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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
6
In the Odd Lot Clearance a wide assortment of short lace lengths and embroideries are offered at about half price. The sale highlights odd lots, remnants, and few-of-a-kind items marked far below true value to clear inventories. Shop early to save on edges flounces and insertings at Joske's.
The 2nd battalion of the United States Guard will enter active service and relieve regular troops at Galveston and Fort Arthur. Units move from Fort Sam Houston and Camp Stanley with Camp Travis and Galveston as new headquarters. Regiment strength near 3600 with intensive training ahead. The 14th Cavalry at Camp Travis continues rigorous drills under Col. Glasgow.
Readers of The Light’s Home Folks column invite a soldier named Forrest Sanders from Iron Wats Oklahoma to contact the editor. The appeal notes an egg toss incident near a railroad, seeks a dinner invitation and potential contact from various listed towns and regions, and invites other servicemen stationed in San Antonio camps to share names and addresses for home interests correspondence.
Stamped corset covers in pretty designs sold at 12c with 25c value, stamped pieces for embroidery 49c, odds and ends include scarfs centerpieces combing sacques towels and cretonne ties with selections up to $1.00 offered at 49c each.
A sale offers silk and tub fabrics in Georgette Crepe Georgette and Taffeta frocks with voile and linen combos. Dresses range to $35 values now $14.98 and $3.59 to $2.69 on selected items including waists and petticoats in white and colored modes.
Domestic china and glassware items in a clearance sale including 8 ounce water goblets 10 cent tumblers stone mugs and decorated fine china plates and covered dishes with red or blue poppy designs all offered at reduced prices such as 99 cents and 6 cents per item during the odd lots clearance.
Fifty three parasols that sold as high as six dollars each go in a sale of odd lots at about half. An excellent assortment of styles colors and shapes from which to choose at only two dollars ninety five cents.
Large size crochet buttons in white sold at 23c a dozen. Imported stock offered at well below regular retail with 200 dozen available. Deal targets buyers seeking affordable ch attire and craft supplies.
An assortment of drummers' sample necklaces available at 1.98 each. Regularly valued at up to 10.00 with new and novelty effects included in the selection.
A display of about two hundred neckwear pieces in assorted styles, with scarcely two alike, is offered at 15 cents each. Shoppers can choose from the full range of pretty neckwear.
Round table covers 54 inches diameter with a 6 inch lace center and 12 inch Renaissance lace edge. Durable linen finish material, priced as a special offer 3.50 values for 2.49 each.
Cuba and Her People of Today by Forbes Lindsay offered at $3.00, to close out. Our Northern Domain Alaska a historical and commercial analysis priced to close at $2.00 per copy.
Hundreds of short lengths of ribbon in every kind for hair bows sashes trimming and fancy work offered at about half their former prices during a clearance of odds and ends.
Pretty attractive knitting bags made of cretonne with novel patterns and colors. A wide assortment of popular shapes offered for selection. Values to 2.00 in clearance of odds and ends for 99c each.
White canvas footwear praised as cool and practical for summer. Advertises major price cuts on men’s white canvas oxfords in blacker and English styles with various soles. Includes Hanan calf leather oxfords at 4.85 with limited sizes and rare bargain note.
The adjutant general's department orders sheriffs and peace officers to help apprehend all draft evaders. Hundreds are being picked up for failing to register or report for duty, with many sent to Camp Travis. Officers are urged to question passengers on trains and prevent evasion, promising months of intensified effort and swift results.
An old style advertisement lists prices for watermelons at 80 cents, fancy and sound potatoes at 2.20 per 100 pounds, Bermuda onions at 25 cents per 10 pounds, all at 406 Main Avenue. A fragmented narrative follows about Paddy and a lawyer at a neck-tent gathering mentioning an accident and hospital visit.
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