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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
21
An ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as the quickest relief for grip aftereffects. It claims the pills purify blood, rebuild strength, and help resist bronchitis pneumonia and other dangers. A Sedalia Missouri woman testifies to recovery after prolonged illness and loss of strength.
A valuable booklet titled Dis say of the Blood with alofal information will be sent by request. Dr Williams Pink Pills are offered by all druggists or postpaid on receipt of price. Fifty cents per box six for two fifty by Dr Williams Medicine Company Kenectady N Y.
French traveler M. Mohist de Mathutstenia reports Tripoli’s desert as moonlike. He notes an grimly broken surface, intense heat, and stark daylight reflections. The terrain rises from the Mediterranean coast to a high skyward plateau acting as a significant geological barrier.
A Toronto Sun summary describes the Libyan desert’s Djeffara and Thora plateau, noting lunar desolation, dry barren surfaces, rare water in deep ravines, wadis once rivers, and few cultivable oases like Mizda and Orfella. It contrasts the arid Thara with the coastal Djeffura belt rich in oases, but hindered by fierce south winds and sandstorms that threaten ships.
German theatre innovator Max Reinhardt, hailed as a leading figure, plans an American visit to stage original Shakespeare productions and monumental pantomimes including Sophocles Oedipus. His Munich circle, led by Herry Reinhardt and George Fuchs, criticizes conventional theater and seeks art for art’s sake, aiming to move audiences toward harmony with the world.
A New York American piece recounts Alfred Atwater, once a grocer’s clerk, living richly for three days in splendor after blagging hotel credit. A sharp-eyed bellboy and Detective Smith expose his faked luxury as he ends up learning to unwind yarns in confinement, vowing to do better next time.
A catalog-like advert lists toys and holiday items including china, enameled sets, doll furniture, woodware, pianos, trains, guns, swords, and mechanical toys with prices from 25 cents to several dollars. The prose extols Santa Claus and the magic of make believe, inviting shoppers to use a Transfer to ship everything in one bundle and noting daily improvements in selection.
Readable items include necktie holders with sateen covers price 25c, shoehorn holders 25c, shaving pads 25c, ribbon cases 81, telephono registers 260 and 1, Parisian ivory pin cushions 1.25, cretonia boxes in assorted sizes 25c 50c and 1.
The advertisement offers a range of bags including velvet suede feather and beaded varieties with plain fringed alrp and long cord handles along with sliver git and gunmetal frames priced from 1.08 to 922.50. It also sells importer sewing baskets and boxes fitted with practical articles, priced from 1.57 to 7.50.
Crepe de Chine and silk scarfs headline fashion with solid colors and floral prints. Prices range from $1.00 to $80.00 for Crepe scarfs two yards long with hemstitched borders, fringed ends, and assorted colors and finishes. Also featured are picture frames in Parisian ivory and silver, desk sets, calendars, and office accessories offered in brass, ivory, and other finishes at moderate prices.
Silver Deposit Glass catalog offers a wide array from sherbet cups and mustard jars to cream and sugar sets and salt and pepper shakers. Shapes include candle sticks pitchers decanters and various glassware priced from 50 cents to 12 dollars 50 cents.
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