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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1933
Page
10
Gazette announces Better Homes contest entry for homeowners with painted room makeovers. Six cash prizes totaling 100 dollars and national 3000 dollar prize eligibility, awarded for best interior exterior improvements shown by before and after photos and a 300 word descriptive letter.
Practical guide on turning attic spaces into extra bedrooms with unfinished furniture and color schemes. Steps for priming new wood, preparing painted surfaces, varnish removal, and choosing finishes. Tips on mixing paints, oil ratios, and ready mixed paints for interior furniture and windows.
The United States Bureau of Standards reports weatherstripping can cut fuel use by about 20 percent. Improvements in windows include smoother operation, tighter seals, and new hanging balances. Replacements use chains instead of cords, and spring devices are gaining popularity. A factory assembled complete window can be built into walls with minimal labor.
Sears Roebuck asserts its plumbing and heating gear is first quality and fully labeled. The Cedar Rapids store highlights bulk purchasing discounts, a plumbing and heating engineer for free estimates, and a complete display at 313-317 Third Avenue SE.
Papago Indians near Ajo Arizona mine placer gold amid low mood and high demand. Reported earnings reach about 14 dollars and 80 cents per ounce as buyers note rising offerings of gold from local operations.
Practical advice for upgrading a living room with simple changes. Emphasizes simplicity, color balance, and a friendly atmosphere. Suggests patterns in wall coverings, paint, built in bookcases, refinishing floors, and new linoleum options like Noc turne in black and white.
In this bridge discussion a tiny slam fails to materialize as a grand effort. The diamond bid proves catastrophic enabling a forcing overcall after North's spade bid. West players debate doubling the grand slam given two aces and two queens in play and the club ace location.
Dry worms are a birdland premium. keep birdbaths full and clean with steel wool. Start slips of geraniums begonias and coleus in pots for winter house plants. Propagate begonias from cuttings and gloxinias from leaf stems in water then plant when roots appear. Gloxinias are easy to grow and showy. The author notes a large pure white plant blooming Nov 1 to June 15 with multiple blooms.
The author notes irises and peonies require steady foliage and should not be cut except when transplanting, as cutting hurts next year’s flowering. They describe color ranges including scarlet bordered with white and a deep purple, emphasizing three blooms during the season.
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