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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1917
Page
8
Warm coats for girls aged 6 to 14 offered in plain colors, velvet collars, belts and large pockets. Plush and fancy coatings available. Styles include belted finishes and button trims. Prices range from $5.00 to $10.00 for various age groups and finishes.
Scores of practical gingham dresses for girls aged 6 to 14, with belts, high waistlines, collars, cuffs, and pockets. Varieties in colors and trims priced from 1.25 to 3.50, plus middy skirts at 98c in cadet blue, aimed at school and play wear.
Advertises a broad range of affordable fur sets in Angora Coney baby lamb and squirrel with prices from 1.50 to 17.50. Claims to offer something every kid should have and a wide selection with excellent values.
Jaunty warm coats in plaids and color blends with belted shape big pockets and fancy button trims. Unusually flattering for 16 to 18 year olds priced at 6 and 6 50. Also wool serge frocks navy and brown with wash pique collars ribbons and buttons, high waist line and pleated skirts, plus Peter Thorppson dresses, all at 6.00.
A Saturday sale offers two pairs of children's school hose at deeply reduced prices, urging liberal purchase. Listings include boys and misses hose in cotton, ribbed, and mercerized lisle, with two pairs offered at 26 to 68 cents, and varying sizes and colors.
Specially purchased stock offers 127 nickel silver mesh bags in fish scale and open link design. Engraved frames add appeal, with each bag priced at 1.69 tomorrow, promising value far above the current tag for any buyer.
A large stock of leather bags offered at $1.00 each tomorrow. The selection includes crepe werocea and panther goat leather bags with frames, mand purses, velvet and beaded bags, coin purses and mirrors. Numerous styles and colors promise strong value ahead of Christmas gifting.
A shipment of new High Neck Jabots arrived this morning. The items feature net and lace frills with two distinct effects to choose from and are priced at 50c.
Linen finished 18x48 inch scarfs embroidered in blue green or gold with scalloped edges priced at 29 cents each, advertised as a special offer from Prosser Scarfs with a usual 40 cent price noted.
Special assortment of truly Velvet winter hats in black navy Burgundy brown taupe and other shades. Includes straight line sailors hats with rolled brims chin chin and mushroom shapes and draped urbans. Over a hundred styles to choose from with varied silhouettes for every type.
Visit the Wear Ever demonstration tomorrow to see Mrs Honnegger demonstrate baking apples on a dry stove without water or grease making fudge without stirring and frying hot cakes with no grease the factory expert explains all using Wear Ever Aluminum.
An advertisement lists the Perfection Oil Heater with improved wick carrier smokeless wick spreader and nickel trimmings priced at 4.98. Also shown are Oriole and Majestic Electric Heaters including an open front nickel fander 28 metal burner 82 tips and a 25 inch tall Majestic Electric Heater with white enamel body and nickel base and top.
The Sun set soap dye washes fabrics without soil on hands or utensils and dyes cotton, wool, silk, satin, and blends alike. Tintex restores dainty color to silk underwear and gloves and can refresh yellowed items after washing. One vial costs 10 cents.
Palmolive Day at Joske's promotes a free gift with Palmolive purchases. The deal includes a packet containing vanishing cream, shampoo, cold cream, soap, and rouge, with prices listed for Palmolive products and Woodbury's facial soap and Regu's products also advertised.
A local candy shop advertises a varied selection including Chocolates Bon Bong Brittles and other sweets. Available in bulk or gift packets at very small prices highlighting cleanliness and sanitation as key features.
Promote military readings for new soldiers with approved titles. Notable works include The Aeroplane Speaks by H Barker at 2.50 and Aeroplane Design at 1.00. Also recommended are An Aviators Field Book 1.25 and Infantry Drill Regulations among others from Joske's catalog.
Product listing describes Heather Lawn Correspondence Cards and Flax Spon Lawn Car sets with white or buff options, gilt edge variants, and 24 cards with 34 envelopes. Includes 0-25 item, price 220.03, plus an Army and Navy Portfolio with double fold tablet, 24 envelopes, 25 sheets, a dozen envelopes and a pencil.
The collection features boots in various colors including white with handsome styles at moderate prices. Women's plain toe boot with patent vamp and black cloth top sells for 4.60, lace boots of pony kid for 5.00, gray kid vamp with gray cloth top at 7.00, and Hayams brown kid plain toe lace style at 10.00.
Special sale offers tomorrow and Monday feature tailored cloths and patterns with suits and overcoats for youths and business men. Womens wear ahead, economy emphasized, with Tan Cape Gloves priced at 1.50 and suits/overcoats at 18.00, plus gloves valued to 2.50 at 1.60.
A small selection of Jersey Sweaters in Oxford offers cherry stripes navy with white stripes royal blue with gold stripes and emerald with white stripes priced at $4.00 each.
An advertisement promotes a talking Ouija board described as mysterious and entertaining for long evenings. It also offers complete painting outfits with transparent water color paints and paper dolls for use, with listed prices and unclear copy.
Snappy ad notes round table cloths 72 inches diameter in snow white satin damask with floral and striped patterns. All neatly scalloped and ready for use. Price listed as $1.69 each for tomorrow only.
Readable inventory listing boys clothing at Joske's includes suits in gray brown stripe blue serge for ages 7 to 18 from 6 50 to 12 50, woolen suits 37 50 to 12 50, Mackinaws 5 00 to 7 00, overcoats 6 00 to 10 00, swesters 2 60 to 3 50, hats caps blouses and more, knickerbockers 1 00 to 2 50, for boys 6 to 18.
Juvenile Norfolk and trench suits for boys aged 2 to 9 years offered in cheviots worsted velvets and velvets with prices from 4.00 to 6.00 dollars. Hats to match priced 50 cents to 2.60 dollars. Details unclear due to garbled OCR but notes suit and hat sets in early 20th century fashion.
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