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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
7
A special purchase brings a selection of winter dresses priced under 35 dollars with values to 35.00 and a sale price of 18.98. Fabrics include serge satin crepe de chine wool jersey and satin with serge in navy black taupe Java wine burgundy Copenhagen wisteria and plum. Sizes cover women and misses with trims such as fringe braid embroidery and buttons.
A promotional listing detailing boys clothing with suits priced from 6.00 to 16.50 and raincoats at 3.50 to 4.00. Includes wool mixed fabrics, trench and knicker styles, shirts 1.00 to 3.50, and matching hats from 0.50 to 5.00.
Shoppers find large 4 inch belts in genuine patent leather on sale. Original price one dollar, now reduced to 69 cents tomorrow. Quantity limited, stores advertise the bargain to attract customers.
A list of Halloween goods with prices for pumpkins caps masks aprons crepe streamers doilies plates seals cut outs cards nut cups bon bon holders horns lucky cats and garlands. Notable items include Jack Horner pie favors priced at 3.99 and long crepe streamers at 60 feet for 15 cents each.
Hosiery advertisement touts durable children's stockings in white black or tan with reinforced seams every 25 cents per pair and promises satisfactory service for daily wear.
Westclox makers promote the nationally known America Alarm Clock priced at 1.25 dollars. The item is featured on Section D Street Floor with a note of Tomorrow's availability.
A sale advertises up to 400 new blouses in Georgette crepe de chine and lace in white flesh and ecru with embroidery lace tucks and ruffles. Coats include full length models with belts and pockets and velour tibeline melton fabrics priced as bargains from 15.00 to 24.75 across multiple quality ranges.
Sets including cup, saucer and plate in real china offer attractive designs at 45¢ each. Also available are bread and butter plates in fine china at 14 to 56¢, cups and saucers in pink or blue with gold line, priced at 19¢ for the cup and saucer.
Smart silk or corduroy motor and traveling caps in 15 shades. Regularly 1.00, on sale 69c each this Saturday. Chiffon veils finished with hemstitched border, offered at 1.50 each.
A wartime appeal urges saving edible seeds and nut shells including peach plum apricot prune olive pits and walnut hickory butternut shells as priceless material for gas masks and to deliver them to Joske's for collection.
The collection showcases large hats and medium brimmed designs in straight line effects. Rolling brims and brim turned up at the side highlight the season’s best winter wear.
Daily arrivals of new fiction war books and children’s titles available at Joske’s Book Store. Titles include The War Letters of Edmond Genet $1.50 Awake America $1.25 and more with illustrated Mother Goose edition $1.00.
Heavy face towels 16 by 31 inches in soft absorbent buck shirt white. Sold in 30c and 21c units with hemmed edges. Excellent 830c values.
A newspaper notice lists a soap sale for tomorrow featuring multiple brands. Prices show three 10¢ cakes at 24¢ per item and larger deals on Colgate, Jergen, Pears, Woodbury, Palmer, Heiskell, Palmero, and Peet products with totals and bulk options including a 4-lb Olive Oil Castile bar for $1.69.
Ribbons in brocaded effects stripes checks and plaids offered in 5 to 6 inch widths all silk and strong for hair bows camisoles or fancy work. Values to 60c tomorrow 39c per yard. Snow white bath towels 19x38 inches with soft nap and valved hems offered at 29c tomorrow from 35c.
A Joske Store promotion advertises gas heaters for bath room and bed room use. It highlights the "New Method" Gas Heat Coven as a quick heating option priced at $1.99 for chilly mornings.
Cotton Hose offers women lisle reinforced hose marketed as durable service wear. Available in white or black, stock shows 100 pairs for a set at a promotional price.
In face of silk hosiery scarcity and higher prices Joske Store offers a limited supply of full fashioned pure silk hose at 98 cents a pair. Available in trench gray maize slate nut brown tan pink golden brown flesh battleship gray white and black. Tomorrow 98 cent sale.
An advertisement notes the Red Star Diaper Cloth measuring 27 inches wide and sold in sealed packages of ten, with tomorrow’s sale date hinted as Dare48.
The record lists Hanan styles including Pilot Blucher Bals in tan Russia calf Duplex Blucher Bals in brown kid Nassau English Bals in kangaroo kid Denver Blucher Bals in glazed kid and Baltimore straight lace Bals in glazed leather, noting multiple material variants.
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