Attractive Small Cottage Showcases Real Spirit of Home
William A Radford offers free home building advice in this piece urging readers to select a site before a plan and to consult a local lumber dealer or builder for reliable cost estimates. It describes a story-and-a-half cottage 20 by 26 feet with six rooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, central second-floor hall, three bedrooms, and a bath, noting its economical design and dormer-like roof lines.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Termites Menace to American Buildings
The American Architect Magazine warns home builders to termite proof structures to prevent hidden internal damage. Termites, now widespread across most states, live underground near frost lines and bore inside wood, often leaving shells of joists filled with sawdust. Interposing metal or concrete barriers between nests and wood offers the only effective defense, while in damp climates severe infestations may require hot dry heat to eradicate pests.
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American Architect Magazine
United States
Lake Superior
Rockies
Africa
Labor-Saving Home Equipment Warns Housewives
The Household Research Bureau urges women to evaluate new labor saving devices before buying. It notes many items sit unused in kitchens and storerooms and stresses weighing time labor and cost savings. Some equipment like a good vacuum cleaner justifies the price by saving effort and wear.
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Household Research Bureau
Bureau
Attic and Basement Waste Space In Old Homes
A National Lumber Manufacturers Association study finds that in a typical six room house about 15 000 cubic feet are used for daily living, leaving 8750 cubic feet unused in cellar and attic with 5600 in basement and 3150 in attic space.
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National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Arrest of 19 year old woman linked to robber gang
New York police arrested Amelia Bascomb, a Massachusetts mother of nineteen, as an accomplice in over thirty five robberies targeting chain shoe and women wear shops. Also jailed were Jacob Solomon, Joseph Hayes, Samuel Solomon and Marcus Con after a chase where Solomon snatched a detective’s gun.
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New York
Amelia Bascomb
Massachusetts
Jacob Solomon
Joseph Hayes
Samuel Solomon
Marcus Con
Huber
Solomon
West 112Th Street
Mrs. Bascomb
Hayes
Young Solomon
Shows Strength Bending School Pickets Jailed
William Quinn bent back iron school fence pickets to display strength and was arrested for malicious damage to property, as police criticized the method used.
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Toronto
William Quinn
Quinn
Thief Returns Gems Hidden by Cautious Burglar
In 1928 a thief stole jewelry valued at $2,340 from Jacob Shippers in Great Neck L I and vanished. An insurance payout followed. While inspecting his attic today Shippers found the gems in a tobacco box and repaid the insurer.
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New York
Jacob Shippers
Great Neck
L. L
Shippers
Moses Called to Deliver Israel through Faith and Leadership
Lesson outlines Moses as deliverer prepared through birth, upbringing, exile, and education. It notes God's call at the burning bush, Moses' commission to free Israel, and four objections God resolved, highlighting faith over fear and leadership under divine guidance.
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Egypt
Moses
Joseph
Israel
God
Christ
Jesus Christ
Value of Religious Belief Inspires Life as Discipline of Goodness
A quotation from Sir Humphry Davy is cited praising religious belief as the foremost blessing. It describes belief as a source of discipline and new hope when earthly hopes fail, a light over decay, and an awakening even in death.
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Sir Humphry Davy
Little Pitchers Hold Little Water Saying
A proverb selection highlights how small efforts accrue little gain when repeated without ample resources. The saying emphasizes that minor inputs yield minimal outcomes unless scaled or sustained over time.
Make Profitable Use of Time to Get Results
The passage argues time moves at a constant rate, but perception shifts with mindset. By occupying ourselves constructively, every moment should yield the best results with minimal waste.
French Yale team dig ancient city Doura on Euphrates
The French government and Yale University join in uncovering Doura along the Euphrates. Excavations have lasted about a year, yielding parchment records and minor legal documents that illuminate the 30 A.D. era and Parthian civilization, revealing official names and city data.
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Yale University
Doura
Euphrates River
Inevitable dullness noted in Howe's Monthly remark
A short quote from W. Howe's Monthly laments personal and societal dullness, noting limited ability to alter it. The remark presents a concise meditation on perception and frustration with widespread mediocrity.
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2. W. Howe
Quote says impossible not in Napoleon's dictionary
The remark attributes a defiant edge to Napoleon claiming the word impossible belongs to others. The passage then notes that farming should not breed irritability and that humanity is admired in others, reflecting on virtues and vice.
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Napoleon
Journalists to view Stockholm exhibit from 250 foot steel mast
Visiting newspaper men will be raised on a steel mast 250 feet above the exhibition grounds. Glass walls provide a view of the central piazza with pageants and festivals and a panorama of the bay. Private booths will house telephones for reporters and a continuous press service will relay the daily program events.
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Stockholm
Windmill on the Rhine Becomes Muse of Antiquities
An old windmill along the Rhine River in Germany has been repurposed into a museum of antiquities. The project preserves local heritage and offers visitors a glimpse of regional artifacts and history.
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German Rhine
Castoria Remedy Promoted For Common Ailments
A coating tongue and bad breath are cited as signs for Castoria. The advertisement claims a few drops relieve constipation and general upset in children. It asserts genuine Castoria bears Chas. H. Fletcher's signature and that doctors prescribe it.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Snow Melt Calcium Chloride Trials Begin in Several Cities
Calcium chloride was first applied about three years ago to remove snow. In last winter tests in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Philadelphia and Hartford, pavements were sprayed with a non corrosive treated solution. The mixture melted snow almost immediately when applied before or at the start of a storm.
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Queens
Brooklyn
Manhattan
N. Y
Philadelphia
Hartford
Man Pursues Accumulation of Houses and Lands
A man known for an accumulating habit seeks to acquire multiple houses and parcels of land along with various junk. The report notes his ongoing pattern of gathering property and items, highlighting the scale of the accumulation.
Paris considers umbrella memorial on Hanway anniversary
Paris weighs honoring the umbrella's 180th anniversary since Jonas Hanway introduced it to the western world. The city debates October commemorations tied to Hanway's 1750 act of carrying a Chinese rain protector.
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Paris
Jonas Hanway
China
Census Shows 2 Million English Language Non Speakers
The San Francisco Chronicle notes census figures indicating two million people cannot speak English, excluding those who dismiss the survey with a quip about “Thassa lotto boloney.”
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Thassa Lotto Boloney
San Francisco Chronicle
Quote on Inherited Traits from Defoe
A constitutional saying notes that what is bred in the bone will not come out of the flesh, attributed to Defoe. The aphorism highlights enduring character shaping behavior beyond changeable externals.
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