Suggestion of Colonial Style Is Seen in This Attractive House
William A. Radford offers home building advice in a column promoting colonial architecture. The illustrated design features a 4,28 by 24 foot rectangular frame house with six rooms, two stories, and a concrete foundation with a pitched roof.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Willian Radford
South Dearborntreet
Chicago
Atyte
Supporlor
Aéen
Modern Architecture in the Americas Critics Praise Yucatan Temples
An American architecture delegation touring Uxmal and Chichen Itza argues that ancient Maya and pre columbian buildings show pure geometric design and genius, challenging contemporary modernist trends. Ken Harkond notes the temples reveal a civilization with lasting architectural impact and influence on modernists.
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Europa
Castida
Atlantic
England
France
Uxmal
Chichen- Itsa
Yucatan
Carnegie Institution
Chichen-Itza
Ken‘hark
Ond
Indiana
Walnut dates and fame in furniture history
Walnut has long been the premier cabinet wood from Renaissance Italian makers to English William and Mary and Queen Anne styles. Since colonial times in America it has been widely used for furniture, maintaining its popularity from early periods to today.
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England
Long Hinges Challenge Garage Doors After Construction
A fragmented note explains extra long hinges cause doors to be hard to pull open months after garage construction. It cautions hinges not hung correctly risk weather exposure and structural trouble. Properly hung doors should be water tight and stay open when backing out a vehicle.
Clever wallpaper uses metal paper in spring New York exhibit
A spring show by a New York decorator features a model living room hung with a metallic silver wallpaper. The wall displays a king rocks motif and a four panel scenic in gray tones with distant hills and misty trees. The metallic walls add length to the room while soft gray greens frame the silver background from ceiling to dado line.
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New York Decorator
Dushea
Walla
Clinker Bricks Rise From Rubbish to Riches
A decade ago clinker bricks were discarded as waste from kilns due to fused appearances. Now these bricks are valued for attractive homes and fetch higher prices than standard kiln bricks, with clinker proportions varying by kiln.
Central Hall Type Plan Defines Popular Moderate Homes
The central hall type popularizes the house of moderate size with a living room on one side and a dining room on the other. Entry reveals 90 percent of the first story, and advancing leads to stairs and sleeping quarters. The description emphasizes layout familiarity and visitor perspective in traditional homes.
Locks Lead in Hardware The tock of key protection
The article explains that the bolt, key, and key protection form the core hardware. The protection must be removed by the key before the bolt can operate, highlighting the key protection as a crucial element.
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Ita
Parta
Dame Fashion Smiles At Paris Handkerchief Chic
In Paris 9 the trend leans toward larger handkerchiefs for women with linen and chiffon sets. Grace Austin notes the playful fooling of fashion for maid scarves and aviator neighbors. Travel wear shifts from somber gowns to colored prints and lighter fabrics with full white ensembles remaining striking. A wedding features white velvet and pearl accents, while skirts stay mid-length and non skin tight.
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Paris 9
Grace A Austin
Toipat
Universal
Uncle Sam
Beenow
Noah Webater
Dame Fanhion
Hat and Frock Ensemble Designed for Children
Paris costumes for children emphasize simple lines and detailed finishing. The hat and frock use tiny tucks scalloped edgings and shoulder bows, pictured in a white lawn with orange flowers. The ensemble features a straight cut sheavatess dress, a matching plain lawn, and a hat with a youthful brim.
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Paris
Waistline Emphasis in Senson Wrap Coats Reflects Fashion Trend
Fashion notes spotlight Senson wrap coats with waist nips, belts, and tucks to create attractive breaks on straight legs. Belts or tucked sides define the waist while Chanel inspired double breasted styles add a modern air. Black navy dark browns and greens dominate, with lighter shades for sportier wear.
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Senson
Chanel
Apectator
Sardines on Toast A Delicacy With Scientific Prep
Sardines are captured off the Maine coast, cured in factories, and packed in tins with oil, tomato sauce, or mustard. A restaurant feature imitates the dish by cooking sardines in butter and flour, then broth and sardines, served hot on bread rounds.
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Galt
Maine
Chaina
America
Complete Ensembles Fashionable for Girls at Six to Twelve
Fashion notes describe young girls from six to twelve wearing complete ensembles. A six year old sports a pastel basket weave tweed coat with a mushroom hat and matching shantung dress. A fourteen year old wears a belted three quarter coat with scarf collar and a sheer wool frock. A ten year old appears in a tweed jacket suit with a tuck in blouse and flared skirt. A twelve year old models covert cloth cape coats in navy and other colors.
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Ike Wise
New Nightie Fabrics Deck Nightgowns in Plaids and Florals
The article notes nightgowns now mimic daytime dresses with princess lines and boleros, using fabrics like onion chiffon and parure. Gowns abandon pure white for bright plaid and floral patterns, and hem lengths vary with uneven styles.
Nora and the Butterfly Flower
Nora, an Irish artist, visits a florist and seeks a job illustrating a rising author Ralph Henderson Brooks. She sketches quickly after the manager asks for a butterfly flower concept, hoping the piece might secure her steady work as Brooks narrows candidates.
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Nora
Hattie
Ralph Henderson Brooks
Mr. Brooks
Ora
Butterfly flower sketches win Nora a design job
Nora Rooney explains how a butterfly flower sketch impressed Mr. Brooke during her first interview. She explains she wore a real flower while others used cloth and ribbon, which helped her secure the position. Nora reveals a shy smile as she confirms the boss favored the genuine bloom and her simple presentation.
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Miga
Nora Rooney
Nora
Brooke
Walt
Hattie
The Pas Progress as Far North Hub Grows
From a rough dog-sled past to a bustling settlement The Pas now hosts a daily newspaper Northern Mail and shows growth with 778 public school enrollment a business college night classes dozen modern schools and mining revenue receipts of 112000 with liquor commission profits of 133257 The Far North warms to a new era as Hudson bay route prominence rises and a potential new name looms for the town.
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Hudson Bay Territory
Hudson Bay
Northern Mail
Dominion Business College
Mining Recorder
The
Liquor Commission
Pas
Boaton Herald
Reform teacher questions banker at New York farewell dinner
At a farewell dinner in New York Judge Pierce Butler and an A A prominent banker addressed boys at a reformatory. The crowd listened intently as the banker expressed belief he had done them good. During question time a red haired boy asked if the banker could burn through new style safe doors with an oxy acetylene torch.
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Pierce Butler
Europe
New York
A&a
Oedey
Addreas
A& Boy
Puzzled Reader Asks Janin To Read His Letter
A friend, grappling with Jules Janin's notorious handwriting, travels by cab to the writer's house. Janin admits the task, and the friend asks him to read the letter aloud. Janin sighs and concedes, "I will try."
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Jules Janin
Janin
Cultivate Enthusiasm in the Workplace Says Grit
A saying from Grit extols enthusiasm as the leaven that fills dull work with life and possibilities. It calls enthusiasm the mother of hope and the father of success, noting that focused labor shields one from adversity.
One Prescription Made Family Doctor Famous
Dr Caldwell's 1885 prescription cured common constipation symptoms such as coated tongue bad breath headaches gas nausea biliousness low energy and poor appetite. Demand grew fast and by 1888 it was prepared ready for use as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsia, sold at drugstores.
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Dr. Caldwell
Four Corners of the Earth
Caldwell
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