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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1912
Page
12
Rates for ads include per word charges with multiple insertion rates. No Sunday extra. Minimum charge $2.25 monthly. Publisher reserves right to reject or revise copy. Telephone ads accepted at both phones 176.
A burst of 1920s style employment notes include male stock salesmen at 505 Navarro St, auto schools moving to 733 1/2 E Houston, clerical and hospitality roles, yard and housework helpers, cooks and dishwashers at Maverick Cafe, and bag handlers at St Anthony Hotel. Numerous small listings request workers with wheel knowledge, sobriety, and punctuality across San Antonio locations.
Public notices show multiple help wanted items including female workers for Bee Candy Mfg. Co at 711 Ave B and housework positions such as cook and maid at various San Antonio area addresses. Listings mention shorthand, millinery, and German girl recruitments with wages and contact details.
Long composite listing shows multiple help wanted ads and service notices. It includes positions for cooks maids house workers pressers and dressmaking assistance plus charity sheltering for disabled women and babies as part of a mission. It notes prices for advertising and contact points across various city addresses and streets.
Lost automobile described as a five passenger Interstate car with black paint and damaged left fender, marked San Antonio identifiers, and reward for recovery. Also missing black purse with multiple bills and change, a white and brown pointer dog, and a life of P. T. Barnum book lost near E Cincinnati and Fredericksburg road with return addresses and contact numbers.
Multiple room rentals listed near car lines and central streets. Includes furnished and unfurnished options with private baths, modern conveniences, and varying weekly rates. Locations include 406 South St, 201 Arciniega, 132 Dwyer Ave, 626 Porter St, 422 Warren St, 226 San Pedro, 519 South Alamo, 255 W Fest Collins Gardens, 601 Mason St, 114 Newton St, 4072 Old Ave C, 325 Alamo Plaza, and more with private entrances and bath options.
Numerous rental listings describe unfurnished rooms and furnished housekeeping suites near major streets and depots. Options include single rooms, two rooms, and three room flats with modern conveniences, gas, electric lights, hot water, baths, stoves, and boards in private homes across several streets including E Crockett, S Cherry, D Ave, Nueva, Third St, Adams, Madison, Sheridan, Willow, and Main. Contact numbers and old phones shown.
A long classified list advertises many rental homes from $10 to $45 monthly. Properties include 4 to 8 rooms, modern baths, kitchens, porches, and location notes such as near South Heights car line, San Pedro area, and various streets. Contact names include Kuntz-Albaugh Lumber Co and Mrs Gracie Cornett Ramsey with office numbers and addresses in Houston.
A local rental listing shows multiple houses for rent including cottages and five to eight room homes. Properties include 1826 North Flores Mahone's Court 126 Fair Play Ave Bleh, 208 Pereida St 1304 Buena Vista St and 519 Crockett St with varying furnishings and utilities.
Five room cottage with servants room sleeping porch and bath elegantly furnished modern setup at 2417 W Houston priced at 465 dollars monthly. Also three room strictly modern apartment with sun parlor bath dressing room closet gas lights hot and cold water listed at 30 dollars at 1412 Buena Vista. Small nicely furnished cottage at 209 Omaha St with lights gas bath and sink. Modern six room cottage fully furnished with servant room garage 35 dollars per month at 819 Starr St. Old phone 7148.
A collection of apartment offerings includes five rooms with large gallery and gardens at 75 per month by the year, modern furnished units with gas and electric lights, several three to seven room flats, steam heat, janitor service, and convenient locations near Sap depot and Hot Wells. Listings reference Harvey L. Page Co., H. Dickinson & Company, L. Simon, San Antonio Loan & Trust Co., and properties near St. Marys St., Navarro, Ave C, Evergreen St., and the San Pedro corridor.
Classified notices advertise rental services by The Light newspaper. It lists property management by Mr Howard and Mr Hailey with contact at 2236 607-509 Navarro St and requests for one room for light housekeeping near in cheap, plus ads seeking furnished rooms houses or apartments and rooms for light housekeeping for three adults with modern conveniences and sick occupant.
A collage of classified ads seeks white cotton rags at three cents a pound delivered to Light, diamonds and old gold and silver for Capurro jeweler at 5021 E Houston upstairs, room 1. Also cash for men suits, overcoats, shoes and hats at Tailoring Exchange Co 119 Ave C and second hand items at Loan Bank 532 E Commerce 81. Telephone wants line for Want Ads.
Multiple brief notes from a late era paper show men seeking jobs. Entries include an expert bookkeeper starting wages, a German English Spanish scholar seeking a change, a night shift capable worker, and a young married man offering services for a large cash stake. Addresses and light column tags accompany each listing.
Several brief notes seek work from women with experience in bookkeeping stenography and typing. One widow with one child offers room and board for a small salary. Contacts include addresses at Light street and a listed old phone number.
A reputable knit goods company seeks intelligent ambitious representatives to canvass underwear sweaters and hosiery to better classes. Sold only through agents with liberal commission. Requires small initial investment and no free samples. Experienced agents preferred. Direct Supply Co Dept A J Station X New York City.
A batch of lost items includes a brown spaniel dog and several valuables. Rewards offered for the return of a gold watch with initials J G, a silver mesh purse, a tan dog, a black and white female puppy, a leather music case, a bunch of keys, and a Christian Doctrine medal with rewards noted. Return details list various addresses and contact numbers.
For rent several neat new brick store buildings at corner Santa Rosa and Buena Vista. Richey Casey Exc Agents 507 509 Navarro phone 2236. Also two office rooms at 215 Alamo Plaza Stein's studio. Additional rental: store room 107 Ave C Hicks Building to right of main entrance 507 Hicks Bldg.
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