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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1912
Page
9
NE Steinway & Sons Grand Piano and upright pianos for sale and rent. Includes square pianos, tuning and repair services. Contact A. Nordmann at Goliad St. via both phones.
A jumble of classifieds shows requests to rent or buy a 10 or 12 room furnished house, plus ads for a grocery store, beauty services, nursing care, lace work, and a real estate ad. Readers find personal contacts in 136 T Street, 423 Ave E, and other listings, with phones and addresses scattered through the page.
Harvest Jubilee Association seeks sealed bids to sell concessions during Jubilee October 19 27 inclusive including restaurant Mexican restaurant Sandy Hamburgers popcorn merry go round soft drinks and novelties. Bids to be sent to Harvest Jubilee Association care Chamber of Commerce before September 206. OR SALE MULTIPLE ESTABLISHMENTS SEEKING BUYERS FOR BUSINESSES IN TEXAS. FOR SALE SEVERAL RESTAURANTS HOTELS AND GROCERY UNDER VARIOUS TERMS. DETAILS AT LISTED ADDRESSES.
A dense collection of loan advertisements from multiple firms across Houston Street and nearby buildings. Lenders offer loans on diamonds, autos, real estate, and household valuables with confidential terms, fast service, and various collateral. Several offices indicate broad reach into farms, city properties, and salaried borrowers with flexible repayment options.
SPECIAL NOTICES list AWNINGS AND PORCH CURTAINS from Alamo Tent and Awning Co owned by William Lorenzen at 216 Ave D. VOLLMER'S STABLE promotes livery and cattle horses at Villita and Garden St. THE BLIND CABINET MAKER George Anderson at 206 Virginia St repairs furniture with enameling and gilding. LAWN MOWERS are sharpened and repaired by Emerson the Bicycle Doctor with pickup. Rogers' Sporting Goods Co offers sharpening and delivery. LOST pool hall ad calls men to play billiards beneath the Houston street bridge. Public notice: Brown herb tablets restocked with free samples. contact 1632-M or 107 Duffield St. corner Laurel to Mrs. D. P. Smith.
Multiple auctioneer notices reference J. R. Foote and Fred Houston with old and new phone numbers, addresses in Omaha Street Flores Street and references to sales and Sunday papers. Mentions bank references and satisfaction guarantees and a sale on Monday September 16.
Property owners are urged to sell quickly via Richey & Casey. The firm promotes unmatched facilities and a large sales force. Visit Air phones 2236 at 507 509 Navarro Street to discuss bargains.
An old classified notice from Coulter Vacuum Cleaner Co promotes carpet cleaning with a satisfaction guarantee. The ad cites old telephone numbers 1636 and 176 for ordering or inquiries.
Wanted to buy cash lots in good neighborhoods and a four room house with bath and a 75 foot lot near a car line. Several parcels for sale or trade include mesquite land near Encinal and a well located five room cottage in Houston. Prices range from 2500 to 36000 with trade options and incumbrance assumptions. Name Chas. J. Ernst and Ford, Gibbs Bldg, San Antonio and Houston addresses.
Numerous for sale and for rent notices across San Antonio neighborhoods. Properties range from mission street lots near Alamo to large Diaz Street and Tobin Hill holdings, plus two cottages on a corner lot and a seven acre Edgewood irrigation estate. Contact details include J R Morris, W B Whitaker, F W Bichlita, and Meerscheidt & Reutzel.
An agricultural consultant offers services to investigate California or Northwestern lands for investors. The ad promises Sol analysis and related support. Contact options list two phone numbers and request for a bill to be mailed later.
110 acres on the Medina river near San Antonio suitable for onions and crops. Small tract options include an 80 acre and two 29 acre parcels offered by owner at low prices. Farm near Asherton Dimmit county 100 acres with irrigation hog pasture two houses and wells offered at 110 per acre versus 150 to 260 nearby. See Ford at 109 Ave D Gibbs Building opposite post office.
Ward two forms its organizing group with chairmen named for each precinct and a plan to hold a September 19 cleanup day. First ward reports strong progress as eight garbage wagons were overwhelmed, signaling a citywide push toward a spotless town led by Mrs. Conrad Schasse and allies.
A dated roster of transfers shows multiple 1912 deeds: Brown to Pullen for lots 1 2 in block 673 on Florida St for 226 dollars. Levy to L T and T L W quitclaim on 47 acres from McCamley survey No 70 for 450. Hart to Truax on Hays St lots 7 14 block 9 for 2000. Hurley to Jones on Sylvan Park parcels for 4100. Trevino to Rubiola north half of lot 4 block 2994 for 75. Garza to Rodriguez north half of lot 3 block 2994 for 75. Hunley to Gonzales lot 7 block 2665 for 425. Diaz to Faith lot 38 block 2 new block 8177 for 50. Constancio Diaz to Petra Cortex Diaz lots 37 38 block 2 new block 3177 plus lots 5 6 block 41 city block 8752 and lots 37 38 block 20 city block 3195 for 1. Cassanova to Manuel Garza lot 6 block 15 Fifth Ave Elmendorf for 40. Tiebe administrator to Eisenger lot 2 new block 1711 for 250. Los Angeles Heights Co by George Hagelstein to Mrs W August 26 1912 lots 1 2 block 1 Los Angeles Heights for 400.
Burial permits issued for Agnes Guckian 23 died September 12 at 482 Crocky Street I B House 44 died September 12 San Juan Road George H Black 41 died September 13 William B Emrine 51 died September 13 at P S Hospital Peyton W Howard 58 died September 13 511 San Pedro Avenue Henry Davis 46 died September 12 Jones Avenue Rejinio Perez 3 died September 18 213 Bowie Street
John F. Taylor of the Mo kane neighborhood in Fulton pioneers night farming using a headlight powered plow engine to catch up on fall wheat. He expects to work after dark to speed planting, saying moonlight won’t suffice for his method.
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