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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
2
A department store advertises across all sections, touting deep reductions on dresses, fabrics, and notions. It highlights Manty Boudier caps, crepe de Chine bodices, ornate organdie trims, beads, and a wide line of boys wear with substantial discounts including Norfolk suits, Palm Beach ensembles, and wash suits for children, all framed as a spring campaign with prices slashed.
A bustling display of fashionable low shoes attracts shoppers. The sale features hundreds of pairs in sizes and styles, including Cuban and walking heels, with prices from eight to twelve dollars and tax included where applicable.
A late 1930s style sale page highlights Georgette Crepes at half price during Georgette Day. It promotes 40 inch Georgette Crepes and Silk Georgettes in multiple widths and colors, with prices like $2.57 to $4.47 and includes silk taffetas and satin fabrics. Also notes reduced shoe prices and selections for women, girls, and kids, plus mentions of Silk Salons on the second floor.
Ambiguous sale notes list toilet articles specials for Thursday Friday and Saturday. Items mentioned include creams milkweed products and a few brand names with unclear spellings. The fragmentary text references prices like S125 and mentions a laboratory and garden items in a retail setting.
Readable fragments describe priced children s garments in gingham with varied patterns and embroidery. Mentions styles like tartans and colored embroidery, references to afresh designs and decorative effects. A tiled florist or apparel note is suggested by the fragment.
A fragmented sale notice highlights a department store display of handkerchiefs in various fabrics and finishes. It advertises 15c to $1.25 Madeira and linen styles with embroidered corners, crepe de chine, moire silk, and decorative edges, plus special pricing and a few higher value silk options.
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