House With Small Office For Professional Man By William A Radford
A design by William A Radford features a compact home totaling 84 feet wide by 8244 feet deep with six rooms and a private entrance to an integrated office. The layout places the office off the front porch, a separate dining and living area, and three second floor bedrooms with closets, optimized to interview clients without disturbing household routines.
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William A. Radford
William’ A. Radford
Avenug
Chicago
Ill
Selecting a Home Site With Discretion and Zoning Considerations
The article warns buyers to choose a lot at least forty feet wide to allow air light and fire safety, avoid very narrow or very wide lots, assess frontage taxes, plan space for outbuildings and gardens, and consider future sale appeal. It advises avoiding quick growing trees and notes zoning laws that protect property values from nearby unwanted development.
Rusty flashing tops roofing woes and fixes
Construction experts warn rusty flashing as the chief cause of roof failures. Using sheet copper for flashing at angles and where roofing meets chimneys dormers or other vertical roof projections prevents leaks and costly interior damage.
Chic Sports Duds Gain Wide Fashion Traction This Season
A New York Times fashion note surveys sports dress trends showing chic sports frocks and suits gaining mass appeal. Designers from France and America present chiffon crepe voile and velvet trims in tunic blouses with tailored skirts, boleros, and two piece ensembles. Strong entities include Chanel Lanvin Madeline Vionnet Lucien Lelong Drecoll Martial et Armand Goupy Crepe de Chine and Worth. The piece highlights fabrics, plaids, and embroidery while noting the overall shift toward sport style as a mainline fashion statement for daywear.
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New York Times
Couturier
Worth
Madeline Vionnet
Goupy
Lucien Lelong
Drecoll
Martial Et
Armand
Quick Ways to Dry Curtains and Save Radiator Space
A 1927 guidance article explains hanging freshly washed curtains on the window to dry, using a weighted hem for evenness. It advises wringing lightly to leave moisture, avoids overdrying, and suggests a radiator bookcase to direct heat and save space, with decorative shelves and balanced lighting.
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Weatarn Newspaper Union
Still Worship the Moon in Weather Superstitions
The piece notes the enduring belief in the moon’s influence on weather and luck. It cites European practice where people bow to a new moon and turn money in pockets for fortune, and in England it is deemed unlucky to kill a creature during the moon’s waning phase.
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Europe
Léngland
Song plugger and the rise of direct advertising voice
The term song plugger described a man with a strong appealing voice who could perform from dance halls to vaudeville venues to open-air moving pictures and sing songs publishers aimed to push. After the war the role declined as trade conditions changed.
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Dance Hall
Valoret
Shattering Joy and Crimetown Echoes in a Dreamlike Cue
A fragment from the Washington Star quotes EL Tu and Crimetown as a fractured meditation on joy and the search for beauty. The speaker reflects on mathematics and distance, noting a tension between imagination and material limits as a bank balance figures into the dreamlike vision.
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EL Tu
Uegeoor
Washington Star
Ice Threat Sinks Airplane In Cold Mist Flight
The article notes ice as the major obstacle to transatlantic air travel. It explains that ice forms rapidly on wings in cold mist, altering curves and reducing lift, sometimes sinking a plane in as little as eight minutes.
Wise One and Landlady Offer Tea or Coffee Debate
A playful dialogue features a landlady and Wise One deciding between tea and coffee, the choice left to how one calls the beverage. The exchange underscores casual domestic humor and preference.
Kennebunk man finds hidden $3 bill in billiard cabinet
A Kennebunk Maine man attended the annual Unitarian women rummage sale and bought a billiard cabinet. While handling the transfer, he discovered a concealed corner containing a valid $3 bill, adding surprise value to the purchase.
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Kennebunk
Maine
Affectionate Quarrel Over Who Loved More
A brief exchange reveals a couple's playful dispute over who loved the other most. The quip signals affectionate tension and enduring bond despite discord.
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Poreh
Ntchen
Beppu Eeueo
Lelong
Lanvin
Chanel
Buttena
Edna Purdy Walsh
General Motors
General Motors Proving Ground
Chevrolet
Pontiag
Oldsmobile
Oakland
BUICK
Lasalle
Cadillac
Frigidaire
Delco-Light Electric
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello
Illinois
DR. Caldwell
Dr.Caldwell
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