Silvertone 1941 Radios Offer Clear Theater Tone
Sears Roebuck promotes the 1941 Silvertone line with Acousti-Phonic tone chamber for even room sound and reduced distortion. Features include FM/TV readiness via a converter, instamatic push button tuning, rotatable aerial, and a range of 37 models from portable sets to a radio phono recorder.
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M. E. Feiden
Cedar Rapids
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Feiden
Silvertone
London
Sears
Apples Plentiful Recipes From Cedar Rapids Home Service
Apple focused recipes by Emma Miles offer pies cakes and stewed apples using plentiful fruit. Instructions cover Apple Sweet Potato Pie Apple Sauce Spice Cake No 1 No 2 and Apple Stew with lemon rind and spices for Halloween buffets.
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Cedar Rapids
Emma Miles
Home Service Department
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Thermostatic Shower Gains Popularity in Home Bathrooms
Readers learn of thermostatic showers with a thermostatic mixing valve that prevents temperature shocks and a newer shower head offering a sharp needle spray. The article notes the unit delivers a pleasant bath while saving about half the water used by conventional heads.
Estate Ranges Embrace Six Heat Surface Units
Estate electric ranges introduce six heat surface units for full heat control and 30 percent faster cooking while using 22 percent less current. The 1940 models feature Chromalox flat tops and a ThermEstate oven control, with multiple ring configurations and precise wattage reductions. Cedar Rapids service is provided by Iowa Electric Light and Power.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
ThermEstate Oven Delivers Auto Heat Control
The Estate balanced heat oven uses a single ThermEstate dial to start oven heat set temperature and activate the broiler. When the required temperature is reached the heat units switch off and the pilot light goes out, signaling readiness without manual adjustments.
Radio outlets in several rooms for new homes
The article advocates placing radio outlets in multiple rooms of a newly built home. It argues constant demand in the living room and occasions for a bedroom, children's room, and kitchen. Outlets can be embedded in baseboards or walls to suit future radio use.
Modern home radio wiring and master aerials
The article explains how home radio receivers should be easily movable and plugged in, emphasizing advance planning for sick family members to enjoy entertainment. It notes standard wiring as integral to modern homes, reducing loose wires and aerial hazards, and cites apartment builders adopting master house aerials and plug-in setups for suites.
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Apple
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Fairbaorse
Stoke-Lite
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Stoker
Fairbanks Morse
F.H.A
3Rd Ave
Iowa
DIAL
State Theater
Iowa Electric Licktand Power Company
Westinghouse
Roddy Kilowatt
Dealer
EHFA
OWA Electric Light and Power Company
Owa
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