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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1920
Page
2
The article extols nature as a divine restorative that counters self obsession and daily routine. It argues that immersion in the Great Outdoors reduces ego driven pride, enhances perspective, and leaves individuals refreshed and more considerate of others after receiving the calm and inviolable hush of nature.
A stirring year-end clearance offers Axminator Rugs at $75 for 9x12 pieces, Wilton Velvet Rugs at $50.25 to $78.50 for 9x17 sizes, and durable Stenciled Grass Rugs from $16.50 with 8x10 fret patterns. Limited stock on broken lots and overstock items.
All suits in stock are offered as strictly tailored semi tailored fur trim ripple and box coat models with embroidery or braid trims. Prices range from 22 50 to 250 60, moving up in increments through 45 00 55 00 65 00 75 00 85 00 100 00 125 00.
All street dresses afternoon dinner and evening wear. Wool silk and wool blends highlighted. Dresses range from 17.50 to 75.00 sale prices across several price tiers. Higher priced gowns also half off, with selections spanning 37.50 to 67.50.
Year end sale lists silk fabrics with prices for 36 to 86 inch widths. Items include satin de Chine georgette crepes crepe de Chine taffeta and satin in multiple colors and plaids priced from 2.50 to 8.00 per yard. Prominent fabrics include 36 inch dress satins 40 inch satin meteor and 82 to 86 inch width silks.
A crude description notes a handsome nickel alarm clock with a bell on top and a plain face with larger numerals and a second hand. The item is described as of wide value and is listed by street floor vendors.
Handsome imported beaded bags in the drawstring style. Attractive designs in black and gold, and white and gold with floral motifs.
Real Morocco leather bags with coin purse and extra minor. A very serviceable bag suitable for any occasion. Street Floor sale features $6.00 and $4.25 price points.
Stock of ostrich feather fans massively reduced for New Year dances and entertainments. Wide range of colors and organization offered. Prices from six to forty five dollars. Street floor.
Offering silky jersey satin messaline and taffeta with self adjusting elastic. Includes plain and fancy sateen heather blooms in regular and outsize. Regular prices five to twenty five dollars, now three ninety three to sixteen sixty six. Third Floor.
A wonderful range of coats from affordable to elaborate in flexible sea, pom pom, chinchilla, silvertones, and blends. Belts and flare styles in popular colors. Sizes 6 to 14 years now $10.41 to $38.34, 12 to 17 years now $13.06 to $90.00, smaller sizes $5.30 to $8.64.
Formerly priced from 20 dollars to 35 dollars, now offered from 10 to 217.50. Sizes up to 17 years, some with two pairs of pants. Unusually good tailoring, double stitched seams and interlining throughout. Materials used are all-wool fabrics.
A sale advertises the entire blouse stock including lingerie waists georgette satin and chiffon waists tailored and dressy waists lace waists and long silk smacks. Prices listed range from 10 to 25 dollars per blouse.
All coats available including sport coats street coats fur trimmed and tailored coats. Three quarter coats priced at 29.50 to 150.00 with several price brackets named. High priced coats offered plus a one third off sale option noted.
Hud son seal garments trimmed with beaver and skunk furs are offered along with nutria and natural squirrel pieces. Coats come in 80 and 46 inch lengths with silk linings. Every item reduced to one third of the marked price, regualar range from 295 to 1260 dollars.
Broken lots of serges brilliantines wool challes and striped mohairs tested for women and children's dresses marked at 1004 and 1 50 values. The listing notes 50 pieces offered under the label TDC with prices cited in the sale.
An ad notes all wool options priced around 3000 dollars, featuring Poiret word tricoline silk papiii velour and black and white checks in 60 and Edirich widths. In great demand for women's tailored suits and separate skirts, Second Floor.
Short lengths of outing flannel ginghams percale bleached domestics and sheetings oilcloth cretonnes pillow casing and madras offered at great reductions from their original prices Second Mannequin sale announcement in a vintage newspaper ad style.
Textile ad lists extra special English longcloth in 12 yard bolts at 30 inch width for 2.89, 26 inch width at 3.89, 36 inch width at 4.89, and bolts at 5.49. Materials described as fine selected yarns and soft quality ready for the needle.
A fragmented advertisement notes a wide non shrinkable Zimnnv fabric for Rowse dreseeg and mens shirts priced at $2.00 per bolt and $1.49. It lists 120 yards of dark navy blue flannel in 27 inch width and U5 inch width solid color cloths in pink lavender light blue Copenhagen and white for shirts skirts kimonos and underwear.
Clear Away sweaters for children and misses in Ashcer make wool with high roll collars in brown navy and green shades. Prices range from 3.95 to 20.00. Also tuxedo style misses sweaters in two tone effects and solid colors, and wool scarfs and slipovers priced 3.95 to 10.00 with all wool yarns and stylish trims.
A street display offers a wonderful array of necklaces described as fascinating with every color and size imaginable. The vendor promotes a diverse selection of pieces appealing to broad tastes.
Special offering of fine junior dresses in prevailing styles from silks velvets georgette. Former prices 30.00 to 59.50 now 5.00 to 23.75. Sizes 8 to 14 years.
Hosiery and junior dress items show price cuts with ranges for styles and sizes. Suits and dresses for ages 12 to 29 years and 6 to 17 years mark down from past prices to new values, with reductions from 31 percent to notable dollar amounts. Prices span former figures from 1.50 to 125.00 and new prices down to 2.59 for some items, while younger sizes reflect discounts from 10.00 to 75.00 to as low as 5.00 to 87.50.
A fragmented ad notes discounts on Middies in regulation styles and various motels. Prices range from 14 to 44 cents for select items, with regular prices cited from 2.60 up to 14 dollars. The wording is garbled but indicates a clearance or promotional sale featuring midweight garments and accessories.
The ad lists tricolette blouses in navy brown black and emerald with embroidery and ribbon trim in all sizes priced around 4.50 to 250. Georgette blouses offered in odds and ends in light and dark colors. Wool serge skirts described as straightline with pockets belts and wool fabric priced about 5.30.
A dealer promotes riding outfits including cotton and wool riding habits with coats and breeches. Items labeled well tailored in every class and priced originally at two dollars, now marked down to fourteen dollars and fifty cents.
Raincoats from our stock include a wide range of styles and colors in rubberized silk, cotton, and wool. For women and misses, regular prices run from 8.20 to 25.00, now marked down to 7.60 to 20.03.
Fine pictures and mirrors in all sizes offered at reduced prices through the end of the month. Includes prints photogravures sepia hand colored prints water colors and paintings as well as mirrors.
Warmerly coats priced originally from 26 to 85 dollars are now reduced to 12.60 to 49.80. Sizes range from 2 to 6 years with Velvets velours broadcloth and other fabrics in attractive colors. Styles include belted and flare models with various trimmings.
Clear-Away offers wool and woolnap blankets in two sizes 1x90 and 2x00 in acersucker plain white and white striped weaves. Prices shown as special 259 dollars in this advertisement.
Startex toweling offered in pure view fabrics with an 18 inch width. Housewife oriented lines suggest using for kitchen or hand towels with colored borders. Fifth Floor reference appears as a display or location cue.
An assortment of scarfs, covers, and linen pieces offered at various prices up to $2.00. Includes linen squares, cretonne scarfs, card table covers, centerpieces 24 to 86 inches, hemstitched Japanese designs, and lace trimmed pieces. Also Turkish towels, Mohawk Pepperell Qur Own and Ulica brands pillow cases, and auto robes in several patterns. Birth Floor.
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