Wings Add to Attractive Effect of the New England Colonial Style
William A. Radford explains how wings at each end of a two story frame New England colonial house add charm and space. The design features a sun room breakfast room pantry and compact kitchen with three upper bedrooms and a central hall.
Desirable Kitchen Ventilators Offer Several Styles
Three main electric ventilator styles fit kitchens and homes. Portable units hang over windows and move with you. built in cabinets divert light but vent through small internal windows. the hood and pipe system vents directly to outdoors, removing fumes at the stove. Proper placement near the range speeds venting, lowers external heat, and can improve whole house air quality.
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Plan Foundation to Support House
Foundation and footing design require sufficient strength to bear building weight and resist settlement. Basement walls must withstand lateral soil pressure and be watertight. Extend below frost depth to prevent upheaval, with frost penetration up to six feet in harsh winters. Footings spread load over a larger area, width dependent on soil, structure weight, and bearing capacity.
Spring Fever Snags Young Man And A Cop
Chicago tale unfolds on Lincoln avenue as Edward Devaney eyes a passing girl Miss Gloria Kratt. Police arrest follows after Miss Kratt accuses Devaney of robbing her of 167 dollars last Friday en route to the bank.
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Chicago
Edward Devaney
Lincoln Avenue
Mr. Devaney
Gloria Kratt
Frank McDermott
Miss Kraft
Policeman McDermott
Great Yawn by Bride Disrupts a Wedding
In a village near Han over a bride’s uncontrollable yawn disrupted the ceremony. The bridesmaid fetched a surgeon who reset her jaw. The groom fled the wedding after leaving a note claiming he could not marry a yawning bride.
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Japan's Biggest Taxpayer Digs Up 1,241,000 Yen
Tokyo reports Baron Ivasaki, head of the Mitsubishi interests, paid 1,241,000 yen in personal income tax last year, the nation’s single seven figure payer. Ha Chroemon Hitsui of Mitsui was second with 929,000 yen. the top 20 list includes two Iwasakis and ten Mitsuis.
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Paris Keeps Pace With Hollywood In Film Fashion
Campbell MacCulloch notes Liberty Magazine that Paris fashion experts visit Hollywood to study studio style moves. A Hollywood insider says Paris trails in fashion but follows quickly, with French designers watching American movie studios for novelties as New York and London react with mixed amusement.
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Belgium guards radium as bandits threaten central Africa property
Belgian interests owning a large radium bearing rock in central Africa place special plans and guards. Sentries patrol at night with tangled barbed wire surrounding the district. Only authorized people handle the precious metal. Each radium rock piece is checked before sealed trucks ship it to the extraction works.
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Water as a cleaning agent sparks cautious advice
A witty exchange contrasts the Woman's Home Companion editor praising sparing water use with a sharp observer noting tramps discovered this long ago. The remark hints at practical attitudes toward cleanliness and resource use, framed in a brisk editorial quip.
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Woman’s Home Companion
Obeyed Orders Mother Pie Panic
A humorous exchange appears in the Boston Transcript where a child, Tommy, admits eating the pantry pie after being told never to do things by halves. The mother questions the act with a sharp remark.
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Fortune with Seven Ciphers Sparks Rivalry
A boast claims a man holds a fortune containing seven ciphers prompting rivals to challenge the wealth rumor and seek proof of the hidden sum.
Jones and Smith Clash Over Poor Loser Remarks
Local exchange hints at sportsmanship tensions as Jones accuses Smith of bad behavior after a game. Dialogue suggests ongoing friction between the two players with no clear resolution.
Water on the knee advice and moral quips
A dialogue offers medical folk wisdom advising pumps for water on the knee. A laundress sings “O Happy Day” while hanging wash praising Red Cross Ball Blue. The piece ends with wry reflections on money, science, and apprenticeship.
Ancient salt mines near Hallstatt reveal Iron Age tools
Centuries old salt mines near Hallstatt Austria explored by Dr Adolph Mahr with support from Prof F W Bade and Major Gotshall. Finds include leather wood and salt preserved artifacts such as pick handles torches wedges mine timbers felt caps shoes and protective gloves.
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Hallstadt
Austria
Adolph Mahr
Vienna State Museum
F. W. Bade
University of California
Gotshall
Motion picture air brush tints sunburned actors
A description notes the air brush applied to restore normal skin tone for actors in motion pictures and the public reaction to tinted appearances. It references Papa and a playful scene involving a kiss and a quick reprimand.
Dinner Call by the Brady Family
A family dinner scene is described with a maid announcing meals by door while a three year old incorrectly states dinner is ready. The child shouts Your skillets are done cooking, illustrating playful miscommunication in a household. The brief note appears in an Indianapolis news item.
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Better or Worse In This Day Of Speech Sermons
A note from Womens Home Companion reflects on sermons from thirty-five years ago that lasted fifty five minutes and compares them with the shorter twenty two minute talks common today, examining changes in preaching length.
Par is the man who supplies the money
Finance professor quips about the term par while a jesting exchange with a sleepy freshman. The punchline redefines par as the one who supplies funds in a humorous classroom moment.
Maud's Weakness and Love's Lethal Hunt
A Boston Globe quip contrasts Maud's defiance with interference in others' affairs. The piece hints at themes of autonomy and danger in a world where love can be a weapon.
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