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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
6
W A Radford explains a six room Dutch Colonial with a front dormer roof extension and low pitched roof. stucco lower exterior with shingles above. solid foundation and minimal ornament. Interior features include cross-ventilated rooms and double closets in two bedrooms, offering ample storage and adaptable layout. The design supports resale value and modification, such as adding a fireplace if desired.
An article reviews the value of a fan inserted in home heating to improve combustion, venting, and air quality. It notes warmer, drier buildings, reduced fumes, and better heat distribution, citing Michigan University's tests under Professor Enschler.
Many builders insulate new homes with various materials to cut fuel bills and improve comfort. For existing houses, dry fillers offer the most practical protection, poured between side walls or between roof rafters. If attic storage is used, fill between attic joists to insulate the ceiling below.
Weather and sash efficiency are urged to improve dwelling livability. The piece notes windows lose more heat than walls, edges leak air, and aging sash looseness increases cooling needs. It recommends approved weather stripping and well fitted storm sash to cut heat loss, with storms helping in severe weather.
A whimsical scene unfolds at an international fish exhibition where Midnight Blue Fish and Goldfish discuss color fashion, status, and the peculiarities of aquatic society. Various species from Siam to America mingle as they remark on aging, value, and the meaning of existence through swimming and eating.
A playful exchange quickly grows into a linguist’s puzzle as speakers test the length and stretch of unusual words. The dialogue features terms like Peculiarities and Telesyncrasies and hints at a game of word length and clever retorts.
Dame Fashion notes red gowns and color theory as Grace J. Austin receives tribute in a crowded auditorium. Paris fashion hints stress red black and beige musts while muff revival debates and one hand muff ideas glimpse practical wear for active women.
Paris fashion notes show designers catering to resort wardrobes for Nice, Northern Africa, and Palm Beach. Two piece jumper suits stay popular for sports while tailored frocks in tweed, jersey or crepe dominate ordinary wear with simple trims and fur collars. Coats feature fur trimming and astrakhan collars, with redingote silhouettes returning for southern wear and a mix of georgette and crepe fabrics in slinky, elegant lines.
Fashion notes describe slender silhouettes achieved by combining two fabrics and two fibules. Matching prints from Paris last spring gain importance as a future style factor. The trend also features print over print with one design superimposed on another, and differing patterns accepting gentle curve discrepancies.
Tobacco brown tomato red artichoke green and eggplant purple are among the vegetable inspired hues seen in wear. Tomato red is used in Jersey and wool mixtures, browns in sporty street shades, artichoke green in daytime looks, while eggplant purple appears mainly in evening styles in chiffon or transparent velvet.
Olive Townsend hurries from the sanitarium to her son Gerald in a hospital, fearing the child has fallen from a shed. Dirk Townsend recalls a World War I memory, while Olive fears mental illness and battles to keep her family together as Gerald clings to life.
In 1027 Dornoch firth whales stranded along Sutherland coast creating a costly nuisance for Bonar Bridge. The British board of health sought a royal solution. Whale carcasses were deemed the king's property and removed by the coast guard to relieve local debt and clutter. The decision spared the town from burial costs though no ambergris was found.
An odd historical scene unfolds as a patient elephant in the care of a chemist receives a gift of a peel and a token of thanks. A bystander recalls the animal recognizing the chemist while a crowd watched, a moment celebrated in local memory.
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