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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
7
1800 pieces of choice ivory toilet ware offered at savings with French designs. Mirrors, hair brushes, puff boxes, jewelry boxes, perfume bottles, picture frames, combs, and many other items priced to attract Christmas shoppers.
The note states the speaker will visit Joske's and use the Quick Location Bureau on the street floor to locate departments. They will leave their name and intended departments at the desk for easy directions.
Early shoppers find profits in choosing now with the best styles on display. The department features red embroidery, drooping and lyre bird feathers, twill trims, and rich color tones to match frocks and suits. It has shifted from the basement to the fourth floor for easier travel needs.
Advertisement describes wool sweaters for babies and young children ages 2 to 6 years. Includes coat styles with Byron roll and raff neck collars in red, copper, navy, brown, heather, and white. Caps, sweaters, and juveniles offered in sizes 2, 3, and 4 years.
The speaker urges customers to come in early tomorrow to secure their size of a coveted item seen in the window. The message emphasizes limited availability and urgency for buyers to act quickly.
A heavy 33 inch wide imported silk fabric offered at 1 3/4 dollars per yard. Described as suitable for men’s and boys’ shirts and women’s frocks in natural pongee color. Second Floor Joske’s.
A catalog item offering bungalow aprons in empire styles with marrow cross and pretty collars. Sizes range 34 to 44 in blue pink grey and lavender colors.
Trimmed with fur collars of Australian opossum and sealine to be had in navy brown taupe and Copenhagen. All sizes.
Classified note describes nightwear fabrics including 27 inch lengths in dark colors with heavy nap for warmth and comfort. Also mentions 16c second outings in 27 inches white with light tones, tabbable colorways, soft and warm for nightwear and children's garments, price 4 Special 122c.
Fragmentary ad text describes a tall treated husk toweling and cotton duck borders. Mentions price points and absorbent material with references to sizes and a second floor location. Source text is garbled and difficult to parse for concrete details.
85 all wool blankets offered Saturday at 9 50 each. Sizes 66 by 80 inches in tans blue and pink with striped borders and whipped ends. Also silk lined comforts and wool mixed blankets in plaid tan blue pink gray with borders. Beacons blankets 66 by 80 inches white or gray with pink or blue borders.
Beautiful lace collars in cream and white styles. Dainty lace brightens the new fall frock, perfect for updating your wardrobe. On sale now at Joske's Street Floor for 93 cents to 1.25 dollars.
Fashioned from kersey 50 cloth Milk ton cloth Velour and novelty mixtures in the season's latest models. In both bone or belted mortels with large novel collar y cuffs and smart pockets. Stitched and button trimmed. In sizes from 6 to 14 years.
Be stamped gowns for women with sheer nalingook fabric and easily worked designs. Sizes 36 to 44. Knife and fork set in universal make, heavily nickeled, price two ninety eight. Seamless bed sheets, very heavy weight, double bed size 149 by 90 inches, price one dollar twenty nine cents.
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