Formal garden designs blend borders with straight lines
Garden layout blends formal beds with an informal shrub border within clear boundaries. Circular designs create a sense of space on small lots, though maintaining curved outlines needs permanent edging and careful staking from the center to draw concentric circles and paths.
Proper Building of Chimney Big Factor
The article urges careful flashing when building a nonse and emphasizes chimneys as a key water control point. It advises stucco chimneys be metal lath covered, with a stone cast concrete cap overhang to shed water away from joints, directing flow to unbroken chimney portions.
Roofing Paints Provide Weather, Fire Protection for Homes
All property owners face roofing issues as sun wind frost and moisture test shingles. Paint and stain offer durable protection and are fire retardant, helping prevent damage. Fire retardant coatings keep shingles from curling and moss buildup while resisting heat.
Too Little Individuality In Dream Homes
Lionel Robertson, authority on interior decoration, told the Own Your Home exposition in Chicago that most homes are rubber stamp designs. He warned that builders mimic standard plans, lining streets with identical houses and forcing buyers to sacrifice long for a home that lacks personality.
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Lionel Robertson
Chicago
Robertson
Home Ownership Boosts Social Standing and Opportunities
Owning a home brings social prestige and practical benefits. Homeowners are viewed as stable citizens with better business chances and wider social acceptance than renters, as they live in the same dwelling they invest in.
Good Workmanship First Dollars' Worth of Trim and Wallboard Desecrated
A terse complaint notes annual loss from substandard workmanship and materials in finishing, warning that inferior metals undermine value and quality of interior trim and wallboard.
Pirate Captain Halsey Dyed In Peace With Honors
The life of Capt. John Halsey spans privateering to piracy from the Newfoundland banks to Madagascar. After mutiny, he regained control, looted the Essex and Rising Eagle, then returned ships for cash. He died of tropical fever in 1716 and received a solemn English funeral with 46 salutes and a watermelon garden grave.
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Massachusetts
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Madagascar
Red Sea
Essex
Rising Eagle
Neptune
Church of England
Pirates Without Tears I Founders and the White Flag Utopia
The tale centers on Captain Misson, founder of Pirates Without Tears, who sailed under a white flag and preached liberty and equality. Mis son, educated in Provence, meets Caraccioli in Rome and becomes privateer captain after a speech. They elect a white ensign with the motto for God and Liberty, then insist on freedom and misusing others' property as they sail to spread their gospel.
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Misson
Provence
Rome
Signor Caraccioli
Caraccioli
Viscount Willingdon Named Next Governor General of Canada
Viscount Willingdon to succeed Lord Byng as governor general of Canada. He previously governor in Bombay and Madras, returned to England two years ago from that post. Created baron in 1910 and viscount in 1924.
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Viscount Willingdon
Canada
Lord Byng
Bombay
Madras
England
A Noble Slay, Boy Joseph Fidelity Lesson
A historical church lesson outlines Joseph as Jacob's favored son and model of fidelity. It recounts his duties returning to his brothers, his sale into slavery in Egypt, Potiphar's trust, resisting Temptation, and his time in prison with God guiding his prosperity.
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Joseph Parhaved
Joseph
Jacob
Shechem
Hebron
Judah
Egypt
Potiphar
God
Ordinary Duties of Life Reflections on Duty and Faith
A brief quotation from Horace Bushnell notes that the clash between divine views and human notions often lies in the perceived gravity of everyday duties, urging a thoughtful balance between piety and ordinary responsibilities.
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Horace Bushnell
Highest and Lowest The Prophesy News Reflection
A religious note argues spiritual ascent comes from descending to earthly depths. Citing Jesus, the piece frames humility and penitence as paths to heavenly glory, urging readers to seek lowly origins to attain higher faith.
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