Attractive Design That Provides for Long Neglected Open Porch
Article by William A. Radford promoting porch adds and small house design. Describes a compact cottage with a wide front porch spanning the facade, a 26 by 22 foot footprint, a main living room with fireplace, a dining room and kitchen on the first floor, and two large bedrooms with closets on the second floor. The piece notes readers may seek free advice and provides Radford’s Chicago address for replies.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Shakes and Shingles in Early Colonial Home Exterior
Early colonial houses used crudely split shakes and clapboard siding drawn from settler methods. Cedar and pine dominate modern shingles and siding, with finishes to improve appearance and weather resistance. Wood exteriors add insulation, boosting comfort and energy savings year round.
Window Thermometer Utility for Home Comfort
A thermometer fixed outside a window provides quick cold readings without opening the window. It helps keep room temperature steady and avoids exposing occupants to the cold while checking the weather.
Wallboard Uses in Modern Home Construction and Remodeling
Wallboard offers versatile benefits for home projects with easy handling and insulation or fireproofing qualities. Materials include wood fiber sugar cane fiber gypsum and asbestos, each serving different needs from plaster bases to fire resistance. Clinching fasteners reduce surface damage and finishing plasters or battens finish joints. Attic basement or garage lining upgrades add value and comfort.
Lives Lost Saving Lad Off Lake Pend Oreille
Sand Point Idaho reports Wilmer Altman and George Kjellen high school boys gave their lives to save Howard Crabtree after a boat upset on Lake Pend Oreille. The two exhausted rescuers could not pull Crabtree aboard. the craft drifted to shore hours later and Crabtree was revived at a hospital.
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Sand Point
Idaho
Lake Pend Oreille
Here
Wilmer
Altman
George Kjellen
Kjellen
Howard Crabtree
Crabtree
Beggar in Daytime Butterfly by Night in Florence
In Florence a beggar woman, daily pitiable with a bandaged eye and crippled-appearing limp, was revealed after an automobile accident to be physically sound. Investigations showed she swapped rags for expensive clothes each evening, dining at fashionable restaurants and attending balls on alms she received.
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Florence
Italy
Green sheep growth on Dodd’s Copton Hill farm puzzle drivers
Farmers and motorists observed green sheep in W. E. Dodd’s pastures at Copton Hill. Investigators found seeds from last season’s hay sprouting in wool after shaking free from hay stacks. Rain and sheep heat fostered rapid germination while others nibbled growth each time it reached a tangible length.
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Bromsgrove
England
W. E. Dodd
Dodd
Copton Hill
Shipwrecked Sailors Fend Off Sharks In Lifeboat Battle
Fifteen men from the British freighter Yungway battled a school of sharks for two hours using only oars and knives after the vessel was wrecked off the Bahamas. Survivors Frank Koslow Frank Monahan and Villns Klavins told the tale aboard the Munargo. The crew reached Nassau then split paths with some sailing to New York and others returning home to Kingston.
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New York
Yungway
Bahamas Islands
Munargo
Frank Koslow
Frank Monahan
Villns Klavins
Nassau
Kingston
Support for Two Dogs in Alimony Case
In Los Angeles Roy Cummings was ordered to pay alimony to Irene Cummings film actress. The court also required him to cover the dogs feed cost at 1.40 dollars daily, with each dog valued at two thousand dollars. Mrs Cummings was granted two hundred thirty dollars monthly for her own support.
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Los Angeles
Irene Cummings
Roy Cummings
Cummings
Elderly Inmate Refuses Release From Elyria Jail
In Elyria Ohio a 76 year old man jailed for a minor offense refuses to leave as the door is opened by police. He insists on staying in jail despite his sentence ending.
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Elyria
Ohio
No selfish person ought to get married but celibates plead
A fragmentary ad style notice asserts that marriage is unsuitable for selfish people and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a laundry aid to prevent rust spots from inferior bluing with an urging to try the product.
Quail Visit Washington Woman’s Feeding Station
A covey of timorous quail travels from their native haunts to the center of Washington Pennsylvania to feed at Mrs. C E McClure’s home. One bold quail first appeared then returned with nine quail relatives joining the flock.
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Washington
C. E. McClure
Back Hurts Flush Kidneys Preventive Advice
If kidney and back pain occur, avoid heavy drug use and instead drink plenty of water. Consider four ounces of Jad Salts daily, a lithia based effervescent remedy made from grape and lemon acids, to clean and stimulate kidneys and relieve bladder weakness.
No One Respects a Liar Quote from E W Howe
Excerpted line from E W Howe's Monthly notes that honesty earns respect while persistent liars fail in real affairs. It urges value of truthfulness and details how untruthfulness hinders success. The speaker contrasts reliability with deceit and suggests integrity aids learning and dependable action.
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E. W. Howe
A Clean Sweep
A playful exchange shows one character shrugging off business failure by blaming creditors, implying financial strain while maintaining a calm, ironic tone.
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