Rotary meeting outlines causes of construction troubles
At a Rotary club session, speakers cited labor shortages across stone masons, bricklayers, plasterers, and other trades, noting 85 percent skilled workers versus need. They warned interdependent trades halt progress, discussed rising costs, inconsistent codes, and seasonal crowding of work.
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Rotary Club
Edward Eb, Caldwell, Jr
Samuel T. Mewlett
Albert W. Smith
Smith
Ibor
Exch
New York
Federal buildings to be made more practical
Washington reports a Post Office Department policy to balance beauty with usefulness in federal structures. Atlanta’s three story post office sparked debate as a few extra doors and improved access were proposed, but Treasury engineers urged preservation of the building’s architectural harmony.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Atlanta
Kawin EK
Large
Treasury Department
Treasury
Country Club
O. K
Household Suggestions From a Vintage Kitchen Card
Practical tips on pie crust and home furnishings appear in this brief, dated guidance. It advises flaky pie crust dough, careful placement of pictures to align with eye level, and to avoid leaving metal utensils in salad ingredients to prevent a potential poisonous compound.
Decadence of Romance Seen By This Educator
Chicago teacher Maurice C. Lipman on The Psychology of Love says modern girls lack romance due to industrial life and modern conveniences. He cites the telephone, automobile, and apartments as factors diminishing mystery and chivalry, predicting plenty of fun but less opportunity for lasting romance.
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Maurice C. Lipman
Chicago
Kansas City
Lipman
Romanee
Losex
Boston plans bricklayer training school
Boston Building Trades employer association will meet tomorrow to discuss plans for a bricklayer training school amid an acute shortage of skilled bricklayers.
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Boston
Boston Building ‘Trades Employer Association
Temorcoaw
Lifebuoy Soap Promises Healthful Cleanliness
An advertising pitch for Lifebuoy soap extols its red palm oil content and cocoanut oil base. It claims Lifebuoy cleanses skin thoroughly, deodorizes, and delivers a health element that protects against dirt and germs, with appeal to both women and men.
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Lifebuoy
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Exide Batteries
the Electric Storage Battery Company
Philadelphia
Samuel T. Hewlett
Hewlett
Howard GB. Caldwell, Jr
Bridgeport
Tartford
Department of Commenree
Madat
Caldwell
THE
Clicqugt Club Company
Milliz, Mase
U.S
Albert Angell, Jr
Albert Auge
State St
Casino Hall
Fri
Albert Angell. Jr
North Americ
Lever Bros, CO
Cambridge, Mass
U.S. A
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