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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1899
Page
12
The advertisement touts ongoing low prices at a store with bargains on hose belts collars and men’s furnishings. It highlights cheap shameless hose four ply linen collars and reduced prices across shoes for men women and children. It also notes availability of periodical stamps and Wagner and Cabot money orders.
The piece describes new wrap styles in satin and brocade for women, detailing long coats with bishop sleeves, high collars, and jeweled fastenings. It notes black satin options, fur trims, and the influence of grand silhouettes, with emphasis on cost and durability for formal occasions. It also mentions accessories like flowers worn in hair as fashionable adornments.
Contemporary Rovier Tsview argues that acts claiming mercy in warfare are contentious. He notes conventions like Geneva and St Petersburg aim to relieve suffering but may enable further wounding. He argues merciful rules vary by era and depend on retaliation and necessity, making humanitarian efforts partial and uncertain.
The article discusses France’s proposed reform to beggars and tramps, aiming to curb crime with a new bill. It outlines penalties for professional beggars and provisions for those willing to work, including placement in labor houses until private employment is found, plus extensive police reporting and refuge usage data from 1895. It also notes a world forest discovery near Africa and a humorous contrasting anecdote about gasoline stoves.
Quiet shoppers at a big millinery store discuss fall hat trends. Colors mauve, brown, gray and turquoise prevail with large picture hats and butterfly creations. Hat shapes include plush, castor colors, and oyster hats with plumes and pheasant heads.
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