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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
42
An old advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a treatment for grip after-effects. It claims quick relief, blood purification, and resistance to complications like bronchitis and pneumonia. It cites a Sedalia Missouri user story and urges purchase from Dr Williams Medicine Company, Kenectady NY.
The French traveler Mehier de Mathuisieuix describes a lunar like Tripoli landscape. He notes scorching heat and abrupt day to night shifts, a plateau that rises sharply inland, and a landscape sharply divided from the Mediterranean coast by a vast geological barrier.
The Libyan plateau called the T h ara features dry barren ground with wadis and elusive subterranean water. Deep ravines hold rare springs. wells are needed 100 to 250 feet deep for access. Mizda and Orfella stand as population centers amid Turkish officials and Senussi convents while coastal Djeffara offers more oases. Persistent south sandstorms threaten ships. Mediterranean winds temper the climate, making life overall healthy in oases.
Germanys Max Reinhardt, leading secessionist of the stage, plans an American visit to present Shakespeare productions and his grand pantomimes including Sophocles Oedipus. He and Munich theatre head George Fuchs reject moral preaching, aiming to pure dramatic art for all audiences while managing a vast repertoire and multiple productions worldwide.
A New York American tale warns travelers to tip bellboys and present a good front. Alfred Atwater, a grocer's clerk turned hotel guest, enjoys three days of luxury at the Waldorf after avoiding a necessary tip, then ends up on Blackwell's Island while reflecting on safer behavior and better manners.
Santa Claus Wonderhouse offers enameled tin aluminum and granite ware tea and dinner sets and toilet sets from 10c to 8.00. Doll furniture and mission sets priced 25c to 1.00. Wood or alcohol stoves with utensils 50c to 12.50. Pianos mahogany and white enamel 25c to 6.00. Doll beds 25c to 12.00. Guns 25c to 2.50. Swords 10c to 50c. Trains electric with track 500 to 6.00.
An inviting catalog style notice showcases a Santa Claus themed toy store with German imports and a transfer service. It lists steam engines, magic lanterns, moving picture machines, dolls, animals, blocks, paints, doll go carts, wheel toys, airplanes, drums, and various games with prices. It emphasizes seasonal gift appeal and bundled delivery in one large box or a reserved bundle.
Gift suggestions include necktie holders with sateen covers and painted heads, priced at 25c, linen covered scissor cases and manicure sets, ribbon cases with linen and bone bodkin for 1, shoe horn holders, shaving pads, and cretonne covered boxes in floral designs priced 25c 50c and 1. Also Parisian ivory pin cushions in assorted colors 50c to 1.25.
New stock features velvet and suede bags with beaded details in plain and fringed styles. Straps and long cords, lined in maire and leather, with silver gilt and gunmetal frames. Prices range from 1.00 to 32.50. Imported sewing baskets and boxes offered priced 0.25 to 17.50.
Scarfs featured this season emphasize Crepe de Chine and Suesine silk with solid colors and floral prints. Two yard lengths shown with hem stitched borders priced from $1.00 to $6.00, including fringed ends and various finishes for Radium silk and crepe de Chine options.
An advertisement lists picture frames in Parisian Ivory Japanese Vanadium silver and Sterling silver ranging from miniature to 12x16 inches priced at 25c to 50 dollars. Also offered are desk sets and accessories in brass and ivory finish silver plate calenders ink wells note pad with pencil attached stationery racks card index paper weights book racks pen trays letter openers and scissor sets. All moderately priced.
The collection features sherbet cups saucers jars cream and sugar sets salt and pepper shakers candle sticks pitchers decanters water glasses and more priced from 50c to 12.50.
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