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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1905
Page
17
In lively Alamo Plaza windows the latest in men’s fashion and gifts fill the scene. Aimed at present tastes the display includes socks gloves neckties handkerchiefs boots shoes slippers coats vests and more with attentive clerks and firm members always on site.
Morris Block & Company, a major Alamo Plaza store, specializes in cigars and tobacco. Its storefront displays attract crowds with well arranged window gatings and a fine collection of cigars including the famous Hi Sidelo weeds.
P. D. Hauser & Sons Floral Company on 327 Alamo Plaza sits like an oasis in the business quarter. The place and the preceding establishment blend in so closely that only a critic could tell them apart.
J. F. Fentiman owner operator of the Alimo Trunk Factory ranks among the front rank with a grand and magnificent Christmas display.
A stranger visits a grand reception where leaders of business gather and the interior hospitality is praised as a rare, notable treat in this social scene.
Houston Street shines with electric lights from Alamo plaza to Soleday street as merchants stock vast inventories for the holidays. Day and night crowds fill the avenue where streetcars from all city sections converge, marking it a premier commerce belt and a symbol of year round gift selling.
At the corner of Alamo Plaza and Houston streets the Bexar Drug company sits on the first floor of the Maverick bank building. The Christmas display is large and elaborate. The managers aim to please, and the sample in front suggests the stock inside is full and complete.
E Brown at 506 East Houston Street sells clothing and shoes with a complete stock at reasonable prices. Customers praise polite attention, satisfaction with prices, and quality goods.
Shoppers on East Houston street frequent E. L. Hofheinz at 504 for hardware and house furnishing goods and a complete line of holiday toys. Parents with children are seen daily entering and leaving the store as the holiday season drives steady business.
Aaron Frank launches a new clothing shop at Houston street and Avenue C San Antonio featuring nine windows of menswear in latest styles from the East and a slogan It pays to bring the money. The store saves customers from one to eight dollars per transaction through a new cost saving method and reports crowds from opening to the present time with eager clerks ready to serve.
The cigar and stationery shop run by Tom B Johnson on East Houston street attracts visitors. It offers boxes of cigars as Christmas gifts and fine greeting cards for the season.
Noa Spears & Co. along East Houston Street offers barber supplies with a focus on shaving outfits and pocketknives as ideal Christmas gifts. Since opening in San Antonio, the firm has built a strong trade and looks forward to bright prospects.
A cozy corner at 314 East Houston Street houses the Snider Piano Company with a piano player ready to entertain shoppers. Visitors are tempted to buy a piano as a Christmas present after enjoying the shop’s welcoming atmosphere.
A shop advertises Brussel carpets rugs and matting for bedrooms and living areas. The note invites careful shopping for quality home furnishings and mentions a place of business selling these items.
Wyler's racket store at 226 East Houston Street offers toys and articles for all ages. Mr Wyler assists shoppers in selecting items that will be appreciated and suitable for both young and old.
Holiday shoppers are urged to visit Crothers & Birdsong at 214 East Houston Street. The store offers a full line of automobiles bicycles and Kodaks as potential Christmas gifts for father mother sister brother or sweetheart.
If you want a handsome Christmas present for a friend or relative contact Dodds & Company at 208 East Houston Street. They provide a fine line of bicycles guns and sporting goods and promise courteous treatment from staff.
Shold you desire to present your best girl with a Kodak or other photograph supplies visit the Ebars ite establishment at the corner of St Marys and Houston streets. They carry a big line in that class of goods and display in the show windows invites a look.
Walter N. Lawrence presents The Prince Chap at Joe Weber's theater with Cyril Scott as William Peyton and Edith Speare as Claudia in a tale of studio life. The production blends romance and pathos as Peyton raises the destitute child amid tragedy and tenderness before a national tour follows.
Shoppers on Houston street are urged to visit Clower’s Furniture Store at 116 West Houston Street to view the holiday offerings. The store features a full line of household goods with installment plans from 25 cents to 100 dollars per week, and shows a pretty mountain scene in the window.
Swell livery offered by Garden Street stablez J T Burnett and Co Undertakers. Service emphasizes carriage and funeral support with established local presence and steady municipal clientele.
Follow the crowd to Alkemeyer’s across from the Traction office on East Houston Street for Christmas gifts. A large force of clerks will assist shoppers and ensure a pleasant visit to this popular shop.
After visiting Alamo plaza, shoppers find Louis Book store at 521 East Houston Street inviting with genial attendants James Steele and Frank Daniels. They offer selections on the Light's Columbia graphophone and may sell talking machines and records, plus books and stationery in a cozy, welcoming setting.
A visit to Yost Toggery on Fast Houston Street near the post office showcases a full line of fancy scarfs collars shirts and other men wear ideal for an appropriate Christmas present. The shop promises up to date styles to please refined tastes.
Alling Paper Company at 312 East Houston Street draws shopper attention with a full line of Christmas papers and cards. The store maintains a thriving business throughout the year.
Pancoast and Kohler operate an art studio at 505 East Houston Street. The two artists have run a busy operation in recent weeks, attracting attention for their creative work and thriving business in the area.
The Goggan brothers operate a three story 302 East Houston Street building displaying instruments from pianos to a French harp. The San Antonio branch serves southwest Texas and Mexico with manager Mike Goggan noted for his open fair dealing and friendly relations.
The four story L P Peck furniture building on the northeast corner of Navarra and Houston Street offers a wide range of up to date house furnishings. Shoppers and couples planning marriage are urged to visit for future happiness through home decor and furniture selections.
A collection of reader observations and editorial quips discuss San Antonio growth and public life. Topics touch on hotels, rail fares, carnival promotion, school boards, powder storage, policing, and local commerce, with a mix of cautionary and promotional notes.
A guide urges writers to prune language and express ideas in fewer words. It cites editors valuing concise manuscripts and compares writing to cablegrams, stressing directness, sharpness, and elimination of useless verbiage to earn publication and payment.
The well known pacing stallion Brookside, racing at 2:11 on 1-4, has been purchased by Percy Richards of Carrencro Louisiana.
The anecdote recalls Mark Twain receiving a guest in his dressing gown and slippers while a committee debated his dinner speech. Twain jokes about rheumatism intruding on speeches and advises Dan Beard to read the book before illustrating it, praising Beard as uniquely capable of depicting his work.
Edison argues patents expire after seventeen years letting others imitate. He recalls fourteen years of court battles to defend his electric lamp invention, noting the system grants no lasting protection after the term ends. He cites the ongoing risk of litigation and widespread imitation by competitors.
Notice states the store at 315 West Commerce will be open all day with Burnt wood supplies at 25. Lewison's Studio offers a 20 percent discount along the street location.
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