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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1969
Page
15
A neighborhood hardware dealer explains why hardware shops excel at advising customers. Experienced staff draw from practical home repair work to aid shoppers, noting many customers fear asking questions. Weekday visits yield longer explanations than their Saturday rush.
The piece traces ceramic tile history from 4700 B C to modern production, noting 100 shapes and 1,000 color combos. It highlights mosaic tiles, unglazed to glazed surfaces, and varied edge shapes. Encourages visiting showrooms to explore current options and applications in kitchens, bathrooms, and living spaces.
Tel Aviv reports Israel schoolchildren planted forty thousand saplings to mark the New Year of the Trees. The ceremony took place in the Jerusalem Hills near the tomb of the prophet Samuel, where 2000 trees were set in a “Brother to Brother” forest that will later grow to thirteen million trees, one for every Jew worldwide.
A reader asks how to divide a large open living and dining area with support posts. The expert suggests a single wall with built in shelves on the post side and decorative built ins on the dining wall to preserve space, noting the option to use two separate walls or a post friendly layout while keeping later door access in the attic area.
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