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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1917
Page
10
A 1920s style advertisement claims DeMiracle depilatory removes hair beneath the skin unlike pastes and rub-ons. It advertises bottles priced 60 cents to $2, with a free plain envelope booklet and a New York address for orders.
A medium sized silver pitcher with heavy quadruple plating is presented to Sulee. The item features refined craftsmanship and a durable finish suitable for formal settings. Further provenance details are not provided in the readable text.
A brief note highlights Butterick patterns as a long lasting standard guiding sewing safety and reliability across generations.
From the East comes word that red and purple hats are in vogue. Tomorrow Joske Store showcases new Autumn Millinery in red and pink shades with fabrics of fine quality. Styles range from medium and small to large straight designs with drooping brims. Trimmings feature jet ornaments fur edges feathers and pompons.
A beauty parlor advertises a manicure service by an expert attendant priced at 35 cents. The notice highlights skilled care and grooming options for customers seeking affordable beauty treatments.
The piece argues for a postwar world with a tribunal to judge nations, and a federation of democracies led by England, France, and America. It envisions a united western world safeguarding liberty, policing global order, and relying on a reborn United States as a global authority.
A 1917 copyright notice from the Bell Syndicate, Inc. appears as part of a newspaper page segment. It indicates ownership and rights for the syndicated material published that year.
Berlin reports several German communes plan a cat tax with a option to surrender unwilling pets to commercial slaughterhouses. A network of slaughterhouses has been organized to process cat meat.
Oriental themed kimonos from Japan feature elaborate embroidery and prices from 1.98 to 3.50. Women's quilted satin jackets from Japan range 5.96 to 6.95. New quilted silk bath robes in dark shades and new colors priced 8.95 to 13.50.
Aug 25 report from Berlin says Prussia appoints Paul Spaete, a Breslau butcher, as official executioner after a vacancy of over a year. Spaete, chosen from 342 applicants, earns 650 dollars yearly plus 135 dollars per execution and travel fees. northern states sometimes borrow him for capital sentences.
Rome reports Milan has donated over 100 pounds of gold and 200 pounds of silver to the national Italian gold collection, aiding the wartime effort and national relief.
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