Washable boys’ suits on display for 2 to 8 years
The store offers washable suits showing the season’s new features for boys from ages 2 to 8 years. Located on the second floor, the display emphasizes fit and durability for young wearers.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
4
Ladies' Shoe Department Relocates Upstairs
The ladies' shoe department is now on the second floor in front, with ample daylight. The move highlights improved lighting and visibility for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Ladies’ Shoe Department
Best for Liver Bowels Stomach Van Lax Ad
The ad touts Van Lax as a superior medicine replacing calomel with gentle bowel cleansing. It claims quick relief from bilious sick feeling, sour stomach, and bad breath, with no griping, and notes use for children and daily dosing. It directs readers to obtain a 50c bottle from druggists or Van Vleet Drug Co. Memphis Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Lax
van Vleet Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
Flag Day Success Spurs Twilight Concert Appeal
After raising over 1000 dollars from selling 10000 flags for the Red Cross, the San Antonio Chapter plans a twilight concert at the Majestic Theatre Sunday at 615 pm. The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra will perform, Ed Raymond donates the theater, Guessaz Ferlet provide programs, and Mrs. Henry A. Greene and Mrs. Frank Badger chair the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
American Red Cross Society
United States
Red Cross
Majestic Theater
Henry A. Greene
Frank Badger
George Dunn
William Aubrey
Gunter Hotel
Hannah Hirshberg
Burns’ Drug Store
Council of Jewish Women
M. B. Smith
Fernando Lopez
Mexico City
Lopez
McElroy’s
Camp Wilson
C. 8. Venable
International & Great Northern
Wolff & Marx
C. W. Rigsby
Daughters of the Confederacy
Menger Hotel
George Martin
Reaume
Notable visitors and guests arrive at San Antonio hotels
J M Dobie of Cotulla is in San Antonio on business staying at the St Anthony. Mrs Oscar B Bergstrom and daughter are from New York visiting Meneer. J B Carlton of Waco registered at the Gunter. Others include A H Hartman of New York at St Anthony W A Wallace of Chicago at the Gunter J H Harshaw of Denison at the Menger Fred Usher of St Louis at St Anthony W C Clouran of Washington at the Gunter E N Brown of New York staying at Men ger J R Blessing of Chicago among the crowd Mrs Sterling Baker of Sonora at the Gunter E M Childs of New York at the Menger Mr and Mrs G I Light and son of Pilot Point at the St Anthony Mr and Mrs H P Stone of Uvalde at the Gunter E M Childs noted again at the Gunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Dobie
Cotulla
San Antonio
St. Anthony
Oscar B. Bergstrom
New York
Meneer
J. B. Carlton
Waco
Gunter
A. H. Hartman
W. A. Wallace
Chicago
J. H. Harshaw
Denison
Menger
Fred Usher
St. Louis
W. C. Clouran
Washington
E. N. Brown
City
J. R. Blessing
Sterling Baker
Sonora
E. M. Childs
G. I. Light and
Pilot
Point, Tex
H. P. Stone
Uvalde
Weight gain through massage at Harlandale baths
A vintage advertisement promotes scientific massage and Harlandale hot sulfur baths to increase weight. It notes the Harlandale South Flores streetcar for access and claims rubbing aids tissue growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hippocrates
Harlandale
South Flores
Poets and Provisions Stir a Hibition Town
In a Wagfon Star style excerpt a young man quotes poetry about a loaf of bread and wine as Miss Cayenne notes bread grows dearer in a prohibition community, highlighting tension between art and rising prices. The scene captures a budget tension in a literary vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Highland Park Residential Lots in San Antonio Offer
Highland Park overlooks the business center with direct access from Commerce Street. The property corners at Walters and Rigsby streets offer over 200 homes and more to come as a premier residence area with city improvements including sidewalks curbs gutters water gas lights sewers and mail delivery. Lots start at 50 by 150 feet with prices from 225 to 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park
Commerce Street
Walters and
Rigsby Streets
Commerce
Walters
Goliad Street
New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio
Highland Park City Lots Offer Close In Investment
The ad touts Highland Park in San Antonio with city services and 200 plus homes. It promotes a new $40,000 school and urges builders and investors to buy city lots close to town, highlighting growth and favorable terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park
San Antonio
Army Orders Extend Leave And Flag Additional Detachments
Today’s Army orders extend leave for Captain Robert J. West of the Thirty-seventh Infantry for three days and Second Lieutenant David H. Blakelock of the District of Columbia for ten days. Detached: First Lieutenant Herbert H. Clarkson and First Lieutenant Charles G. Helmick of the Sixth Field Artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. West
Thirty-seventh Infantry
David H. Blakelock
District of Columbia
Herbert H. Clarkson
Charles G. Helmick
Sixth Field Artillery
Gets-It corn remedy hailed as simple painless cure
Testimonial claims two drops remove corns without pain after years of cuts salves and knives. Brand Gets-It advertised at 25 cents a bottle sold by E Lawrence Co and listed U S distributors in Chicago San Antonio and local stores with endorsements from several named firms and pharmacists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Hl. Ford
San Antonio
C. E. Fritsche
Burns
Adolph Dreiss
H.W .H Es Model Pharmacy
McElroy’s
W. C. Kalteyer
Fischer's
Open YWCA Campaign Postponed to March 1 Start
Enthusiastic committees and strong leaders prepare to launch a 50000 debt campaign for the YWCA with a march 1 opening after a Feb 27 plan was moved. Team captains include Miss Marion Bliem Mrs F L Hillyer Mrs Harry Hyman and Miss Bertha Sperring among others. a follow up meeting is set for Mon 12115 at the YWCA building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Woman's Christian Association
Association
Marion Bliem
F. L. Hillyer
Harry Hyman
A.B. Weakley
George Wurzbach
Bert Chaffey
E. E. Dilley
Porter I. Loring
T. D. Mathis
Ray Mackey
T.S. Michael
Bertha Sperring
Young Woman’s Christian Association Cafetaria
R. A. Cassidy
Col. S. W. Hendrick
Nat M. Washer
Women Voters Aim for Strong Support at Meeting
About 800 business women in stores offices and industrial concerns pledge staunch support after a rousing Thursday evening meeting at the association building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Portage Tire Co Advertising Bicycle Ready Plans
Street car and jitney patrons urged to go independent and ride a bicycle with easy payments offered by Portage Tire Co located at 2218 Alamo. The ad promotes affordable bicycle purchases to customers seeking alternative transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage Tire Co
Alamo
Internal Bath and the J B L Cascade Wellness Claim
Advertises an Internal Bath system named the J B L Cascade that supposedly cleanses the lower intestine with warm water. Promotes health benefits, claims constipation relief and increased efficiency, and offers a free explanatory book from H L Wagner's Drug Store in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bb. L. Cascade
H. L. Wagner
East Houston Street
San Antonio
Lectures on Greek Life and Thought by Stoughton Holborn
Ian B Stoughton Holborn resumes a series on Greece to modern civilization with a second talk at 8 15 Saturday evening in the Main Avenue High School auditorium. The lecture compares Spartan socialism and Athenian democracy to illuminate enduring principles and current world conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Ian B. Stoughton Holborn
Oxford
England
Carnegie Library
Main Avenue High School
Socrates
Mr. Holborn
Athens
The Ceaseless Spinner
Editha admires her new summer work and marvels at silk from a humble worm. Her mother rebukes the reference to Editha’s father as unnecessary chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Editha
Stone image found in cave in Kansas relic of ancient idol worship
E L Littlepage of Morton Gap Kentucky reports a six inch ferrous sandstone statue found on a cave ledge in North Christian county Kansas. The rudely carved seated figure with extended arms is well preserved with minor head and arm weathering and is believed to be an ancient idol relic dating earlier than other Indian mound finds in western Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
E. L. Littlepage
Morton Gap
Kentucky
Winter Tonic Promises Health Through Blood Purity
Purporting to boost winter resilience, an ad claims S. S. S. purifies blood to restore vigor and appetite. It touts over 50 years on the market and directs readers to Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for free books and medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
Boston Transcript
Crockett
High End Park
Y.W. A. Campaign
Arthur G. Jury
Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.