Gambrel Roofed Barn for Profitable Dairy Operation
Old farming column explains a 300 by 110 foot gambrel barn designed for 50 cows with concrete foundation and floor, two-sided stalls, central feeding alley, overhead feed carrier, gutter system, automatic ventilation, twin silos, and extensive sunshine windows to cut labor costs and improve herd care. Author William A. Radford offers free farm building advice by mail.
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William A. Radford
William “A. "Radford
Prairie Ave
Mus
Chicago
Cheap plaster pitfalls raise costs in hidden home repairs
The article argues that cheap plastering leads to cracking, waves, or dangerous falling plaster. Proper backing dampening and careful mortar mixing reduce hazards, while using high quality materials saves long term costs and effort.
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Iitve
Old Wives
Cieven
Lime Plaster Finishes and the All Plastered Interior Trend
Lime plaster offers varied finishes as its qualities allow smooth troweling and slow hardening. Plasterers compare its spread to warm butter and use many tools to texture surfaces. A growing trend is all plastered interiors with walls ceilings and architectural features plastered, echoing once-masterful craft.
Concrete Uses and Cement Handling in Construction
A historical note explains concrete composition using portland cement sand pebbles or broken stone and water, with curing under proper conditions. It discusses cement mills packing portland cement in cloth sacks or paper bags, sack as one cubic foot, return of empty sacks, redeemability of damaged bags, and the need to keep cement dry.
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Klnu
Cement
Cover Old Shingles To Build A Better Roof
Improve your roof by overlaying new shingles over existing wood shingles. Save cost and time while avoiding the mess of tearing off the old layer. A neat, durable finish can enhance appearance and provide weather protection with trusted materials.
Flow of Current in Vacuum Tube
RADCLIFFE PARKER explains the shift from a conventional positive to negative flow to electrons, keeps the old current definition, and details filament plate and grid currents in vacuum tubes. He discusses space current, plate current, pulsating DC, and threefold current components affecting battery life, heating, and sound output.
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Radcliffe Parker
Ti Radio World
Theyrenum
Ocean
D.C
Howling Set May Mean Poorly Made Cabinet
Howling results from a mic rophonic tube near the loud speaker. Radio Broadcast Magazine recommends placing the loud speaker 10 to 29 feet from the receiving set or using metal covers and wooden boxes over tubes to dampen sound. Poorly assembled cabinets may vibrate at a frequency, transmitting vibration to the tube. opening cabinet tiers can stop the trouble.
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Radio Broadcast Magazine
Watch for Kinked Wire In Antenna Hints
Beginner hints about coaxial line show how coiled wire tends to tangle with loops and kinks. A sharp kink in the wire can degrade reception and weaken the wire at the kink, increasing strain on the first wind.
Tiny Land Fractions Draw Big Questions in California
A 38 year old Oakland Tribune item notes buyers purchased land fractions as small as a trillionth of an acre on the Tar ranch at San Pablo for 24.89 dollars including taxes and costs. Such minute parcels offered little use value yet risked clouded titles as private sites proved impractical.
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Commmon
Contra
Coste
County
Calif
San Pablo
Oakland Tribune
Rabbits Threaten Australian Economy and Fences
A distorted report notes Australia faces vast losses from rabbit damage. Estimates cite total rabbit value at £38,000,000 with skins at £7,000,000. NSW alone plans a rabbit proof fence 110,000 miles long costing £6,000,000, the longest fence spanning 612 miles between Boucke and Corrowa.
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Australia
New South Wales
New Fowl, the Turken, Baffles Alberta Turkeys
A new fowl breed called the turken is being raised in Alberta to replace costly holiday turkeys. It is a cross between a turkey and a chicken with turkey-like head and wattles but chicken-shaped comb and body. The article hints at a moral undertone linking the breed to Christian conduct.
Dangerous varicose vein home remedy claim appears
An ill formed ad-style notice touts a home treatment for varicose veins using a product called Moane's Emerald Oil. It instructs applying it twice daily to the ankles with promises of shrinking veins, urging continued use and purchase through a druggist. The text is promotional and lacks credible medical guidance.
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Aunee
Kimeraldt
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