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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
12
Gifts from many sources added over 28 000 volumes to the Library of Congress this year. The institution now holds 2 451 974 books and 14 200 maps with a large rise in early Chinese texts and Latin American documents.
Gus Leverkuhn of Heger Texas describes severe rheumatism and sciatica for four years. He credits Tanlac for restoring walking, reducing pain, and enabling full plowing capacity. He drove forty miles to obtain more bottles and reports weight gain and improved sleep. Wagner Drug Co. in San Antonio sells Tanlac.
French soldiers faced harsh fall conditions near Verdun with unusually low sickness in many battalions, about three to four per thousand. Frontline troops endured long exposures in shell‑holes linked by spade work, while rain and mud soaked uniforms and food, and water shortages strained reliefs.
Italy's new wartime tax plan starts next June and could yield around forty million dollars. The heaviest levy targets war goods manufacturers with a 60 percent rate on profits over 20 percent invested. Foreign firms face a 0.3 percent tax, property owners bear a 5 percent monthly direct tax, and soldiers not in active duty face a small levy along with others unfit for military service.
Violinist Micha Elman, insured for 300000 dollars for his hands, was injured in a taxi collision with a trolley car in New York. He sustained a forehead cut and was hospitalized, but an inspection found no injury to his hands or wrists and all coverage remains secure.
A large third floor stock offers suits for matron elderly young and large women at substantial cuts. Prices drop from 15.00 to 100.00, with discounts ranging from one third to over one third off. The assortment is described as fashionable for winter wear and newly reduced from already low prices.
A sale offers dresses in messaline crepes de chine serges satin and silk blends with deep price cuts. Prices range from 13.34 for 20.00 dresses to 83.34 for 125.00 dresses in black staple shades and new color tones. Dress styles feature plain, pleated, embroidered and metallic trims.
Mid season models priced to 20 dollars include many worn less than two weeks. Serges poplin gabardine velour with velvet trim or fur touches in black and colors. Saturday price 11.67 for any suit in this clearance.
A catalog of evening gowns describes Handsome gowns for evening wear and dancing frocks in silk net crepe and tulle with a wide array of bewitching effects all offered at reduced prices for shoppers seeking formal attire.
A dense ad lists a wide selection of women’s coats and evening dresses with varied prices. It highlights fur trimmed, plain, cloth, and velvet coats with substantial markdowns to clear stock for the season. Prices range from about 16.89 to 63.75 for coats and 15.67 to 49.98 for dresses, with many items labeled as reduced.
Sport coats described as good looking and comfortable with several styles in fancy mixtures and plain black materials. Available in all sizes with values to 12.50 now priced at 8.98.
Readable here are coats priced at 10.00 and 12.50 with sizes for misses 14 to 18. Styles feature large collars patch pockets and wide belts plus striking plaid effects and values to 7.50.
A collection of coats offered at 14.89 each, with long looseback three-quarter and flare styles for dress and day wear. Made from novelty weaves and plain fabrics in black navy brown and green, colors and mixtures. Regularly selling to 25.00, Saturay.
Hosiery sale offers 63c for silk look hose tomorrow with black or white options and legitimate values. Also features 25c infants’ hose lots, fine ribbed 1x1 hose at 15c a pair and three for 50c, highlighting durable looks and onyx style.
Natural wavy switches on three short stems can be worn as one or two strands or all three. Wavy Switches eighteen inches long priced from 1.45 to 2.95 with varieties in grey and other colors. Beautiful wavy transformations made of hair like your own in quality and color. Soft Wavy Transformations available in all colors including grey at 1.95.
Women can choose Maribou and Ostrich neck pieces capes stoles and ruffs at half price. Original prices ranged from 3.50 to 12.50 with Saturday specials from 1.75 to 6.25.
Palmolive XTRA features two value offers. First option: Palmolive Shampoo 39c, with a 10c Palmolive Soap cake. Second option: Palmolive Cream 50c jar with a 10c Soap cake, Bourjois Dora Face Powder 50c box with a 6c powder puff. Bourjois Roses Rouge 50c box for 25c. Talcum 35c or 25c with tomorrow box.
A sale offers a clearance of fancy mesh and novelty veils in various styles. Aimed at quick clearance, items feature borders, fancy effects, long and semi circular shapes in black or etamel shade. Priced from 69c to $1.50.
Delayed shipment arrives too late for Christmas selling so leather bags in crepe and pin morocco grain leathers go on sale tomorrow. Puff and pleated styles with double inside frame coin purse and mirrors, typically selling up to 1.50 but offered at 1.00.
Half Price sale features about 200 Art Novelties including tapestry cretonne gift articles trays boxes ribbon novelties garters pin cushions and Japanese lacquered boxes. Leather novelties offer writing sets frames calendars memo pads score pads and jewel boxes. Also Ormula Gold jewel boxes cut glass trays flower holders and silver novelties all at Half Price on the Sales Square Section B Street Floor.
The Joske Store offers a wide range of evening and party pumps in all sizes. Featured styles include Bright Kid Pumps with jet beaded vamp and Louis XV heel at 5 dollars, White Satin Strap Sandals with pearl beading at 6 dollars, and White Satin Pumps with gold beaded vamp at 6 dollars.
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