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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1916
Page
14
The Sales Square for tomorrow offers an unusual array of timely bargains from every store section. There is something for everyone and everything under price.
Tomorrow we offer dresses for girls aged six to fourteen from our regular stocks. Gingham Rep and Pique dresses priced to show extraordinary value. Regularly up to four dollars.
Six knives and six forks set in a white lined box for $4.00. Syrup pitchers in quadruple silver plate with engraved border priced at $1.98. Rich cut glass sugar bowl and cream pitcher in four designs—heart, triumph flower, Marguerite, whirlwind—complete set tomorrow for $1.98.
Large selection of boys suits in natural gray and patterned fabrics from ages 4 to 18. Norfolk and all wool communion styles priced from 4 to 10 dollars with matching hats and wash outfits for 2 to 8 year olds. Styles include Kool Kloth and Panama cloth options plus straw hats and light sport shirts.
An old style ad promotes fiber silk boot hose and lisle top stockings in many colors. It claims quality and style with double garter top and sisle heel, priced 25c to 1.19 per pair and notes all sizes and styles available.
A catalogue style note lists several women's shoes with prices. White pro buck sport oxfords at $5.00 and ivory sole pumps at $4.00 appear alongside ivory kid princess pumps and New York boots at $8.00. Bathing shoes in Roman strap style priced at 50 cents.
A list of bathing suit styles for women and children for the 1916 season. California Bathing Suit in knitted jersey, one piece with overskirt, navy or black. trimmed with striped sateen or polka dots, $2. Other styles range from $3.50 to $6.00. Mohair suits in navy or black with contrasting trim, from $2.50 to $5.00. Indigo drill suits with separate tights or attached bloomers, from $1.50 to $3.00. Novelty suits $5.00 to $15.00. Wool mohair silk and taffeta options, $5.00 to $15.00.
The notice promotes Annette Keller styles in tights and Jersey cotton items, plus rubber bathing caps, waterproof sateen beach hats, and caps in skull turban and Tam O Shanter designs. Prices range from 25 cents to 1.98 dollars with Ayvad’s water wings at 25 cents and waterproof bathing suit bags at 25 and 50 cents.
Today 27 1-2 dozen splendid reversible house dresses offered double-breasted and reversible with an adjustable strap for quick clean looks. Featuring figured striped percale and plain colors with button trimming. Crepe kimonos and lawn kimonos also on sale at 98 cents each, usual 1.50 values.
Six Big Books of Fiction list affordable novels with prices: Behold the Woman by T Everett Harris at 1.35, Just David by Eleanor Porter at 1.25, Under the Country Sky by Grace Richmond at 1.25, Prudence of the Parsonage by Ethel Hueston at 1.25, The Hunted Woman by Oliver Curwood at 1.25, The Real Adventure by Henry K Webster at 1.50.
A list of new book releases and discounted Bibles including The Strange Case of Mary Page What Will People Say The Street of Seven Stars Under the Western Stars My Strange Life Garden of Allah The Weaver of Dreams Martha-By-the-Day and works by Edward Earle Purinton. Bible sets Oxford Text Bibles Teachers Bibles Nelson's Scholars' Bibles and religious books priced from 50 cents to ten dollars. Episcopal and Catholic prayer books and hymnals offered with multiple binding options and prices.
The municipal zoo adds sacred cattle bred for tick resistance and a jaguar kitten from H H Reeder's Monterey ranch. The jaguar, shipped from Matamoras to San Antonio, will get a rocky den and cage, replacing the recently deceased panther. Harrison Johnston, 101, dies in Columbus Mississippi, longtime Elk member and Seminole War veteran.
Men and young men turn to Joske Store in San Antonio for summer fashion at its best. The shop markets cool, stylish attire as the season hits peak and urges shoppers to visit for the latest in menswear.
Unusual variety in new Summer frocks of fine mesh net features prettily embroidered dots in pink blue and green. Full skirt dresses have satin ribbon belts and soft collars and elaborate white embroideries. Sizes for young women up to 20 years. Values to 20 dollars. Saturday sale.
Firmly woven heavy weight ribbons 5 to 7 inches wide in Dresdens Bagdad stripes brocades and fancy borders. All new colors and shadings silk thread. Values to 69c, tomorrow yard 35c.
Hundreds of pieces received including collars and collar and cuff sets in awning stripes novelty plaids polka dots and color combinations all white. Tomorrow selection 50 cents.
Advertisement highlights new parasol styles including Chin Chin San toy Empire Arcadia Palm and Senorita shapes. Colorful models offered at five dollars each with appealing combinations and fashionable appeal for shoppers.
A bold display features Pure Candies priced at 10 cents and a wide selection including Runkle's Almond Milk Chocolate Schrafft's Milk Chocolate blocks Schrafft's Matinee chocolates Rigg's Chocolate Almonds and Jordan Almonds Peppermint Creams creamed dates wrapped caramels assorted jellies assorted fruit balls and chocolate bon bons.
Five dollar La Vallieres at 2.98 with pendants in scroll designs and semi precious stones. Mesh bags in German silver with gate tops and engraved stones sell at 1.48. Gate top bag frames, German silver, with engraved tops offered at 1.00. Liberty rings and brooch pins in sterling silver with red white and blue stones sell at 0.50. Novelty earrings with pearls and fancy stones offered at 0.50. A splendid collection at 0.50.
A sale offers crepe kerchiefs at 25 cents with over fifty styles in assorted colors. Tomorrow also features sheer linen handkerchiefs with a neat hemmed edge, 100 dozen available at sixty cents per dozen while supplies last.
Summer accessory feature highlights kid leather bags in black white champagne green and rose combinations. All priced at 1 50 with liners coin purse and mirror. white kid vanities with draw string powder puff mirror sold at 50 cents.
Travel advertisement notes a Southern Baptist convention in Asheville with a through sleeper option, priced at 39.90 dollars, valid May 13 14 16 and through May 16, with Southern Pacific as the carrier.
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