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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1918

Page

16

Wanted miscellanea and ads in old classified list

A dense OCR of classified reminders and sale offers lists items for sale including four wheel baby go carts parrots clothing and shoes, grocery stores and rooming houses, bids for road work, a soda fountain sale, auction notes, and shipper and carpenter services with various contact cues and prices.

Travis Tinner Creechett Wiss M. Coppard wearingen-McCraw KY Moos Ik GUAR Morais Sheet Metal Works Fe Somalia Theo. Haye Underwood Latner & Leman Cartere Munity Houston St AL Coppard Jaringens McCraw San Antonio Texas Parente Elliott Edna Tex Robert Schuetze

Rio Grande irrigation plan aims to surpass California valleys

A Rio Grande Conservation Association push seeks a U S Mexico river treaty replacing the 1848 Guadalupe Hidalgo pact to allow damming and reclamation in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Delegates toured the Valley and heard projections of 240000 gallons per minute pumping, 28 mile main canal, and multi million dollar projects to boost crops and exports.

California San Joaquin Sacramento Rio Grande Conservation Association Texas Mexico United States Rio Grande el Paso Brownsville McAllen Tex McColl The Conservation Association C. J. Blanchard San Antonio Mercedes Mt Allen Donna Ebernezer Edenberg Sharyland Misslon Mission District A. J. McColl Delasates Tie Inter Kilmnad

Clem Company Opens Battery Lab and Storage Dept

The Clem Motor Car Company inaugurates its new storage battery department and electrical laboratory to service trucks and batteries, with modern testing gear, a spark plug restorer, and a battery protector. Its A venue C at Eighth Street site emphasizes expert service, a ladies’ rest room, and a focus on motor trucks and batteries amid wartime supply concerns.

Clem Motor Company Clem Motor Car Company Clem Company Avenu C Eighth Street Electrical Laboratory Tevision Bristol Clem Jl.clem, Jr Salick Detroit San Antonio

Valley crops boom in Rio Grande region crops flourish

The article notes a surge in diverse valley agriculture with citrus like oranges and grapefruit leading, grapes and other fruits expanding, vegetables thriving, and dairying growing. It highlights shipments to Texas and northern markets and plans for railroads to support rising production amid wartime restrictions.

California Texas

Weekly report of trade conditions in wartime economy

June 1 report notes deeper government control of business to meet wartime needs. Production and distribution show steady readjustments, with notable actions on railroad rates and wages and proposals for new taxation, reflecting increased economic centralization during the period.

NEW yYoak Dan

Insolvency and profits in May lag behind decade low reverses

Despite halted price rises through regulation, manufacturing and mercantile profits stay high as earnings reports arrive and May insolvency returns show the fewest commercial reversals in ten years. Weekly bank clearings total 4 432 244 100 dollars.

Real Estate Activity Boosts Conness Company Sales

The Conness Company reported 15 real estate sales totaling $45,000 last week. Buyers included Ryllis L. Romp, Louis Bizy, Henry Haase, Mary A. Bit, Edward Green, Agnes Watts, Pauline Wheel, John B. Molt, John K. Talley, Lizzie Vallejo, William D. Echols, Earl I. Farr, Homer H. Hocker, Gustave Schultze, and others for five room cottages, eight and nine room units, and multiple lots at varied prices.

Conness Company Ryllis L. Romp Louis Bizy Henry Haase Mary A. Bit Edward Green Agnes Watts Pauline Wheel John B. Molt John K. Talley Lizzie Vallejo William D. Echols Earl I. Farr Homer Hocker Gustave Schultze

Harvest Hat Morals From A Street Car

Pittsburg Dispatch recounts a tale about a young woman with a hat trimmed by artificial oats. The oats nod and tremble, irritating the man beside her who tries to ignore them before drawing a large knife and asking what she is doing. The piece uses humor to warn young women about ostentatious fashion and attention seeking.

Pittsburg Mias

Money Markets Open Door for San Antonio Capital

San Antonio real estate leaders heard from John W. Warren that global money market conditions offer opportunity to finance local industries and improvements. May bank totals for 13 leading banks show deposits 36.122 million, cash on hand 11 million, loans and discounts 26.687 million, with notable changes since September 1917 and 5 million raised for war funds, signaling strong financing capacity for city projects.

San Antonio John W. Warren Warren

Salt Remedy for Garden Pests Promoted by Local Reader

San Antonian W W Sloan claims common salt, applied at about thirty pounds per acre, eradicates grub worms and cut worms. He says coarse salt improves soil and a salt sprinkle near cabbage roots may boost growth, though excess salt can sterilize land.

W. W. Sloan West Locust Street Mr. Sloan Sloan Fiers Jesus St Luke

More Than Thousand Homes Built Here Last Year

J H Kirkpatrick reports over 1000 new San Antonio homes completed in the past year. Building permits exceed 800 for new houses since June 1 1917 and about fifty for apartment houses. Suburbs add to the total. builders expect no slowdown amid higher costs.

San Antonio J. H. Kirkpatrick Meal Estate Board Gunter Hotel L. J. Hart Real Estate Board John Ty Richter

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