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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1916
Page
27
The page lists multiple second hand autos and household goods for sale or trade in Crockett Texas. Buyers seek trades for cottages and small lots, with various car models, furniture, pipes, machinery and fixtures offered by local businesses and individuals.
A. Baer and A. Heilbron, lawyers, offer salary and chattel loans from five to thirty dollars daily with confidential terms and easy payments. They claim quick availability on real estate security and reference multiple office locations including 724 Gunter Building and 620 E. Houston.
Multiple dealers advertise new and second hand bicycles and motorcycles, repair services, and sales of used bikes. Items include a seven horsepower Excelsior for 200 dollars and a 3 speed electric Indian with sidecar. Also listed are auctions of furniture and a grand piano at 312 South Alamo Street by Sommer Cunningham and Ban Antonio Auction Co.
Special notice from San Antonio Texas: The Board of Equalization will meet October 17 1916 at the City Hall to review assessments for the year ending May 31 1917. Sessions run daily 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with adjournment within sixty days. City officials warn petitions after adjournment will not be considered.
Local classifieds seek old coins stamps and jewelry at 619 E Houston St Louis' Book Store. Buyers offer cash for second hand clothes shoes and galv iron roofing up to 1000 sq ft. Also seeking houses to raise level repairs harness saddles tools and bicycles plus Sacks bottles and country help via Crockett and Tr. 5825 6228 6049 7688.
A sprawling list details an auction Monday at 312 South Alamo Street with art, furniture, appliances, groceries, and fixtures including a grocery store setup. Also marketed are a Tuesday auction at 226 Devine Street for home furnishings and a variety of sale notices from real estate to business opportunities and stock shares.
Royal headquarters for all typewriters offering machines from $15 to £100. Potchernick Birdsong Co lists services at 214 E Houston St with Crockett 3143 phone.
Violin maker and repairer advertises handmade violins on hand with trial and terms. Also offers cheap cash deal on a player piano and 50 music rolls. Ads note phone orders and convenience for over phone listings at Crockett and New streets.
Advertises the New York detective agency at 915 State Bank Building offering confidential investigations and dictagraph services under manager J. D. Petrocelli. Also notes Sunday Light Way It Ads promoting direct sale and rent messages to 27,000 homes in San Antonio and Southwest Texas at 18 cents for 15 words.
Dallas October 7 1916 farmers urged to diversify to guard profits from high price cotton. William G Breg said next year’s crop could bring losses. campaign coordinated by Texas Bankers Association with universities and state departments to cover about 150 counties and involve railways for transport.
City Clerk Fred Fries issues a published notice for San Elm Street segment between Nolan and Burnet detailing the resolution and its stated matters. The notice is issued in pursuance of the resolution and serves to inform affected property owners.
City of San Antonio resolves to improve Elm Street from Nolan to Burnet and Romana Street from Anguete to North Flores with asphalt and concrete work. Public hearing set for October 23 and October 28, 1916, to discuss special assessments on abutting property and railroad properties.
Official notice to owners on Romana Street between Augusta Street and North Flores Street issued by I Fred Fries City Clerk of San Antonio. The notice summarizes the matters contained and directs action or compliance by property owners.
Residents on West Eightieth Street between Columbus and Amsterdam allege a gang of forty to fifty pirate cats has haunted the block for three months, keeping residents awake at night and prompting a request to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for an inspector and removal.
A tailless mauve cat named Wang, with pink eyes and white feet, allegedly guides a band of pirate cats across West Eightieth Street. Neighbors say the trio, cast adrift three months ago by a careless captain, defy police and steal from janitors and stores. A patrolman links the behavior to garbage-can restrictions, while a hotel night clerk reports Wang’s group howling around a locked bin at 2 am.
Dayton News discusses a Western store using a printed “Thank You” wrap and bag message. It pledges customer satisfaction, urges reporting any issues for quick adjustment, and emphasizes making the store the customer’s. The piece argues a friendly human approach remains vital to profitable commerce.
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