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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2001
Page
41
The Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau invites the public to Lily Lake a 160 acre marshy lake once a settler era marsh now filled with large yellow lotus lilies. The bloom period runs from late July to mid August. Call 1 800 579 2294 for details.
A AHAM study finds retirement age for major appliances is younger as Americans replace aging washers, refrigerators, and other units with newer, smarter, energy efficient models. It notes refrigerators are about 90 percent more efficient than 1980 units and room air conditioners average 6.5 years ownership, while freezers last about 11.7 years.
Magician Harry Houdini used three hand powered drills the carpenter brace and bit the cabinetmaker hand drill and the compact push drill to craft tricks. Electric drills dominate today but push drills remain handy for tight spaces and quick fixes. Gazette wire services.
The Beverly Hills villa built in 1926 by Buster Keaton is under extended restoration by John Beresi and Christopher Bedrosian, with plans to finish by August. The property spans 1.5 acres and could top 25 million dollars. the project preserves Keaton’s screening room, original tiles, and a Valentino dance floor while honoring the Masons who owned it from 1948 to 1996.
The article surveys Gertrude Jeckyll and her shade garden at Munstead Wood highlighting a long color-ordered border and Fern Walk. It notes ferns as living fossils over 400 million years old, their varied forms, and 1,000 Victorian varieties. It follows Nora Steinbrech and others cultivating ferns with shade-loving companions and local sources for stock.
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