Comfortable House of Many Rooms For Modern Needs
William A. Radford offers free expert building advice for readers. The illustrated home shows seven bedrooms, three baths, ten rooms plus reception hall and washroom. It measures 24 by 50 feet with a front porch, dormer for attic light, two stairways, and ample living and dining spaces. Decorative shrubs and vines enhance the exterior.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Common Brick Defies Exposure to Elements
Travelers report bricks from Rome's Colosseum being repurposed for new homes. Mussolini decreed no disturbance to the ancient structure, praising the 2,000 year old bricks and their durable clay composition as a model for permanent construction.
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Colosseum
Rome
Roman Empire
Mussolini
Stucco Cleaning Advice For Periodic Maintenance
The guide notes stucco does not need frequent painting but should be cleaned occasionally. Stains below windows resist removal. using diluted sulphuric acid is possible, then rinse. Best method is a strong water stream from a hose with a narrow nozzle, starting from the wall top under the room and moving downward.
Halfway Shades To Tone Room
Daylight fatigue is eased by localizing light with shades. Avoid strong inverted lighting that draws the gaze upward and causes instability. A half drawn shade creates softer light, reduces glare, and improves comfort for reading and rest. A tinted cambric shade's mellow illumination is highly desirable.
Hallway paints highlighted by woodwork tones and buff walls
The description notes white paint for spindles risers and woodwork paired with dark varnish on stair treads and doors. Buff walls and ceilings enhance the hallway’s charm, creating a refined, inviting passage.
Salou to Get Creamery and Milk Factory
In Salou, Alford Creamery manager Jesse Landcaster announced plans for a new creamery and milk factory within six months. The annual citrus institute will take place in San Bernardino on February 24, in conjunction with the National Orange Show. The second annual Midwinter Flower Festival occurred January 21 to 23 in Encinitas, housed in three large tents and regarded as one of the best ever.
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Tipton
Jesse Landcaster
The
Alford Creamery Company
San Bernardino
Encinitas
Tom tomato crop brings high profit in McFarland area
Frostrs held off till Christmas and Elmo Calkins near McFarland harvested twenty acres of Stone tomatoes planted in August. The crop faced no blight or worms and sold in markets at 1.25 to 2 dollars per lug with excellent demand.
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Elmo Calkins
McFarland
Whittier Citrus Shipments Top Six Hundred Cars
The Whittier Citrus association shipped 658 cars of fruit in the year, 417 cars being oranges and the rest lemons, yielding about 734,860 dollars to growers. The Redlands district navels are projected over 4,000 cars, down from 5,600 last season. UC placed five students among the top twenty in Saddle and Sirloin Club essay contest with entrants from seventeen states and one Canadian province. The long pool in orange packing houses starts January and runs to late March, closing the navels season.
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Whittier Citrus Association
Whittier District Fruit Exchange
The
University of California
Saddle and Sirloin Club of
Chicago
Redlands
Kings County Farm Bureau Adopts Education Plan
Directors at Hanford resolve a yearlong education drive for farmers, barring expansion of agricultural products. The California federation will be asked to propagate this policy statewide.
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Kings County Farm Bureau
Hanford
California Federation
Experimental Orchard Planting Distances Study
In February 1915 at Davis F W Allen assistant pomologist at University of California experiment station studied planting and thinning distances for deciduous fruit trees. Results are in Bulletin 414 of the College of Agriculture.
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Davis
F. W. Allen
University of California College of Agriculture
College of Agriculture
Visalia building for farm bureau and extension service
Tulare county farm bureau federation and extension service departments will occupy their new Visalia building soon. Construction nearly finished. the unique cooperative structure is praised as a top statewide effort. The building is valued at about 6000 dollars but cost under 1500 dollars to construct.
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Tulare County Farm Bureau Federation
Extension Service
Visalia
Spinach Competition Sponsored by Armona Packing Firm
An Armona packing company in Kings County sponsors a district contest among Ag club boys and girls to promote spinach cultivation on acre tracts. The company, needing large spinach quantities for canning, offers premiums for club-produced spinach in the Island section.
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Armona
Kings County
Ag Club
Orange county citrus growers brace for 1927 harvest surge
With Garden Grove growers ending the largest season in history prospects favor a crop at least ten percent larger than 1926. The district shipped 415 carloads and growers earned over 500000 dollars for the season, signaling major impact on Orange county’s citrus industry.
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Garden Grove
Orange County
Peach planting to be heavy in Tulare county this season
The farm advisers office reports heavy peach planting in Tulare county due to good prices in recent years. Officials warn that similar trends in other counties could lead to statewide overproduction once new orchards mature.
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Tulare County
Farm Adviser
Farm Bureau
Imperial valley markets office returns to Brawley
The Federal Bureau of Markets Branch for Imperial Valley, long moved to El Centro after a fire, has returned to a new building in Brawley, the valley's heaviest shipping city. Since last September 1, Brawley has shipped 392 cars of lettuce, 198 cars of peas, 78 cars of mixed vegetables, 16 of grapefruit, 11 cucumbers, 7 pomegranates and 3 each of spinach and greens.
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Federal Bureau of Markets
Imperial Valley
el Centro
Brawley
Heaters Guard 6000 Acres as Citrus Frost Protection
Deputy horticultural commissioner W. O. Cook reports a survey showing 6,000 of 14,000 citrus acres are heated to guard against frost. He estimates future protection may rise to half the acreage. He notes heaters represent about 2 million dollars in investment for the district.
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W. O. Cook
Grape Growers Meet In Selma To Chart Marketing Plan
Parker Del Rey Fowler Kingsburg and Selma leaders attended a California Vineyardists association membership meeting in Selma. H W Wrightson of Fowler explained the association aims to address fresh grape marketing as it expands through the San Joaquin valley. R R Baker of Modoc County Bank reported sheepmen expect about 125000 head on lambing grounds across Modoc with wool output over 800000 pounds next season.
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Parker, del Rey
Fowler
Kingsburg
Selma
California Vineyardists’ Association
H. W. Wrightson
Wrightson
San Joaquin Valley
R. R. Baker
Modoc
Gardener Develops Hand Sprayer For Small Orchards
Ontario inventor Leo Gardener, a Chaffey Junior College graduate, has created a compact sprayer fitted to a two gallon container with a special nozzle and garden hose attachment. The device keeps spray consistency at the nozzle regardless of water pressure, using the water to mix and carry the medium.
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Leo Gardener
Ontario
Chaffey Junior College
Orchardists Move Sand to UC Berkeley For Yellows Study
In Merced county Delhi section several orchardists unearthed about five tons of sand from the J Ruel orchard and shipped it to the University of California Berkeley experiment station. The sand will be used in tanks for an experiment aimed at solving the yellows disease that causes leaves to yellow and fruit loss in peach orchards.
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Delhi
Merced County
J. Ruel
University of California At Berkeley
California Co operative Crop Service Revises Imperial Lettuce Acreage
Under date of January 5 the California Co operative Crop Reporting Service issues a revised estimate of the commercial area in lettuce in the Imperial valley at 34 400 acres compared with 28 000 in 1926. The area is compared with an estimated acreage of 6 500 in Arizona for winter crop only 1 500 in Florida and 640 in Texas. Imperial valley lettuce is ordinary quality this season and prices are low.
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California Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
Imperial Valley
Arizona
Florida
Texas
Bakersfield Plans Approved for 35000 Agricultural Hall
Architect's plan approved for construction of a 35000 agricultural hall on the county fairground at Bakersfield. The board of supervisors will advertise for bids, and work is expected to start within two months. The hall will house general agricultural exhibits during the annual county fairs.
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Bakersfield
Board of Supervisors
Lemoore student buys cow from Tulare herd for project
Roy Artis of the Lemoore high school agricultural club buys a 3-year-old cow from the P. M. Langan herd at Tulare valued at 500 dollars. He will keep detailed production and cost records as part of agricultural club work.
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Roy Artis
Lemoore
Date Palm Pollenization Experiments Report Mixed Results
Arabian date growers have long practiced artificial pollenization. Trials in California and Arizona attempting to pollenize early blooming female trees with pollen from earlier blooming palms have not yet succeeded.
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California
Arizona
Dairy industry short courses offered again at University farm
The dairy industry short courses, showing rising attendance in recent years, will be held again at the University farm at Davis from February 7 to 17.
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Dairy Industry
University Farm
Davis
Procrastination and Prevarication Quote by R. B.
R. B. jokes that time stealers are misdirection and delay, noting procrastination harms a woman's age more than age itself. The quip blends playful wordplay with a Boston accent flourish in a Tran script.
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R. B
Boston Transcript
Bayer Aspirin Warning Ady Message
Demand Bayer aspirin only when the name Bayer appears on package or tablets for genuine, proven safe aspirin. Be advised imitations may be dangerous and prescriptions have stood for 26 years. Say Bayer when you buy aspirin.
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Bayer
Ady
Giving Mother Away
A humorous exchange unfolds at a wedding as Tommy shames his mother for a mistaken groom detail. The mother admits she was wrong about Mr Flubdub going into the ceremony blindfolded, prompting daughterly and sonly humor.
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Tommy
Mr. Flubdub
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Ad
Good health hinges on digestion and Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills protect digestion and health. Located at 372 Pearl Street, New York.
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Wright
Pearl St
N. Y
Adv
Political Opinion Promotes Partisan Help for All
A statement argues that only those who are partisan can truly assist, urging support for aligned efforts. It frames nonpartisans as less capable and puolacious in public service, calling for unwavering loyalty to a chosen movement. The piece emphasizes collective action within a defined political group.
Rank and riches are chains of gold but still chains
A concise quotation noting that wealth and status can resemble binding chains, highlighting the paradox of material abundance not freeing the spirit or person. It emphasizes the tension between material wealth and personal freedom, suggesting riches may restrain as much as they empower.
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Buffini
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