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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1935
Page
6
An article urges homeowners to switch to gas heat this winter to reduce furnace tending and dirt. It highlights automatic operation, easy maintenance, cleaner interiors, steady warmth, and better health with gas heated homes.
The Cedar Rapids Gas Company invites customers to try gas heating with a guaranteed satisfaction plan. Involves obtaining an estimate, installing a bus burner, and experiencing winter comfort with flexible payments and technical checks to prove value.
The basement of a Gas Heated home may be kept as clean as any other room in the home. It describes a living space for children and adults to play relax or read while staying free from furnace dirt and dust.
The piece explains air conditioning as a year round function covering six operations: heating air circulation purification moisture control and cooling. It notes the first four provide comfort for about eleven months and that a gas burner or gas designed furnace can enable these functions with optional auxiliary equipment like attic fans.
A health feature cites Dr William Brady and Dr Clendening warning that dry indoor air harms mucous membranes and skin. They advocate humidifiers to improve health comfort and economy, noting dry air from furnaces worsens bronchitis and throat irritation.
Forecast warns of unsettled and much colder conditions followed by snow flurries and highly variable temperatures. The message discusses room cooling rifts and six air conditioning functions, then promotes gas as the cleanest fuel with responsive automatic control and uniform temperature regulation.
A Cedar Rapids survey by the Research Institute of the Combustion Utilities Corporation finds gas heat costs far less than solid fuel, with weekly costs detailed for storage, firing, repairs, ash disposal, cleaning, and health impacts. The report concludes gas heat is cheaper overall when comparing shared expense items.
The article explains that for each degree above 70 degrees in a home, about 3% more fuel is needed. Rising temperatures increase this difference, so heating to 80 degrees may use roughly 35% more fuel than 70 degrees. Avoid unnecessarily high temperatures to minimize fuel consumption.
During mild months at the start and end of the heating season, many find it economical to use small auxiliary units like radiant heaters and circulating heaters. These can eliminate central heating during the in-between season and allow a lower temperature in unused rooms, with considerable savings possible.
Practical tips to reduce home heating expenses include turning off heat with open windows, closing doors and dampers, ensuring radiators are vented, avoiding blocked air flow, maintaining proper humidity, installing storm sash and weather stripping, insulating attic floors, and keeping overall temperatures moderate. It also suggests using auxiliary heaters after dinner to lower temperatures elsewhere.
A survey shows insulated homes can cut heating costs by about three tons of coal annually. Insulation in cold storage and automatic refrigerators also lowers energy use. It shields against sun heat, keeps indoor temperatures cooler and reduces noise.
A magazine article argues a skilled poker player can run any business well yet questions what a top player would seek in business. It explores how risk management strategy and disciplined decision making transfer from table to enterprise.
Local firms warn that summer warmth will yield to cold nights and gas heating needs will rise. Officials urge prompt estimates and scheduling to avoid delays. A burner provides instant warmth with precise temperature control. One user compares it favorably to coal stoves and outdoor pumps.
When a gas heating estimate is requested an experienced engineer is assigned. He studies the entire heating system, considering construction, windows, insulation, and other factors. He recommends equipment suited to the job and supervises installation. No charge for this service.
The installation of a gas burner does not require dismantling the furnace. It simply involves removing the grates and replacing the burner. If grates need replacement later, this can be done easily.
A 1935 Cedar Rapids rate cut reduced Gas Heat costs by 15 to 20 percent, building on natural gas introductions. The service is pitched as mansion quality yet cottage priced, simplifying furnace use to at most turning a dial and offering cleaner basements, steady temperatures, and humidity control. It promises savings on laundering and redecorating as well.
The article praises gas heating as a modern upgrade that ends nightly basement visits and ash duties. It argues the system offers steady comfort, cleaner furnace areas, and greater convenience, even joking that the ex janitor would return to horse and buggy rather than give up gas heat.
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