Electric Cookery Campaign Begins in Cedar Rapids
Three local dealers unite in a five week drive to popularize electric cookery the first of its kind in Cedar Rapids. Smulekoffs stocks Hot Point ranges. Checker Motor Supply Home Appliance division features Monarch ranges. Iowa Electric Light and Power offers Estate ranges with free current for 30 days on range purchases before July. The campaign promotes advantages and economies of cooking by wire inviting the public to visit all dealers.
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Cedar Rapids
Smulekoff’s
Checker Motor Supply Company
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Oven Dinners for Health and Economy
A how to guide touts cooking multiple meals in one oven using stored heat. It describes timing, temperatures, and methods to prepare pork chops carrots rice pudding baked apples and Spanish noodles plus boiled potatoes and eggs for efficient meals while away.
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Smulekoffs Announce New General Electric Hot Point Ranges
Smulekoff's unveils General Electric Hot Point electric ranges with the Calred unit and Thrift Cooker features. The store promotes an introductory sale with attractive values as women seek better kitchen equipment and several retailers expand electric range departments.
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Smulekoffs
General Electric
Smulekoff’s
Smulekoff
Apartment building to feature electric refrigeration and cooking
The B Tapper project at Grande avenue and 17th Street SE will offer electric refrigeration and cookery in all apartments. Cedar Rapids residents already adopting similar amenities reflect a modern trend in apartment construction.
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B. Tapper
Grande Avenue
17Th Street
Cedar Rapids
Hollywood Prefers Electric Cookery
Movie fans note electric ranges gaining popularity in Hollywood as modern kitchens become standard. The George Arliss film Successful Calamity features an electric range prominently, with the appliance playing its part effectively.
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Hollywood
George Arliss
Low Electric Rate Promoted for Cedar Rapids Cookery
E G Nichols of the Iowa Electric Light and Power company touts a special rate for electric cookery in Cedar Rapids. The plan charges 8 cents per kWh for the first 60 kWh and 24 cents thereafter, with 30 days of free current offered by dealers after range installation to showcase practicality and save on bills.
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Cedar Rapids
E. G. Nichols
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Mr. Nichols
Electric ranges gain entry at Checker Motor Supply
In September we chose to sell and service electric ranges. The move drew praise from cooks and criticism from skeptics. We argue that American mothers should decide, pointing to economy, health, and safety, and note Checker chose the Monarch electric range for its line.
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Louise Hathaway
Nichols
Checker Motor Supply, Inc
E. C. Hoover
Mother
Iowa
Electric
Monarch
Burner
Second Avenue
Dial
Calrod
Hotpoint
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