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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
6
A jumbled catalog of cosmetic items and talcum powders with various brand names and prices. The list includes Hudnut and Harriet Hubbard products, Elmo and Melba lines, and numerous potencies and tiny price points, all presented as a late 19th or early 20th century goods sale.
Mary Garden Shampoo 1049 ue. Hudnut’s Ean de Quinina Hair Tonic value 69c Harriet Hubbard Axer’s Snow Pritt Tonic 75c value 69c Harriet Hubbard Ayer’s Pine and Tar Shampoo 75c value 6e Harriet Hubbard Ayer’s Bay Rum Tic value de Harriet Hubbard Ayer’s Scal fina Tonic 75¢ value 6%e Harriet Hubbard Ayer’s Pine and Tar Shampoo 40e value for 29c Snow Drift Shampoo 25¢ value 1De
A fragment list of face powders and brand names with assorted values and weights. Items include Talvisa Violet, Rose talc variants, Melha Qpeta and Melba Lilac powders, Gardenia Orchid blends, Lukarry and Tivoli powders, and several others with prices ranging from fractions to about $2.00.
An advertisement lists Rouge and Compact Powders with Vanity priced at 100 dollars, Nedba rouge at 1 dollar, Molba rouge at 50 cents, and 89a. Each item is presented with its nominal value in a brief retail note.
A dense catalog of beauty and fragrance items with multiple brands and prices. It catalogs Harriet Hubbard Ayers, Mary Garden, Mme Ise Bell, Colgate, Southland, Melba, Mavis, and Elmo lines, listing product names, values, and sale prices alongside fractions and cents. The list resembles an in-paper promotional insert for cosmetics and creams.
A fragmented price list shows Colgate antineptic shaving powder at 25 cents for 300 value, Woodbury shaving cream at 36 cents, Sanital shaving cream 25 cents, Colgate shaving cream at reduced value, Johnsons Red Cross shaving loan at 23 cents, Mennen shaving cream 40 cents, Palmo olive shaving cream 29 cents, Ricksecker Le Vie shaving cream 23 cents, Williams Muy Scan and Weyde items, Colgate antigenous tag soap 4 cents.
A catalog style list details manicure items and toiletries with brand names such as Bradley's, Ayer's, Melba, Lustrite, and Chitex. Prices range from a few cents to around 50 cents, featuring nail varnishes, white polishes, pastes, bleaches, boards, and assorted soaps and toothpastes.
A dense catalog of cosmetics and powders from various brands listing shade options and values. Items include Mme Tse Bell powders, Ingram face powders, Palm Giivs and Pal Gli powders, Harriet Hubbard Ayers products, deodorants, dyes, and shampoos with prices ranging from fractions of a dollar to about $1.60. The page reads like an advertisement panel of beauty goods.
A fragmented OCR list shows perfumes with listed values and sale prices. Items include D'Orsay Jasmine du Japan, Violet, Lovigan, Extract lines, Coty perfumes, Duse du Chemin, Melba Vilac, Frivole, Carmith, Mme. Ise Bell, and others with values ranging from $1.60 to $12 and sale prices near $1.08 to $10.79. The text is garbled with misspellings and inconsistent punctuation.
A fragment lists numerous toilet waters and perfumes with brand names such as Bradley's, Richard Hudnut, Piver, and Elmo. Values range from about $0.50 to $4.78, with many items priced under $2.00 in a dated catalog style.
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