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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
10
A fragment describes a sale with a focus on furnishing goods and department bargains. The note hints the sale will spur jealousy and attract attention, aiming for a strong showing and keeping big merchants busy.
Consumers are told that the embroidery shop offers the best selection and lowest prices in San Antonio with 7 cent items and bulk lines at 10 and 13 230 320, promising 25 percent higher quality for the same money. The ad states the shop will set the town talking about its offerings and invites shoppers to compare.
A terse ad fragment promises bargain footwear with large stock and low prices. It notes limited sizes labeled bonels and urges shoppers to act fast to snag a pair at a song. The tone is promotional and aims to clear inventory quickly.
Advertises white linen skirts priced at 1.98 and Brighton Wack skirts at 4.23, highlighting a casual sale note with two listed prices and item names.
Auction style sale notice lists men's undergarments at deep discounts with items priced at 35c vests or punta 23c for fancy shirts or drawers 59c Belbrigeau shirts or drawers and a note of eraser doe remains in fragmentary text.
New York papers clash over yacht squadron coverage as Herald drops invites and Pulitzer papers take alternate routes. Times charters two yachts to cover American World and Telegraph reporters while Tribune and Sun join Herald boat. The row follows broader press tensions tied to James Gordon Bennett prosecutions and Hearst papers.
Washington dispatch reports Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, U S representative from Alabama, favored for commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans by the District of Columbia department at their annual encampment. Hobson, active in the Admiral George Dewey camp, is slated for election during the national encampment near Sandusky on September 14.
Organized labor in San Antonio readies a two day Labor Day celebration from Sunday September 1 through Monday Labor Day. A city wide street parade led by unions will precede speeches and festivities at Union Park on River Avenue. Theodore Harris 26 will deliver the principal address Sunday morning at 4 o clock as the labor day executive committee reviews further arrangements at the Trades Council hall on South Alamo Street.
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds with buyers, sellers, and parcels in Bexar and surrounding counties. Amounts range from 10.90 to 1300 dollars, covering city blocks and numbered lots, with entities including Waters, Witling, May, Smith, Taylor, and Paylor among others.
Real estate transactions list numerous deeds involving St. Sullivan Yls Soledad Mala Plaga and many county men, detailing parcels, blocks, and lots with sale amounts from 80 to 6500 dollars. Names include Ward, Taylor, Garza Pastran, Lain, Craie, Owens, Jenkins, Brown, Williamson, McLendon, Gibson, and others across Logan Robertson Williamson and surrounding counties.
Memorial services across Ponce marked the ninth anniversary of the August 1806 hurricane catastrophe. Accounts praise US troops for aid and relief, describing wrecked towns, floodwaters, and the rescue of survivors as Puerto Rico rebuilt with American support.
A compact reflection on loyalty to the United States, exploring how diverse communities express devotion and contentment while navigating modern pressures. The piece contrasts varied regional identities with a shared sense of national belonging and purpose.
George E. Roberts, who resigned as director of the mint to become president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago, will be the principal speaker at the Northern Iowa Editorial Association convention in Estherville today. Roberts began his career in an Iowa newspaper, Ames, and was once editor of a newspaper in Estherville.
Minnesota announces a light wheat harvest with an expected 60 percent of last year’s North West output. The season is nearly a month late and much grain is overgrown with weeds. Minnesota South Dakota and North Dakota total crop is estimated at 15 million bushels versus 175 million last year.
New York reports Beers Diamond Company of South Africa has bought control of the Premier mine, nearly securing a world diamond monopoly. Merchants doubt price impact as the monopoly existed until Premier mine opened three years ago. The world’s largest diamond was found in the Premier mine about two years ago.
County Treasurer Walton's monthly report presented to Auditor Wiggins shows no balance on hand as of August 1 amounting to 4191,022.50. Receipts for duty totaled 2,524.89 while expenditures stood at 11,807.55.
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