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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1919

Page

6

Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Boosts West Philadelphia Woman

A West Philadelphia woman with thirty years of nervous prostration credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after long illness. She reports regaining strength to perform housework and urges other women to try the product, promising relief from headaches and nervous symptoms. The letter promotes the company’s forty years of experience and invites further inquiries.

West Philadelphia Lydia E. Pingham Fpaxk Prozoresip

Veteran of Three Great Drives Comes to Ft Sam Houston

Col Mcrhard Ro Cravene and Mrs Cravens arrive in San Antonio after serving in the overseas theater. Craven, a long-time artillery officer, held commands in the American First Army and supported French ally actions in major early battles. He and his family will stay at the Nueces Hotel while quarters at Fort Sam Houston are prepared.

FT. Sam Houston Col Mchard Ro Cravene Coen Are Hillery San Antonio Lols Rive Toyads Varig Cichman Ibive Thie Marne Lieregular Coast Artillery Meet Actilhant Winfield France Cravens Wee Cravens San Antonia Nueces Rea Fort Saint Bauston

Mann 15 Annoyed by House Committee Plan

Washington March 17 Repres entative Mann of Illinois denies Longworth charge that Republicans plan a reactionary line in the next House. He says no trading of committee posts and vows to fight if forced, defending party harmony while resisting influence from powerful committees.

Washington, D.C Mann Ilinois Soudrr House Longworth Ubi Mlavin

Sale of Undergarments The Pre-Eminent Event of the Year

An assortment of gowns drawers corset covers and petticoats in pink and white made of voile batiste and muslin. Trimmed with lace embroidery and hemstitching. Usual 3 00 values in the Undergarment Sale at 1 15.

Billie Burke Batiste

Undergarment Sale Prices Include Gowns and More

Table of gowns drawers teddies bloomers corset covers chemise and petticoats in voile muslin and haustein pink and white offered at sale prices. Garments normally selling for 2.50 are reduced to 1.29 in the undergarment sale.

Billie Burke

Undergarment Sale Offers $1.00 Muslin Drawers

Advertising copy markets muslin undergarments at 59 cents with corset covers and drawers in open closed ch ewing and Dorothy styles. Usual $1.00 values are priced in the Undergarment Sale at 59 cents.

Undergarment Sale Offers Soft Muslin Gowns and More

A sale advertisement lists unders and muslins including gowns teddies corset covers drawers bloomers and petticoats made of soft muslin with trim embroidery. Prices shown 89 cents instead of 1.50 with emphasis on value during the sale.

Filipino Underwear Fine and Hand Made Pliers Offer

A March sale highlights Filipino garments and handmade tools described as elegant and affordable. The notice suggests these items, including embroidered tins, provide value and access for buyers, emphasizing the sale’s importance for the community.

Filipino gowns and garments with hand embroidery

Filipino gowns teddies chemise and pethiconts in sheer nainsook and batiste. They feature elaborate hand embroidery some with faces set in and punched work embroidery. Prices noted as $10.00 and $5.95 for garments.

Garments on sale with hand stitched embroidery

Five dollar garments are advertised at five dollars with five dollars off and a two dollar eighty nine cent price on spines and lingerie. The items include teddies gowns chemise and petticoats described as fine nainsook and all hand stitched with attractive embroidery patterns.

Filipino hand-made garments and lingerie assortment

An assortment of Filipino gowns drawers corset covers teddies and chemise hand-made and hand-embroidered in diverse designs. Prices shown 4.00 and 2.19 reflect garment costs in the listing.

Garments and Lingerie Offered in Sheer Nainsouk Fabrics

Store advertises $7.50 garments and $3.98 chemises gowns teddies and petticoats of sheer nainsouk ami brusse. Altara handmade and elaborately embroidered with lace trim med and some with punch work.

Children's Underwear Prices Indexed in Catalog Ad

In a period sales listing, prices show children's garments such as drawers gowns and princess items with marked reductions. Items include undergarments from 25e to 51.25 and dresses down to 89 cents to 1.98, reflecting classic mid-century discount pricing for young shoppers.

Knit Underwear Sale Promises Deep Reductions in March

The advertisement promotes knit underwear at marked March sale reductions. It highlights women's knit union suits, ribbed vests, and fine ribbed ensembles from Merode and Richelieu with prices from 19 cents to 89 cents. Garments include envelope style union suits, round or V necks, and shell or lace finished edges, with multiple sizes and past usual values noted.

Merode Richelieu Women's Union She and Gie Tor Fe

Rug reductions and price list for 9x12 foot rugs

A catalog of rug prices including seamless Axminster 9x12 at 7.50 and 55.50 for Sour Wilton, seamless Brussels 9x12 at 27.00, seamless Grass 9x12 at 20.00, seamless Battania 9x12 at 17.50, seamless Congoleum 9x12 at 19.95, seamless Linoleum 9x12 at 19.60, Japanese Matting 9x11 ft at 5.15, and various specials on smaller mats and linoleum per square yard at 1.08.

Axminster Brussels Battania

Sheets and Pillow Cases Price List Fragment

A catalog fragment lists various sheet and pillow case items with sizes and prices for Kimdale Jorke Josks Bonanza Orient Garg Pepperell and Ade brands. Unclear values and several OCR errors appear throughout the text.

Kimdale Himwdale Jorke’s Josks’s Bonanza Orient Ldc Garg

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