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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1916

Page

16

Ice Tea Spoons in New Fluted Community Silver Finish

Item features medium size water set spoons in a bright fluted Community Silver design. Regular price 2.48 dollars, tomorrow 2.07 dollars each. Quantities limited.

Handkerchiefs Offered at 4 Cents Tomorrow

An advertisement touts 1200 handkerchiefs available tomorrow at four cents each. The items include sheer lawn, hemstitched pieces with embroidered corners, colored cords, and crepe varieties, offered at about half real value while supplies last.

Ear Rings Sale At Half Price In Oriental Designs

Popular Bouton and drop ear rings in Oriental designs of pearl and novelty stone settings offered at 50c per pair this Saturday. Also hat pins at less than half price, with 6inch stems and sterling silver or gold tops, regularly 25c, sale 10c per pair.

Girls dresses on sale for limited sizes this Saturday

Scores of trimmed dresses with ribbons laces and embroidery in sizes 6 to 14 years offered Saturday with values to 3.00 for 1.98.

White Dresses Slashed to 9.75 for Misses 14 to 20

One day only sale on all $12.50 white dresses for girls aged 14 to 20. Choose from sheer Voile Marquisette Rice Cloth frocks with embroidery and ruffles. pay 9.75 at the sales counter tomorrow.

Tomorrow’s Bedding Bargains Highlight Satin Damask Linens

Store offers tablecloths at 59c each down from 90c with snow white satin finish and floral patterns. Satin damask napkins 20x20 inches 73c per dozen, spreads 2.69 dollars, towels 16c each for 22 by 44 inch Turkish bath towels. All items laundered and ready for use, limited quantities.

Petticoats on sale at Joske's in summer shades

Read text notes petticoats offered at Joske's with prices from 1.00 to 1.50 and includes styles in black mercerized sateen Heatherbloom with elastic waistbands draw-string tops deep flounce and varied lengths and sizes for summer wear.

Joske’s

Hand Bags 89c Sale Draws Saturday Crowd

A splendid offering features genuine leather bags with silk, nickel frames, and coin purses with mirrors. The Saturday selection includes a full collection at 89 cents, developed as a lower price alternative to higher priced bags.

Paper Napkins and Veils Sale Announces One Day Only

A one day promotion offers 100 paper napkins for 10c and veils at 39c, with other sundae items half price tomorrow. The napkins normally cost 15c per hundred and come in plain white, while veils come in multiple colors and styles.

Big Selling Books and Timely juvenile sale items

List of season books with author and price including The Border Legion and Behold the Woman. Also titles Fear God and Take Your Part and Being Human with Roosevelt and Wilson as authors. Plus Sunday School Bibles and boys rompers and shirts on sale with items sized 2 to 8 years and 12 to 14. Prices drop from 50c to 43c for tomorrow.

Border Legion Zane Grey T. E. Harre H. K. Webster E. M. Dell Kate Bosher God Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson

Hose and Hose Prices Adverts

An earliest 50 feet garden hose is offered at 3.69 with a guarantee. A 5 ply hose is promoted at 0.50 per inch, along with 25 feet for 1.89 and 50 feet for 3.69.

Belts Cut to 29 Cents Tomorrow at Store

Real patent leather belts 2 inches wide and 28 to 36 inches long with black metal buckles sell for 50 cents, but tomorrow price drops to 29 cents each. Limited quantity, hurry to save on these in-demand accessories.

City to aid new Commonwealth Bank in San Antonio

San Antonio city council plans formal action Monday to back the Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company as a depository for city funds. Bond security will be required, and payments to unsecured depositors from the West Texas Bank & Trust are slated for Tuesday via the new bank if ready.

San Antonio West Texas Bank & Trust Company Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company J. F. Carl State Bank John S. Patterson Patterson Guaranty Fund Guaranty State Bank Carr Next Tuesay

Billie Burke Stars at the Grand Opera House This Week

Billie Burke appears in Gloria's Romance at the Grand with the regular program featuring The Aryan starring William S. Hart and Keystone comedy His Bread and Butter. Also on the bill Morroco Six acrobats whirl through Desert acts and a piano solo by Leonard Davis. An English scientist discovers dried banana stalks yield potash for papermaking.

Billie Burke the Grand Grand Opera House Hughes Gloria William S. Hart Thomas H. Ince Keystone Gloria Stafford Florida Everglades Florida Everglades Morroco Six Leonard Davis Earl Castle Leota Leroy St. Claire

Fruit Saucers and Dishware Sale Tomorrow

Odd lots and broken lines of decorated fruit saucers and bread and butter plates offered at 3c each and 2.00 per dozen. Glass poon trays and pickle dishes eight inches long, polished glass resembling cut glass, 3c. To 7 Morrow.

Schrafft's Boston Chocolates at Joske's Tomorrow

Tomorrow only at Joske's select Schrafft's Boston Chocolates in about twenty assortments including plain and fruit centers. Almonds and Jordan almonds drop from 50c to 39c per pound. Old-time Molasses and Peanut Butter Kisses cut to 10c per pound. Brown's Sunshine Cakes advertised for outings.

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50c Sachets and Preparations Tomorrow

Odor sachets such as Iris Gull Beazee Geisha Heliotrope Orange Blossom Violenta Corylopsis Flowery Kingdom and Sandelwood offered at 50c. many items priced 10c. Also Fontaine Compact Powder 10c 25c Roger & Gallet Rouge 10c 25c Bathasweet Rice Powder 10c 25c Comfort Talcum Powder 10c 25c Sanital Hair Tonic 10c 25c Septeel Antiseptic Hair Cleaner 10c 25c Hubbard Ayer's Rouge 10c 50c Oakley's Smelling Salts 10c 25c Ford's Hair Pomade 10c and 4711 Powder Book 10c.

Vantine Roger & Gallet Hubbard Ayer Oakley Ford

WhiteVoile and Organdie Fashion at Candy Tones

Styles made of voiles lawn and organdie in white or candy hues. Many feature contrasting collars and cuffs with peep of embroidery. Today and tomorrow these dresses are offered at 89 cents, with some values at 1.25 dollars.

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