North Street, San Pedro Avenue, Main Avenue, Blum Street, Idaho Street, and Guenther Street.
Classified rental notices describe four and three room houses at 2318 Ede St near 8 P. Wedge property on San Pedro avenue offers seven-room house with modern conveniences at $35 monthly. A nice four-room modern cottage near Madison Square is listed by Stout Realty Co with old phone 4793-M.
Rental listings show multiple addresses including 319 Sixth Street and several on Pinto Street and Fourth Street. Pricing references mention amounts around 15 to 36 dollars. Contact PETTY AND BOUDREAUX at City National Bank Building with phone 66586.
Unfurnished and furnished houses listed with multiple locations including exchange on Woodlief Carolina Maverick Gray St Downtown Madison Square Tobin Hill and Government Hill. Rents range from 10 to 86 dollars monthly with 4 to 10 room arrangements many modern with baths. Office contact Mrs Gracie C Ramsey Gunter Building.
A dense roster of rental notices lists five room houses, cottages, and flats across multiple streets including Burnet Ruiz San Pedro Madison Square and McMullen. Prices range from 6 dollars a month to 20 dollars with details on modern amenities car lines and proximity to depots. Some entries note owner contact and old phone numbers.
Multiple compact notices advertise furnished rental options including five to ten room houses and cottages. Locations listed include Monterey 212, Camden 205, Olive St 1198S, Garden 32, Third Street 207, Palmetto Ave 626, Crockett St 515 E, and Madison Square area. Phone numbers 3324 1238 716J 2232 7697 6559 are provided.
Several private and furnished or unfurnished apartments offered for rent. Listings include Geneva Apartments at 317 East Commerce near Joske's with gas range and hot water. two elegant furnished flats at 418 South Presa Street. 420 St Marys furnished unit. and one or two completely furnished housekeeping apartments with gas and electric lights. Old phone numbers provided.
Multiple rental notices for commercial spaces include 903 East Houston Street corner store priced at 50, 905 East Houston Street at 36, office spaces on Losoya and Moore Building, Scridler Sign Company space at 102 West Commerce Street, 514 North Laredo Street shop or warehouse, with listings from A A Gray & Co and A W Bitter contact details.
Beacon Hill or Alamo Heights preferred with six room layout. Address 6163. Plaza Realty Co. at 333 Alamo Plaza lists properties to rent or buy. Phone numbers 36354.
A dense classified list offering items for sale and services. Includes scrapers, tomato plants, screens, blacksmith outfit, jars, watch repair, ice less soda fountains, gravel, a Texas stock saddle, lumber and tin, a canoe, embroidered waist patterns, a hand powered freight elevator, and rental listings. Also requests for rentals and rooming, with contact details across multiple addresses.
Multiple classifieds list shops paying high prices for castoff clothing hats and shoes. Jewelers seek old gold diamonds and silver. Furniture stoves upholstery and drapery work desired. A phonograph repair service and laundry pickup offer existences. Screen work and carpentry are advertised with phone numbers and addresses.
Poultry and pet stock offered including live and dressed turkeys chickens ducks and geese with home delivery. Includes Indian Runner ducks red and buff varieties and pure breeds with egg settings and breeding stock. Listings mention several breeders in San Antonio and nearby Texas towns with prices and contact details.
An assortment of eggs and poultry stock for testing and sale is offered byLouis H Scholl Poultry Yards New Braunfels Tex and others. Prices range from 1 50 to 3 per 15 eggs with cockerels at 2 to 3 each. Winners noted at Houston and Dallas with various strains including Rhode Island Reds Wyandottes and Anconas. Also advertised are bone meal feed and a blue Andalusion chicken prize prospect and incubator lots. Addresses and phone numbers provided for inquiries.
Unredeemed orders and sample trunks offered by San Pedro Loan Co. at 725-727 West Commerce and 123 W. Houston. Bond Hardware advertises a four day removal sale with deep price cuts on housewares and tools at 617 Military Plaza. Roy Lightfoot promotes fireproof safes and a line of new mowers with tradeins and repairs at 313 Navarro. A. Zander items include gravel for walks and old phone contact. Life scholarship offered for Draughon’s College at 701 Avenue B. Contact Rollin at 8221 N Flores for mower line.
A situation wanted notice from a female practical nurse seeking engagement with old contact numbers and addresses listed. Also a young German lady seeks a governess role and a girl seeks light housework with provided address.
Local merchant Jack W Neal announces his new store at 325 S Flores offering Studebaker buggies wagons harness hardware and general implements. The notice invites readers to visit for purchases and services.
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