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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1916

Page

16

Relay Racer to Visit San Antonio En Route to Laredo

The cross continental automobile relay started in Manitoba at 11 a.m. Wednesday and now passes through Kansas and Texas on the Meridian highway. William Steinhardt will drive the Austin to San Antonio leg, reaching San Antonio about 10 o'clock Saturday, with no stops toward Laredo.

San Antonio Laredo Manitoba Canada Tex D. E. Colp Bexar County Highway League Meridian Road Association Kansas Colp Chester Neb Salina Kan Newton Wichita Falls Fort Worth Austin Fer Steinhardt William Steinhardt River Avenue Avenue C Travis Street Alamo Plaza Alamo Street Laredo Road Amit Brown Here Rio Grande Meridian Highway

First Deer Bagged by Toepperwein Group Near Bulverde

The season opened Wednesday with a large twelve point buck weighing 150 pounds dressed. Alfred and Max Toepperwein and County Assessor Albert V. Huth earned the season’s first deer trophy north of the city in the Bulverde area about 7 am Wednesday. Hunters report more deer expected after a cold snap as parties head afield statewide.

Alfred Max Toepperwein Albert V. Huth Bulverde Max Feidensehner Anthony Bonnemaison San Antonio

Bar Bridge Traffic Halted After Broken Girder Found

A broken girder under the Navarro Street and Bowen's Island bridge suspends streetcar and heavy traffic. Discovered at 8 p.m. Thursday by a Hot Wells car motorman, the bridge sagged and repairs are needed for several days. Hot Wells and fair grounds cars reroute to a vary street avoiding Navarre loop.

Navarro Street Bowen's Island Fair Grounds Navarre Street

Variety of Toilet Soap Sets and Samples Offered

An advertisement lists numerous brands of soaps powders and facial products including Jergens Nadine Artesia Woodbury Rigaud Hind's and Colgate items. It promotes special sample packets totaling 250 packs priced at 25 cents or more and upcoming sets with multiple bottles tubes and towels each offered at 25 cents with a bonus packet while supplies last.

Colgate

Hand Bags Offered At One Dollar In New York Sale

Through our New York office we secured a lot of 487 Leather Hand Bags and Back Strap Purses from a manufacturer who disposed of them when his plant closed during strike trouble. Styles include pin morocco crepe seal real seal with double frames and inner pockets. Each bag with coin purse and mirror. Many leather lined brocaded linings. Regulars up to two dollars, sale price one dollar each.

New York

Motor Caps and Veils Add Comfort for Motoring

Motor caps and veils become fashionable in the East offering comfort and practicality. Caps feature corduroy, fancy cheviots, and silk poplins in autumn shades, each paired with a long chiffon veil in matching or contrasting color.

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Initial Huck Towels and Linen Drapery Sale

Large sale note lists initial Huck towels 20 by 30 inches with blue trim and Old English initial at 25c each. Damask table cloths 60 by 90 inches floral designs 85c. Latin damask Irish linen napkins 19 by 19 inches in floral and dot patterns sold by the dozen at 1.98, usual 2.50.

Misses Dancing Frocks in New Lot at 14 89

Reached in time for tomorrow's news, a fresh shipment of dancing frocks priced at 14.89. Styles suitable for dancing evenings or parties feature taffeta satin Georgette net and cloth of gold or silver with decorative trims. Draped hoop and high waisted models come in maize rose pink and other colors. Values up to 20 dollars.

Tomorrow’s

Girls Coats $7.50 In Varied Styles For 6 To 14

Splendid coats for cold weather wear priced at 7.50 with values up to 12.50. Fabrics include Zibe dine Chinchilla Kersey and Cheviot in navy green brown red black and novelty blends. Some finished with velvet collar and cuffs others trimmed with fur and belted styles for girls ages 6 to 14.

Chinchilla Kersey Cheviot

Girls' Serge and Challis Dresses For 6 to 14

Dresses of best quality serge in green navy brown and fancy plaids priced at 7.50. Styles include long waisted plain or pleated skirts tunic and coat effects. Trimmed with buttons braids and collar cuffs in contrasting colors. Suitable for girls and mothers.

Dresses for Girls Serge five dollars at Maison

Decidedly smart serge dresses for girls aged six to fourteen. A collection of nearly 150 dresses in low belted styles and new fashion ideas. Colors include navy brown green and novelty plaids. Dainty trimming with buttons or white collars and cuffs. Price five dollars.

Girls Coats Desirable Tweeds and Plaids For Ages 6 to 14

Warm coats in Scotch tweeds and fancy mixtures with belted and flared styles. Available in red navy brown and grey for girls ages 6 to 14. Priced at 5 dollars.

Middy Blouses In White Finishes Popular At Joske Store

The Joske Store offers middy blouses with matching skirts in galatea or lonsdale fabrics. Options include all white, white with red or blue collars, Norfolk style, lace, belt finishes, and smocking. Available in children, misses, and women sizes 98c 1.48 and 1.98.

Joske Galatea Lonsdale Norfolk

Silk Petticoats at Five Dollars in Taffeta and Messaline

Silk petticoats priced at five dollars feature dependable taffeta with new frill effects at the bottom. Messaline silk petticoats with jersey tops come mainly in suit shades and some light colors, offered tomorrow at five dollars.

Sweater Coats On Sale Tomorrow At Low Price

A special opportunity for tomorrow offers new autumn sweaters and sweater coats at 3.98 instead of 5.00. Styles include plain coats V neck high button collars wide belts and colored buttons in all sizes for misses and women.

Saturday Ribbon Special Features New Patterns in Quality Ribbons

Saturday ribbon sale offers about 2500 yards of brocade effects warp print taffetas plaid check maire striped and novelty ribbons. Widths range 5 to 7 inches suitable for hair bows sashes millinery trimming and fancy work. Each yard valued at 40c but offered at 29c tomorrow.

Warm Outing Flannel For Gowns And Robes In Stripes

A classified style summary notes Double Faced Outing Flannel in neat stripes and novelty checks in various colors. Lane Fancy Kimono Flannels 28 inches wide offered in multiple novelties for robes or house jackets. Unbleached Cotton Flannel 28 inches wide with fleeced back, suitable for undergarments.

Joske’s Offers Pure Candy at Low Prices

Take home box candy from Joske's for guaranteed purity and low prices. Chocolates and bonbons in various pound box sizes range from 25c to 75c, with Schrafft's and Ramer’s brands featured. Gift boxes, matinee chocolates, and special half pound boxed cherries offered at promotional rates.

Joske’s Joske Schrafft Boston Ramer Bridalwreath

New Autumn Dresses for Young Women 14 to 20

Several serge and silk dress styles in a new autumn collection. Fabrics include serge, serge with silk, silk, and velvet with satin. Features include new collars and cuffs and other vogue details. Regularly up to 20 dollars, now 12.69.

Misses Serge Dresses at 17 Fifty

Smart fashionable serge dresses ideal for school college or street wear with box and full pleats. Features include embroidered belts large collars and comes in all colors and sizes for young women 14 to 20. Values to 25.00 choice 17.50.

Joske Hosiery Prices Slashed As Stock Slows Price Rise

Joske reports storewide hosiery prices cut to prewar values with a large stock bought before price increases. The ad touts double sales in six months and promises no price rises while current stock lasts, listing numerous ladies and children hose models with our price versus new price comparisons.

Joske Germany

Bargain Books Sale Offers 10c to 98c Volumes

Tomorrow only, many 1.00 titles drop to 50c and 25c. Curated sets include Days with Great Composers Lyric Poets and Victorian Poets, The Queen's Gift Book, and works by Hugo Defoe Caine Holmes. About 200 volumes of fiction poetry essays gift books close out at 10c to 98c, including Shakespeare and History of the United States.

Edna Lyall All Caine Victor Hugo Mary J. Holmes Blackman Defoe Josephus United States The

New Millinery Shapes With Unusual Prices

Three millinery collections feature large flat sailors small turbans and medium hats in plush and velvet. Styles rival in black and winter tones offered at 98c 1 48 and 1 75. A display tomorrow presents new trimmings including metallic ornaments feathers flowers ostrich and fur designs from 50c up.

Hatter Lyon

Lace Boots Parade in Black and White For Winter Wear

Fashion notes showcase lace boots in black and white tones with a New York arrival featuring a vamp of black shoe soap kid and upper white kid. Styles include Louis XV heels, turn soles, Cuban heels, rubber soles, and prices from 1.25 to 9.00 dollars.

New York

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