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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1912
Page
13
A chaotic string of loan offers and money making schemes appears, promising quick cash and easy terms. Advertisers include D H Tolman, George Kotler, Mrs F G Danwith, and others at various Houston Street and Gibbs Building addresses.
Henry C. Rips and Both Jones are cited among city leaders in the moving and storage trade. The notice highlights packing, moving to a premier prehouse facility, and large scale logistics.
Dependent Co operative Lumber Company of Rosenberg Texas offers complete houses shipped nationwide with guaranteed association grades. Write for catalog and prices.
A jumble of advertisements listing hairdressers wigmakers doctors nurses beauty parlors and various services. Entries mention Frida Engelhardt a hairdresser in Avenue D and multiple other professionals with old phone numbers and addresses. The garbled text includes notices for advertising writing real estate plans abortion services jewelry and general want ads.
A collage of farm advertisements across Texas offers 191 acres east of San Antonio with orchards, mules, and a $45 per acre price. 180 acres near Carrizo Springs with two wells and onion land at $75 per acre. 2560 acres in Webb County with railroad access at a bargain price. 171 acres near Laredo with irrigation and included equipment at $6000 per acre. 250 acres near Zuehl with water and houses at $60 per acre. irrigated ranch near San Benito with cotton and cabbage earnings at $225 per acre. and inquiries from owners and brokers seeking buyers or correspondence.
A small Pyrenean town imposes a weight based tax to fund projects. Rates start at 12 shillings for 135 to 200 pounds and rise with weight. women lead protests while fat residents form an appeal committee to the prefect delaying collection. Japanese aid funds a creche for Okayama slum children.
Mme Helene Dutrieu, famed as France's top woman aviator, applied for permission to enter the September 9 international cup race in Chicago. She cannot join the regular French team but may compete as an independent contestant. the Aero Club of America will decide.
Advertisements offer a $30 cash mortgage option and $8 monthly for a two room house with a new sleeping porch at 414 Navarro St. plus a 7 room house on Van Buren St near San Pedro Ave. The notices tout other cheap inner city lots on St Marys and Leopold Streets, with prices from $1,175 to $3,150. Conner Realty Co. and Geo C Thompson Land Co. push quick action.
Ohio Representative Willis uncovers that funds for the house stationery fund cover items such as powder puffs poker chips and music rolls. He notes entries show vanity bags brushes and hair ornaments sold at cost while personal purchases run higher, hinting at lax controls and public scrutiny.
A railroad timetable lists arrivals and departures for lines including Mexico Palestine Laredo Houston Kerrville Victoria El Paso and coast towns. It shows multiple northbound and southbound trains with mixed and local services at various times.
Advertisements from Rhodius and McAllister list a 40 acre Beeville tract with a house on Victoria alley valued at 1000 dollars and 1000 dollars cash seeking trade for a 3600 dollar home in a good neighborhood. They also offer a 1200 dollar equity home at 105 St John St with 1400 dollar balance and easy monthly payments in trade for farm land near the city. Call 418 Navarro or old phone 6743.
FOR SALE READ ESTATE a SALE MODERN SIX-ROOM car close in newly pape and Inted EKander 11 Gibbs Bldg FIVE-ROOM HOUSE FOR SALE WILL take automobile in trade as first payment Joeree Kottler 811 Gibbs Bldg Old phone 5-ROOM COTTAGE LAUREL HEIGHTS 2402 N Flores St om car line all can cer 2000 100 down Old phone 1104 RD A BARGAIN FOUR-ROOM RESIDENCE with bath 1006 Aganier J Beacon Hill one half block from car line two large tots Worth 2600 can be bought 1750 See owner 601 Gibbs Bidg IF YOU WANT TO Buy SELL EX change or rent property it will pay you to see the old reliable W B Whitaker room French Bidg opposite county court house FOR SALE at one cansine on Barrera St corner tot extending from Barrera to a st Panormee see San Antonio Just Co FOR SALE A BARGAIN COOL MODERN six-room cottage it bath plenty of shade large lawn good stable 650x150 feet to alley second door from Nolan car 105 Perleson st FOR SALE BY OWNER LARGE LOT IN good neighborhood near school shade trees in front Old phone 6318
A nicely built broom cottage eighteen blocks south of Joske corner near Hot Wells car line. Modern conveniences including electric fixtures and plumbing, lawn, cement walks. $100 cash down with remaining balance like rent. Owners A S Land & Building Co. 505 Navarro St. Laurel Heights also ads for other properties and prices.
During morning maneuvers off Breton’s Reef the submarine C-1 commanded by Ensign Thomas E. Van Metre surfaced under a small fishing smack. The bow rose high, the smack slid off the deck, and neither craft was seriously damaged.
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