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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1918
Page
6
San Antonio draft boards prepare to register about 20 000 men in the city and 4000 in Bexar county on September 12 as volunteers seek clerical help. Each precinct will have a registrar with five minutes per registrant and requirements include typewriting and Spanish speaking skills.
San Antonio shoppers are invited to save on Cadet School Stockings with reinforced linen knees heels and toes. The sale features boys and girls hose in various weights and colors with multi pair pricing and notable values across several styles and sizes.
A Tuesday sale combines Dr. Lyons tooth powder normally 80c with a sample toothbrush, both offered for 29c. Also advertised are a Traveling Kit in dark gray priced tomorrow at 42c, Florence Keep Clean Pullman Hair Brushes at 69c, and Leatherback Clothes Brushes with black bristles at 59c.
Advert reads ready with hats shoes and the greatest lot of school suits in gray and brown mixtures. Prices range from 7.50 to 16.50 with coats trench style and knickerbocker trousers for ages 7 to 18. Also knickerbockers caps shirts and belts offered at various prices for school wear.
A bulk lot offering about 250 hair ribbons including plaid and striped warp print taffeta and empire ribbons in all colors. Ribbons range 5 to 6 inches wide suitable for hair bows, offered tomorrow at 37 cents per yard, Section D Street Floor.
Advertisement lists Breton willow lunch baskets with handle and cover at 25c each wax paper 12x18 inches in packs of 20 for wrapping lunches collapsible aluminum drinking cups 10c each Economy Batement appears in the item line.
Windsor offers a wide range of Windsor Ties in checked silks and plain colors. The versatile styles suit both boys and girls, with prices at 25 cents.
Scores of pretty offerings for the miss soon to be off to school. New felt hats and velvet hats in a variety of styles and colors many banded effects fin ished with the streamers. Then there are soft crushers in styles especially adapted for school wear and tam o shanters in almost endless variety. Every color one can bring to mind all decidedly new and quite smart. Prices range from 2 to 6 dollars.
Joske's advertises sturdy school shoes for boys and soft pliable styles for girls. It lists grown girls lace shoes, Playmate shoes in multiple widths, Alamo Boy models, English laced boy shoes, Boy Scout elk leather, and misses lace shoes with flexible soles and low heels with various sizes and prices. The copy emphasizes proper fit and growing feet.
A fortunate purchase offers Silver Sets of knife fork tea spoon and table spoon in the Bridal Wreath design from Community Park Plate with a ten year guarantee. Priced around 1.69 for the student holiday sale section.
Among over a score of styles for school children, special mention is made of hemstitched white lawn handkerchiefs and lawn handkerchiefs with hemstitched edges and color-embroidered corners. Fac 5c.
A large assortment of cotton Torchon laces in edges insertions and combined patterns. Widths span from a quarter to two inches. Venise lace edges and insertions in half inch and one inch widths suitable for trimming collars and cuffs on school girls dresses. Yard ten cents.
Greeting cards for the Jewish New Year offered in paneled engraved designs with envelopes. Prices listed as 1c, 2 for 6c and 5c each.
Joske’s Store positions itself as San Antonio’s best source for school supplies offering low prices and a large variety. Featured items include erasers, pencil sharpeners, pencils, pencil boxes, pencil sets, paints, chalk, paper, composition books, loose leaf binders, drawing paper, school bags, leather bags, woven bags, rulers, water colors, and dictionaries.
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