Semi-Annual Clean Sweep Sale Promises Bargains
The notice promotes a two day bargain event ending Monday with early shoppers urged to attend Saturday and Monday to secure good items during the sale.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
9
Shoe Sale Prices and Styles in Local Advert
Local ad lists women and misses shoes from 95 cents to 6.50 with low cuts and canvas options. Men’s footwear features low cut button and lace shoes priced around 2.50 to 3.45. Hats offered as a closeout selection with trims in the advertised lots.
Sport Suits in Silk Taffeta with Stripes
Classified listing shows sport suits priced at 4.00 5.00 and 10.00 euro style fabrics described as fancy stripes and silk taffeta.
Price Marks Adjusted For Vintage Stamps
A stamp dealer lists new reduced values on old issues with $1.50 values now $1.39 and higher denoms adjusted to $1.98. The $2.00 and $2.50 values show similar cut, reflecting market readjustments.
Boys Wash Suits Ages 2 to 9 on Sale
Children’s wash suits sized from two to nine years are offered at reduced prices. Value up to 2.50 now 98 cents each. Sale emphasizes economical clothing for boys with practical durability.
San Antonio Transit Merger Set With New Public Service
City commission approves merger of San Antonio Gas & Electric with San Antonio Traction to form the San Antonio Public Service Company capitalized at 4.7 million dollars. A line to Camp Kelly will be built within ten days and a reinforced concrete bridge project on San Pedro Creek is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
San Antonio Traction Company
Citizens’ Committee
City Commission
San Antonio Public Service Company
Transportation Department
McMillan
South San Antonio
Camp Kelly
Aviation Post
W. B Tuttle
The
Traction Company
San Pedro Creek
South Flores Street
Thomas C. Nelson
Colquitt Place
Waco Avenue
David Lehr Jr
Crockett Street
Tobin Bros
Taxation Department
Health Department
McCain
War Department
Baker
Raymond B. Fosdick
Freezone Corn Remedy Bottle Promise
A small bottle called freezone contains ether based compound that claims to instantly remove corns and calluses with no pain or skin irritation. It promises easy lifting of shriveled corn and encourages keeping a bottle on the dresser to prevent future corn aches.
Ex Deputy Sheriff of Bexar County Endorses Tanlac
Joe Chadwick, a former Bexar County deputy sheriff for fourteen years, endorses Tanlac after his wife’s ten year stomach disorder. He notes improved sleep, digestion, energy, and relief from gas and palpitations, saying the product has helped her markedly. Wagner's Drug Store and E. J. H. Neier sell Tanlac in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Joe Chadwick
Bexar County
Chadwick
Krempkau Street
Wagner
Mr. Chadwick
San Antonio
E. J. H. Neier
Ady
Cocoanut Milk Versus Rum Theme in Porto Rico Vote
Porto Rico prepares for a July 16 general election the first as American citizens. Prohibitionists back cocoanut milk as a symbol while anti prohibitionists favor the rum bottle. A 10 percent petition threshold would trigger a dry island by 1918. petitions well beyond the minimum were deemed valid, securing the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
P. R
Porto Rico
Supervisor of Elections
Spanell Molds Shells in Pa Munition Plant
Harry J. Spanell, convicted at Coleman last May of murdering Lieut. Col. M. C. Butler and awaiting appeal, is making 65 inch shells at a Hazleton, Pennsylvania munition factory near his former home. Spanell had earlier been acquitted of killing his wife in San Angelo, but convicted at Coleman for Butler’s murder, with the Alpine killings occurring on July 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Harry J. Spanell
Coleman
M. C. Butler
Hazleton
Lud Williams
Waco
Spanell
San Angelo
Butler
Alpine
Irish commission to meet July 25 for preliminary business
Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons that the Irish commission will convene July 25 to handle preliminary matters including the appointment of a chairman. He proposed Henry E. Duke, chief secretary for Ireland, as provisional chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Irish Commission
Henry E. Duke
Ireland
Father of District Judge Killed in Curve Crash
The father of P. O. Beard, judge of the Seventy first District Court at Marshall, was killed in Longview Texas when he was thrown from his son's automobile as it turned a sharp curve. The elder Beard was en route to his Henderson home when the accident occurred and the body was taken to Longview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Tex
P. O. Beard
Seventy-first District Court
Marshall
Mr. Beard
Henderson
National Council Opens Texas Defense Session
The Texas State Council of Defense held its opening session at the St. Anthony Hotel with 40 members. Officials announced county committee plans, food supply campaigns, and badges for members while studying Wisconsin’s model for future adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housewives of
Texas
Texas State Council of Defense
St. Anthony
Texas Council
National Council of Defense
Wisconsin State Council of Defense
Wisconsin
O. F E. Dunlap
Waxahachie
State Warehouse and Marketing Department
Texas Millers
Kell
Fred Flemming
Dallas
Woman's Division
Hoover
Army Y. M. C. A
National Army
Wichita
Liberty
Red Cross
National Guard
Chamber of Commerce of
Wichita Falls
Q-Ban Hair Tonic Ad Brings Hair Color Promise
An advertisement touts Q-Ban hair products promising to restore gray or faded hair to natural color. It offers a large bottle for 50 cents at Sommer's and Fischer's drug stores and invites readers to request a free illustrated book of lectures on hair culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Sommer
Fischer
Kell named to national defense panel representing Texas
Frank Kell of Wichita Falls, attending the Texas State Council of Defense meeting in San Antonio, has been appointed to represent Texas on the national commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fach County
Carl
Defense Board
National Board
Committee On
R. E. L. Knight
Dallas
Texas Council of Defense
Ferguson
Frank Kell
Wichita Falls
Wichita County
O. E. Dunlap
Waxahachie
J. F. Carl
San Antonio
Royal A. Ferris
Joseph Hirsch
Corpus Christi
William Capps
Fort Worth
D. J. Neil
Gorman
Robert L. Ball
Alvin C. Owsley
Denton
Julius Real
Kerrville
James Callan
Menard
J. R. Astin
Bryan
F. G. Pettibone
Texas State Council of Defense
Texas
National Commission
Control Exports Soon Put Into Operation
Washington reports the export control program will take effect in a few days with a presidential proclamation placing certain commodities under control. The exports council under No Small Deliveries prepares a full statement detailing the policy aimed at effective blockade of Germany without harming neutrals. Richmond merchants plan no deliveries under 60 cents after July 22 and limit to two deliveries daily to reduce living costs. the Retail Merchants' Association backs the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
America
Germany
Richmond
Retail Merchants’ Association of Richmond
Retail Grocers Association
Kell Named for National Grain Committee Role
Food Commissioner Hoover discusses Mr. Kell as a prospective member of the national grain and grain products committee. Kell chairs the State Council of Defense food supply conservation panel, which has led an active campaign to boost Texas food and feed stocks with support from Federal and State Agriculture Departments and the Labor Departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Kell
National Organization
State Council of Defense
Texas
Departments of Labor
President Wilson to name advisory board for control admin
President Wilson will soon appoint an advisory board to aid in the administration of control. Secretary Redfield warns exporters to avoid claims by inserting in bills of sale a clause that limits the seller’s ability to obtain an export license for the cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Redfield
Beauty Lotion Promises Clear Skin With Lemon Juice
Simple home lotion blends two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a softening and clarifying skin cleanser. Strain well to avoid pulp, bottle, and use daily on face neck and arms for a rosy complexion and reduced oiliness.
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S. H. Brashear
Houston
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Louis Adone
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Frank West
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Commissioner Hoover
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