Wolfson’s Crib Blankets At 69 Cents Each
Blue and pink 36 by 50 inch crib blankets with animal motifs crochet finished ends sold in boxes. Available Saturday for 69 cents each suitable for cribs or carriages.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
3
Underwear Flannel On Sale In Varying Weights
Twenty-eight inch wide flannel and twenty-seven inch fleece backed fabrics offered as undergarment material. Gray navy wine brown colors with yard prices from 32 cents to 8 cents. Good regular 40 cent quality noted as seasonable for present use and colder weather. Second Floor.
Atrocities Report From Balkan War Inquiries
The Carnegie Commission findings state troops from all warring Balkan states committed gross atrocities. Greek soldiers' letters described abuses, including dum dum bullets, with other belligerents implicated. Restrictions in Serbia limited inquiry, while Greece and Bulgaria cooperated to varying degrees as witnesses, officials, and civilians testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Balkan
Internaional
Carnegie Commission
Commissr
Balkans
Inulgaria
Tey
Turkey
Greece
Political figures named in imperial and liberal circles
The passage lists figures including H. N. Brailsford from America and Great Britain Henry Redlich as imperial counsellor for Austria, with M. Mileukoff identified as Liberal leader of the Duma for Russia.
Cuero Turkey Trot Prizes and Holiday Schedule Unveiled
Cuero announces prizes and events for the second annual turkey trot to be held in Cuero on November 18 21 with daily designations and a royal arrival. Opening day features Yoakum and Victoria Day with Sultan Yekrut II and Sultana Oreuc arriving by royal train and a keys ceremony followed by a 5000 turkey parade led by the Third Cavalry band. Additional days are Governor and De Witt County Day Cuero Day and German Day plus a baby show and an industrial exposition at S Alamo and Goliad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuera
Victoria
Sultan Yekrut II
Sultana Oreuc
de Witt
Confetti Masquerade Carnival at Exposition Park
Community carnival titled Confetti Masquerade runs in Exposition Park on October 25 26 27 and 28 with varied entertainment and activities for families and revelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition Park
October Sale of Silks Closes at Six P. M
The store advertises a major October silk sale closing at 6 p m with news for men about $15 suits and improved all‑wool styles. It touts leather and shoemaking quality and invites shoppers to judge prices without pressure, listing tan dull and patent shoe varieties.
Eiderdown House Jackets at $1.50
Gray red or blue jackets finished with loop fasteners and pockets bound with sateen. Well made in attractive styles and very comfortable for house wear. Priced at $1.50 on the Third Floor.
Hemstitched Guest Towels at 15c Quality
Duck fabric guest towels 16 by 24 inches with hemstitched ends offered at 12% discount from regular 15 cent quality. Limited sale on Saturday.
Fur and Wool Bag Bargains In The Main Floor Sale
About a dozen fur items priced for a warm weather closeout. Prices show a cut from 7.50 to 8.50 and 15 down to 3 or 4 dollars. Wool bags 50 sold at half price, with gilt frames and cord handles. Three dozen items offered Saturday on the Main Floor at 50 cents.
Women’s Caracal Fabric Coats Priced at 7.50
The ad promotes women’s coats made of caracal fabric priced at 7.50 with neat appearance warm comfort and durability. Coats are well cut lined to hem with sateen and fancy button fasteners. offered in nearly all sizes on the third floor.
Saturday Toilet Goods Specials
Saturday sale items include Dandeline for hair and scalp 60c size 480 2b6c 19c and Woodbury’s face powder at 17c. Sozodont tooth powder 17c, peroxide cream 19c, and plain hair nets 3 for 100 with numerous prices and discounts noted for one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Silk goods advertised with lower prices than elsewhere
A promotional list touts 86 inch silks from $1.35 to $1.50, 24 to 27 inch silks from $0.39 to $1.50, and related silk varieties at discounted rates versus competing stores. It highlights 36 to 88 inch silks, taffetas, velvets, brocades, and lining satins with marked savings.
Two Pillow Case Specials Saturday 98c a Pair
Two kinds of pillow cases offered at 98 cents per pair. Casing is of good quality with hemstitching and embroidered initials for 45 by 36 inch sizes. Also available is all linen hemstitched 46 by 86 inch style.
Linen Scarfs and Center Pieces at Bargain Prices
Listed as $1 quality 85 in drawn work designs with 18x54 scarfs and 30x30 centerpieces. Small stock, standard $1 grades offered at 85 cents on Saturday. Second Kiser.
Equitation Course Planned for Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston
Colonel Charles G. Treat to oversee a new equitation program for officers and enlisted men at Fort Sam Houston. A board has set details, with an initial riding start on November 3 using the old target range north of the fort. A second outdoor hall and encircling chute with jumps will be built, and courses modeled after Olympic jumps for cross country work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sam Houston
Charles G. Treat
Treat
Eat
Austin Road
Salado Creek
Sedgwick
Third Cavalry
Arthur Thayer
Fort Riley School of Equitation
Rice
Thayer
Free dental clinics program announced for Friday evening
The Bexar County Dental Society and San Antonio Council of Mothers promote a free dental clinics in public schools. The 8 o clock Friday event in the high school auditorium features remarks by Superintendent C J Lukin, a juvenile band, a nurse reading, a vocal solo, moving pictures on toothache and local society entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County Dental Society
San Antonio Council of Mothers
Charles J. Lukin
Alamo Heights
Church considers federal liquor amendment and race questions
The National Council of Congregational Churches debated a temperance report urging a constitutional prohibition amendment. Governor Simeon Baldwin opposed federal overreach and argued it should be left to states. Separately, the American Missionary Association met with H Paul Douglass addressing Negro prejudice and interracial issue cautions. Reverend George W Hinman urged a comprehensive national solution to oriental immigration and moral responsibility for orientals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
National Council of Congregational Churches Today
Committee On Temperance
United States
Simeon Baldwin
Connecticut
National Council
American Missionary Association
H. Paul Douglass
New York
George W. Hinman
Berkely
Cal
Pacific Coast
China
Japan
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Relief comes instantly with a dose every two hours up to three doses to end grippe misery. It opens stuffed nostrils and passages, stops discharge, eases headache feverishness sore throat and sneezing. Costs 25 cents at any drug store and claims to be convenient and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Den makeover with pillows and flags sparks debate
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a humorous plan to stage Daniel in a Non's den and a quick fix by the property man involving plaster and sofa pillows plus college flags, provoking reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Uisville
Made in-San Antonio Exhibit Prepares at Menger Hotel
Renovation work begins in the Menger Hotel garage for the Made in San Antonio show. Forty-one manufacturers’ booths will occupy downstairs while the second floor hosts the women's display and other attractions. J F Pletz arrives from Chicago to assist brother M B Pletz, the show manager, in preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Menger
J. F. Pletz
Chicago
M. B. Pletz
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Wolfson
Servia
Baron d’Estournelles de Cantan
Justin Goddard
Chamber of
Fleer
Crex
S. Alamo and Goliad
Florsheim
Eiderdown
Vou
Kiser
Saul Wolfson Dry Goods Co
Board of Officers
A Collman
Chicago Tribune
Las Raz
Coca-Cala Bottling Co
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