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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
8
San Antonio shoppers rush the continuing May sale of silks with wallets open, stocking up on habutai, pongee and satin fabrics. Items include White Habutai 27 to 36 inches wide at $1.00 to $1.39, Satin Foulards 40 inches at $2.12, and Silk Broadcloth 32 inches at $2.12, among many choices and price points.
Large value Tub Silks made from white gabardine with novelty pockets and pearl buttons. Sizes for women and misses. Originally $2.50 now only $1.69. Stocked as a striking sale item.
Hind s Honey and Almond Cream 42c Pebeco Tooth Paste 42c 25c Tube Palm Olive Vanish ing Cream and 15c Cake Palm Olive Soap combination 24c 18c Cake Palm Olive Soap 15c Can Mile Isabell s Tal cum combination offer two for 22c 3 Perfection Hair Nets 20c Perfection Fringe Hair Nets from real human hair high grade suited for automobiling Worth 10c each Saturday 3 for 20c 3 Stay Fast Hair Nets 33c Cap shape made from fine human hair holds without pins Worth 15c each Saturday 3 for 38c Sanitary Rubber Cushion Hair Brushes 16 rows stiff high grade bristles Extra value Saturday 59c
Advertises Heatherbloom petticoats priced at 1.98 with the Heatherbloom label ensuring authenticity. Claims silk-like quality, new silhouette conformity, Bunogt ruffled flounces and multiple colors.
Advertises moth preventatives to guard furs blankets and winter clothing through summer. Cedar Flakes lavender cedar compound old fashion moth balls and preserving compound offered in small boxes with prices from 13 to 25 cents.
A catalog of military manuals and field artillery guides with listed prices. Notable items include Provisional Drill and Service Regulations for Field Artillery, Small Arms Firing Manual, The Soldiers' Guide, 6 inch Howitzer manual, and Infantry Drill Regulations. Other titles cover Company Administration, Manual of Military Training, Officers' Manuals, and Notes on Training Field Artillery. Prices range from 50 cents to 3 dollars.
Live list of World War I titles including Over There With the Australians by Captain R H Knyrett and Elements of the Great War Vol I Cause and Forces priced at $1.50 each Vol II covers Battle of the Marne.
Values of six dollars for good quality white organdy dresses designed for girls ages 12 to 17. Dresses feature lace and embroidery trims, pleated skirts, satin ribbon waist sashes, and decorative tucks and laces. Saturday price is 4.98.
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