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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
2
Sale list features fall hats, hosiery, stockings, handbags, gloves, and jewelry. Items include silk hosiery, chiffon stockings, faux pearl necklaces, linen kerchiefs, broadcloth blouses, sheer hose, and various fall handbags with prices ranging from under a dollar to several dollars.
Historic sale notice lists silk underwear gowns and slips with prices from 29 cents to 12.50 dollars. Includes rayon pajamas, two piece college sets, brassieres, corsets, girdles, and foundation garments from multiple makers.
A garbled catalog style page advertises girls and tots clothing including fall dresses, wool Zephyr sweaters, coats, skirts and shirts with prices ranging from 1.00 to 10.98. Items listed include Aridex jackets and overalls and various wool apparel.
A local ad promotes infant needs at reduced prices with items such as hand made clothes for infants, outing gowns and wrappers, 38x38 inch blankets, Lacque sets, Continental Springs baby scales, Brown Whipcord baby strollers, and county baby diapers. Prices range from 39 cents to 7.50 dollars, with several items discounted from higher tags. Enhanced baby items and essentials are presented as value buys for families stocking up.
A brief ad lists items for sale including an Underwood typewriter at 54.40, a free table, Congress playing cards at 59c, a Pen and Pencil Set at 1.65, an Essex fountain pen scratch proof, and a Patrician stationery item priced at 44.50.
A vintage ad lists 39 cent pin money pickles 30 cent Kraft caramels Hershey Kisses 24/2 pounds for 620e 69 Men's shoes priced at 5 to 6 dollars and a 1940 white electric sewing machine offered at 39.50 59 cents.
A catalog style summary lists fabrics including Rayon Jersey and Velveteen by yard, Silk and Cotton blends, Alpaca, Crepe and Corduroy with prices ranging from 19 cents to about 2 dollars per yard. Entries include Rayon French Crepe, Narrow Vale Corduroy, Printed Chalice, Percale, Muslin, and Wool Plaids, showing wide material variety and price points.
A fragmented ad-like list presents various toilet goods with prices and brands such as Barbasol shaving cream Luxor face powder Kolynos toothpaste Zonite antiseptic Vitalis hair tonic Williams Aqua Velva Lavoris Sal Hepatica Jergen's lotion and Lucky Tiger shampoo. It reads like a catalog of items with inconsistent spellings and multiple cent amounts.
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