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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1912
Page
8
Classified style notices call for young men to attend auto school, barber college and business training. Positions include bread wagon drivers, salesmen, drivers, carpenters, bakers, meat cutters, and cooks. Addresses in San Antonio and Chicago appear with contact details and hours for courses, jobs, and employment bureaus.
A flood of help wanted notices seeks female workers for cooking and general housework, including white and colored applicants. Locations include Wickes Street, River Avenue Salvation Army Rescue Home, and several San Antonio addresses with various wages and phones.
A scattering of classified ads listing job seekers: a 26-year-old married man seeking steady work with good references. a 17-year-old with a wheel eager to assist. a German automobile machinist seeking chauffeur work. a 21-year-old German bookkeeper and stenographer seeking entry with a reliable firm. a middle aged man offering reliable services. Adolf Walter offering window cleaning. a delivery car driver seeking work. a collector position with references. a bookkeeper with office experience. a 40-year-old widow seeking housekeeper work for a widower. small loads of laundry to do at home. various addresses and old phone numbers included.
A collage of ads seeks agents for real estate with bold promises and no experience needed, a “live wire” selling fruit and oil, a Fuller Brush Co salary offer in Fort Worth, lost business papers belonging to J F Homen, a pair of young sorrel horses stolen or lost near Flores, and a gold clasp pin inscribed Milites Bonam Militiam with a reward offered. The items include names like H J Benson and Jack Neal and addresses in Corpus Christi, Flores, Laurel Heights, and a Lig nt reference.
Several listings offer neatly furnished rooms with bath and phone for two dollars a week, including options near Joske's, Presa, Alamod, and the Pearl area. Additional rooms feature breakfast, private baths, elevator access, and summer rates, with prices ranging from ten dollars monthly to daily European plans.
Multiple lodging offers listed in San Antonio, including vacant ground floor desk room near Alamo Plaza, two-corner rooms at Crockett Street and near Joske's, furnished rooms with modern conveniences on Beacon Hill and Du rango Street, cheap summer rates at Bowie and Hotel Victoria, and several rooms with private baths or light housekeeping.
Multiple listings of unfurnished and furnished rooms for rent in San Antonio area with baths, utilities, and near depots, car lines, and restaurants. Includes addresses such as 1009 Wyoming St, 1011 Wyoming St, 315 Nueva St, 3820 Broadway, 411 Main Ave, 419 E. Elmira, 302 Idaho St, 230 San Pedro Ave, 802 Ave C, 802 W. French Place, 108 Fannin St, 316 San Pedro Ave, 528 W. Myrtle, 112 Lewis St, and others. Also includes suites and housekeeping options.
Numerous rental notices list five room cottages four room houses and modern six room cottages with baths gas and electric light. Properties include 709 East Elmira 626 Commerce 930 Hays 1010 W Poplar and more with prices from 9 to 45 dollars monthly and car line access various phone numbers and agents listed.
A long graded classified list offering furnished houses and cottages for rent. Includes six to seven room options, one to three room cottages, housekeeping suites, and an elegant three room flat all with modern amenities. Various addresses and old phone numbers provided for inquiries.
FOR RENT-MISCELLANEOUS, FOR RENT-CAMPING OUTFITS, including tents, cots, camp stores and camp chairs, for outing trips. Call at Max Karot kin's, 318 W. Commerce St. FOR RENT-THE NEW HERMANN SONS' home on Garden St., have for rent their hall for balls, banquets, meetings, etc. In quire of J. Windlinger, grand secretary.
Furnished modern flats with gas hot water electric lights at 420 St Marys and the Lytle Flats offering three suites left of four rooms private bath. Five room fully furnished flat on reasonable terms with sleeping porch near downtown. Six rooms with silver linen private garden view near Menger. Various rental ads across downtown from Harvey L Page Co to Richey Casey 622 Avenue C 306 W Commerce St. Telephone ads and rates available through local phones.
Multiple downtown listings describe commercial rental opportunities. Properties include corner stores at 903 E Houston St and 905 BH Houston St, a four room store suitable for grocer or saloon, corner sites at Salado and Li aso Sts, a 26 room flat above a store, a 28 room hotel near Santa Fe shops, a store house with four living rooms and barn on South Heights car line, Schulis Sign Company space at 102 West Commerce, half office space at 206 Moore Building, and new stores with basement elevators and wide sidewalks for wholesale or retail uses with J P Lovelady handling.
WANTED HOUSES FOR RENT Our rental department is up to date and efficient Richey Casey 426 Navarro Phone 22386 WANTED TO RENT Careful attention to detail your money remitted the day collected fee reasonable Sam Howard Mgr F 8 Jones Asst Mer RICHEY CASEY Rental Department All Phones 2236 425 Navarro Furnished home wanted 4 6 rooms on high part of city Address 111 ag 4 Sees Young lady wants good board and room in private family Address 209 night
Numerous wants for clothing hats and shoes, diamonds, old gold and silver, cotton rags, coins, sacks, ice boxes, upholstery and drapery work, phonographs, bills to collect, decor items, second hand furniture, soda fountain, motorcycles, typewriter attachments, a hand press, and a roll top desk. Listed with addresses and contact notes in San Antonio area publications.
A fragmented 1920s style classifieds page lists second hand mowers and new lawn equipment, sprinking hoses, plumbing repair, and locksmith services along with calls to ring Rollins. Also advertised are collies, Rhode Island Red hens, duck eggs, a one horse surrey, rubber tires, and multiple auto shops and services in San Antonio area.
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