Brush Park Gift Reveals Public Honor Test Success
Mrs. Charles F Brush Jr deeded 275 acres of Beech and Maple woods to the Akron Metropolitan Park District. The stretch, part of the Brush farm near Cleveland, was opened as a public picnic area for a year to prove the public’s care for property. The gift memorializes her husband and joins the Cleveland and Akron park systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush
Cleveland Metropolitan Park System
Akron
Memorial
Mrs. Brush
Jax
Charles F. Brush, Jr
Charles F. Brush
Sewing Room in Basement Lets Space Be Pretty and Practical
The Holland Institute of Thermology endorses a basement sewing room as a space saving, convenient project. It describes light warm finishes with painted joists, economical flooring options, built shelves, an enameled chest, and a central modern super-circulating vapor air heating plant for efficient, attractive basement use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Institute of Thermology
Institute
Weekly report on Ohio town building activity and real estate
Ohio towns report record construction volume for September 1927 with total annual value likely over eight billion dollars. Highlights include numerous township deeds and municipal improvements, new factories and plants, road paving, armory dedication, and notices of ongoing housing and public works projects across Athens Carter Carthage Lebanon Willoughby and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clyde
Mundson
Athens Township
Philsndra Carpenter
Victor
Eva Carpenter
Roscoe
Elma Orr
Guy
Lozzie Pleres
M. P. Totman
Addison
Hazel Baker
Ollowing
Ohio
Holgate
Holgate Review
Wiliam Lyle & Son
Chagrin Falls
Cuyahoga County
Delphos
Grand Reservoir
Medina — Mellert-Weidner Company
Logan
Beech Grove Poultry
Springfield
Cleveland—United Banking & Trust Company
Lake Erie Trust Company
Xehta—State Fish Hatchery
Belmont
St. Claireville
Mt. Healthy
St. Parrl’s Evangelical Church
Chardon
Welshfield
Hiram
Warren—Chamber of Commerce
Dog Creek
Lincoln Kwar
First Gas Lights Exhibit Sparks Baltimore Lighting Boom
In 1816 Baltimore displayed the new gas lights in a museum attracting crowds who paid admission. Newspapers hailed them as marvelous lights without oil or smoke. The exhibit’s success helped form a gas company the next year and began urban lighting in the city. This marks one of the earliest US commercial installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Populars Mechanics Magazine
United States
Modern storage building for oil firm in Columbus
Columbus Oil Company constructs a cement block storage plant on West Union Street near the B&O freight station to store motor oils. The 30 by 70 foot building will be finished in 30 days. Bardin Brothers are the builders with Ans Tryon in charge of woodwork and carpentry for a modern facility.
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Columbus Oil Company
West Union Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Union Street
Bardin Brothers
Sam Ans
Tryon
Rubber Mat Helps Prevent Fatigue in Housework
Popular Mechanics notes hours of standing on hard floors endanger health and fatigue. A sponge rubber mat to stand on eliminates this, especially during ironing on a basement cement floor. The mat can be hung on a wall when not in use and serves as insulation against electrical hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Butt Garage Built for W H Reefer at 87 Central Street
A two car wooden construction garage with a cement base is completed for W. H. Reefer at 87 Central Street. Elmer Radford served as the contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butt
W. H. Reefer
Central Street
Elmer Radford
Costs and grades of lumber in modern frame homes
A Mississippi Valley Lumberman article by Leo Schmoldt discusses how five-ninths of frame house costs are lumber and labor, and that 65 percent of lumber can be common grade. Charts offer a guide for prospective builders, noting design variations and the bungalow example built in Minneapolis–St Paul for about 8735 dollars.
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Mississippi Valley Lumberman
Leo Schmeldt
Schmeldt
Schmoldt
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Spanish style bungalow with enclosed yard and patio
The Ponce de Leon home features a stucco exterior and a rear enclosed yard embracing sun and privacy. It offers a large living room with a fireplace, a dining room, a private bedroom hall, a well equipped kitchen porch, and a breakfast nook. Prices range from 5000 to 6000 dollars with details from Standard Homes Bureau in Washington DC.
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Ponce Dé Leon
Ponce de Leon
Standard Homes’ Bureau
Colorado
Washington, D.C
Household Hints For Glassware And Fruit Preparation
Practical tips on washing glassware by soaking in cold water to prevent streaks and using hot vinegar to brighten coat collars. Instructions include pressing damp fabric with a black cloth and adjusting sugar when sweetening stewed fruits during cooking for better sweetness control.
Simple Potatoes and Stove Care Tips
Soak potatoes in hot water for about half an hour then bake to bake faster and fluffier. Wipe rub with butter for smoother skins. Use a tarene rag to clean a stove then hot vinegar to shine for a near new look.
Walker home adds sun porch and remodeled rooms
The E R Walker residence at Congress and Carpenter Streets gains a northeast porch enclosure with glass around to capture sunset light. A heated breakfast room and warm gun room are noted, plus third floor remodeling into a large sitting room with plastering and a hardwood floor. Sidewalks widen to six feet and are under Walker’s supervision as day laborers complete the remodel.
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E. R. Walker
Congress
Carpenter
Walker
Six Car Garage Built for Rauch Bakery on Mill Street
A six car garage on Mill Street, virtually completed, is built for Frank X Rauch to store Rauch Bakery delivery cars. The cement block structure stands 12 feet high, measures 22 by 48 feet, with Rardin Brothers as contractors. Tryon and Linscott handle woodwork.
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Mill Street
Frank X. Rauch
Rauch Bakery
Rardin Brothers
Tryon and Linscott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aaron Digtriet
Lauupay
Rashop
Heal Estate Deals
Athens City
Clara ML Baker
The
Mutual Home and Savings Association
Carl H. Love
Ray Miller
Guy Flerce
Hattie Selby
Leslie
Florence White
Thomas Cavanaugh
Joseph
Catherine Shea
Hugh Mulligan
James Mulligan
Jennie
Catherine Mulligan
Clara. McAdoo
Dadie Miller
Fred Geaxtey
Lawrence Worstell
Alexander Township
Caroline Wines
Reamy Wines
Eliza Verhes
Amesville Corporation
H. R. Sedwick
Carthage Township
V. W
Emery Swarts
Anna Swartz
Gertrude Mul
Salisbury
Crooksville
Here
Warren
Amedina—Textile Rubber Campany
Akron—a
Ohio Partners’ Co-operative Milk Association
Lebanon
Western Star
Willoughby — Council
Vine Street
Willoughby
Ottawa County
Painesville
Harleichases
Wadsworth Cabinet
Wiloughby Hubber Corporation
Clairsville
Provident Mine
Greenfield
St. Bernard
Troy Township
Avondale
T. McBride
Charles Ford
Cincinnati
York
Panama Canal
Oliver
Mary
Elza
Bailey
Green
Hgan
J. L. Sewell
Elmer Bradford
Wilbur Carlton
West Second Street
Smith Chapel
Mt. Gilead—State
Columbus
Columbus General Depot
East Columbus
Circleville
South Bloomfield
Franklin County
Herbert Kelley
Middleport
M. J. Hamilton
Sehmoldt
Apemrd
the Security Savings Bank
Athens, Ohio
C. V. Strawn
Roy Co
Acmanot
Eambany
Demolet Bros
Dia
Athens
Miley Glasses
TM. A. Rardin
North Cemetery
Carl Talbert
West Gay ST
Fidelity
Building and Loan Co.m
Sam M. Jorne
Fidelity Building
Gone and Savings Co
Ramiller Lumber CO
Middlepore
Athens Paint Supply
Stara
Wheaton
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