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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1912
Page
10
The San Antonio Light lists advertising rates for classified sections including per word charges for single and multiple insertions, monthly rates, minimums, and the policy on changes and stop orders. It notes telephone orders, deadlines, and the requirement of written stop and indefinite ads.
Members of White Rose grove, Woodmen Circle will meet at the W. O. W. hall on Tuesday October 15 at 2 30 to attend the funeral of deceased member Sovereign Margerite Brannon Nell Welb Guardian Lillie Creech Clerk
A dense jumble of help wanted notices from San Antonio listings. Positions include stock salesmen, clerical trainees, hotel solicitors, auto school attendees, barber trainees, office boys, colored rubbers, porters, painters, and delivery helpers. Several employers advertise wages and locations such as Navarro Street, Alamo Plaza, Houston Street, and St. Mary’s.
Advertisements seek female workers for wartime service cooking at an army post for winter duties. Apply at Olive and Lamar streets or contact GA DUsKuEK Mig Co at 222 West Commerce Street.
Numerous labeled want ads seek white girls and women for cooking housekeeping and dishwashing jobs in Dallas and vicinity. Listings include wages, addresses, and old phone numbers for positions at taverns and private homes. Some notices request a dressmaker apprentice and an experienced hand.
A collage of help ads and notices: chauffeurs and mechanics with years of experience seek wages as starting points, a young married man offers investment in a business, gardeners and office workers sought, a young colored man requests chauffeur work, a Mexican property manager advertises capability, a German chauffeur and mechanic seeks country work, a builder’s helper and Spanish speaking mover want tasks, and a physician seeks relocation. Listings include names and addresses along Light column lines.
Multiple help wanted notes show women seeking roles as stenographers bookkeepers housekeepers dressmakers and a real estate office worker. Entries include addresses on Light Street and Light avenue and phone numbers old and new. Names E Dreyer and others appear with sewing and typing skills and willingness to work half day or full day.
Sales ad seeking agents to earn commissions by selling Seadrift and Port O Connor lots on easy terms. Promises large earnings for qualified men. Contact Ford at 109 Ave D ground floor Gibbs Building.
A collection of classified notices lists a coat theft at 227 RA Mona Street with threat of prosecution, a spotted Jersey cow needing reward, a little brown dog named Snooks with white toes and ringed neck, a sorrel horse taken up at 1730 Hays Street, and several lost items including a brooch of foreign coins and an amethyst brooch. Also mentions a lady's gold watch with case numbers and rewards, plus a Finders please return note.
Numerous listings describe single or shared rooms in private homes and hotels. Options include front and back rooms near car lines, with baths, telephones, steam heat, and modern conveniences. Prices range from weekly to daily. some include board or private entrances.
Multiple listings describe unfurnished rooms and small flats for rent, mostly in central or near town areas. Options include single rooms, two or three room suites, furnished housekeeping rooms, and rooms with modern conveniences, gas, electric, and baths. Locations span San Pedro and nearby streets with several phone contact points.
A collection of room and board ads listed with addresses on Blum Jefferson San Pedro Presa Nolan Idaho and nearby streets. Each offers furnished rooms, home cooking, breakfast options, and proximity to car lines or depots. Rates described as reasonable with private families and private entrances.
Advertisements detail numerous rental properties in San Antonio including four and five room cottages modernized with gas stoves and baths, two story residences, one and two bedroom apartments, and commercial spaces. Listings show addresses on Indiana Street, Laurel Heights, South Flores, Presa, and more with contact details via Nichols, Furnish & Smith and Richey & Casey rental offices.
Multiple listings describe five room flats with large galleries and gardens $75 per month by year. Also furnished modern apartments with gas hot water electric lights steam heat janitor service and other amenities. Locations include Houston St St Marys St Carolina Blvd San Pedro Ave Evergreen St and Ave C near The Elms and Jack son St. Contact Harvey L Page Co and San Antonio Loan Trust Co for details.
Multiple brief notices seek rental arrangements including a six room or larger cottage Tobin Hill preference and a seven room house at 301 North Street with furnished room at 805 North Street. Also a five room house on Indianola Street two blocks from Mission Drug Store and a request for large clean white cotton bags paid three cents per pound.
Utility and sale notes list cement water troughs by Roberts steel reinforced cans ad for Grecian lawn vases cement blocks. Full cord wood yard delivers post oak mesquite. Fireproof safes and cane hauling offered. Seed for sale by J Martin. Canoe for sale and home cooked foods at Matthews Cafeteria. Machine to manufacture carpets offered by T B White. Brownsville Texas.
Local notices advertise barred Plymouth Rock eggs at $1 per 14, white Orpington stock at $1 each, and Rhode Island Red hens with roosters offered cheap. Also listings for Indian Runner ducks, fox hounds, fox terriers, Minorca and Plymouth Rock cockerels, Buff Orpington hens, hens foods guaranteed to produce eggs, and various contact addresses and old phone numbers.
A dense assortment of buy and sell ads for horses mules cows new and second hand vehicles harness and saddles. Listings include contact details and locations such as 321 W Nueva 1222 S Presa St Nolan St 718 Nolan St 1107 Ruiz St 1028 Presa St 902 Dallas St and 407 Taees with notes on price and immediacy. The ads seek buyers sellers and general work horses with various conditions and prices.
Livestock sale listing announces large team ham and a gilted saddle horse available for sale at 601 West Salinas. Local buyers invited to inspect and bid.
Personal ads list multiple service providers including a hairdresser wig maker. manicure scalp treatment and new contact numbers. Other entries promote medical and intimate services from specialists, palm readers, and an attorney offering loans and advice.
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