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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1952
Page
9
An old style pest article explains termite behavior and control methods for homes. It advises soil treatment with chlorinated solutions, spraying in cabinets, and precautions to protect food. It discusses termite nutrition, role in soil, and contrasts with snakes, noting snakes help reduce rodents and should not be slain without certainty of venom.
Amateurs learn wallpaper hanging with kits offered by stores, ranging from $1 to $2 daily or bought outright. A Dallas dealer notes many homeowners feel hesitant but often find hanging paper easier than expected. The Melville duplex, a four-room home with extensive storage, is described with dimensions and layout, while a separate note reports twins Priscila and Edward Greenleaf died in a Boston fire attic incident.
The text cites Lost Hills near Bakersfield as the world’s deepest oil well at 16,568 feet in 2935 and mentions the 985 foot Eiffel Tower in Paris. It also references goose feather usage for filling an average pillow and lists tobacco quantities and a Shakespearean misreads.
Painting a home's exterior to prevent moisture damage and wood rot is essential maintenance. Regular repainting every three to four years protects value and looks. even large jobs like Whalebone once priced at $20,000 for a two ton area illustrate upkeep costs.
Development of new building materials and techniques lowers costs for modernization and repair. A plaster pump system sprayers walls and ceilings with a rough coat, enabling thin finishes. Perimeter heating ducts in concrete slabs provide warm floors and air conditioning benefits, with FHA stressing proper insulation for slab homes and two inches of edge insulation under the slab extending outward.
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