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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
5
A bold ad targets men showing underpriced garments, promising underwear at 34 percent and shirts at 79 cents versus higher prices, urging casual readers to shop now and save. The copy argues readers need these items soon and emphasizes large discounts to attract attention.
Readable excerpts list cambric robes at 43c and 5sc values, nainsoolk robes at 7ge and 75c with 55¢ values, and muslin robes cut extra full priced at F.50, with additional values noted. The fragment suggests a catalog or sale listing of robes by fabric type and price.
White washable four in hands offered at 39 cents with regular value neckwear. Ties priced at 1.25 1.50 2.50 3.50 and 5.00 are all half price. A clincher for good dressers.
The ad promises universal savings across many goods from shirts to night robes and gloves, aiming to attract all shoppers with striking discounts. It highlights a Wednesday start on the 20th and continuous activity through Saturday night, inviting readers to consider their needs and read the ads for the best deals.
A vintage ad extols extremely low garment prices for workers with shirts priced around 44 cents, underwear at 9 to 25 cents, and coats from 59 cents to 1.29 dollars. Hosiery and suspenders are advertised cheaply, inviting readers to buy now.
Dr John O'Brien announced at a Cincinnati medical convention that he has identified the germ causing paresis, claiming the disease is curable in theory though the germ’s exact nature remains experimental. He presented two demonstrations asserting paresis is a form of Zorn disease and that one germ has been found, with tests so far indicating incurability and a specific case supporting his findings.
Mrs Joyce of 140 Sullivan Street Claremont New Hampshire writes after buying two bottles of Polay's Kidney Cure. She reports a yearlong kidney ailment cured, calling the medicine grand and good. Taeny Tirnego.
Captain Ti W Dowe United States customs collector at Eagle Pass returns to headquarters after days in the city attending federal court. A new mounted officer will oversee San Antonio and surrounding country in Roosevelt era style. Mexico City reports plan by the finance minister to merge major banks into a single central Bank of the Republic.
A fragmentary note hints at a saying or title with the phrase The Kind You Have Always and Santer, suggesting a misread or garbled headline. The readable portion centers on a nostalgic or promotional sentiment without clear event or date context.
Two Japanese women Mintodo and Kyona were sent north under orders from the secretary of commerce and labor, marking the first deportation under the new U S Japan accord on Japanese citizens in the United States. They were arrested a month ago for lacking proper passports.
Fragmentary burial permit notes list Anatin Milburn Hill at Perez Street with gastro enteritis, and Mrs Husta Gaslenas at 316 Santa Rosa Avenue age 28 percent. Also mentions Bright's diners, Mrs W Ross at 506 Fifth Street age 36, and Hernandez at 704 Mistleton Avenue age two months with cholera infantus.
A birth notice lists a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Knonksky of West Houston, a boy for Mr. and Mrs. G. Wi Pung of North Zulameragsa, and a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laschko of Amt Street.
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