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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1977
Page
7
A large ranch style residence emphasizes a long rear covered patio. The open plan links a country style kitchen with a spacious living area and a fireplace. Three bedrooms include a master with bath and dressing room. a caller offers drawings by Larry Farmsworth for purchase.
The National Paint and Coatings Association offers steps to reseal paint cans. Wrap a screwdriver with cloth, wipe excess paint from the groove, place the lid, cover with cloth, and gently tap to seal while the cloth catches splatter.
A family designs a small basement den and guest room using natural tones. Suggestions include a sofa bed, lounge chairs if space allows, shelves with small chests below, a wicker hamper as a coffee table, pale apricot walls with rust and beige carpet, patterned accents in rust blue and beige, earth tone baskets, ample lamps, and indirect lighting.
A reader asks how to stop nails popping from a shake roof eight years old. Advice suggests longer serrated or self-clinching nails, and warns nails over insulated sheathing without strips may pull out. use proper nailing to secure shingles. Includes unrelated household questions about terrariums and carpeting with recommendations on cleaning deposits and checking subfloor conditions.
County Extension Agent KOBERT VosuniL advises rose lovers to shield roses from winter injury. Mulch piled eight to ten inches over defoliated canes, after cleaning debris and using weed-free soil from outside the bed. Soak, then shield with evergreen boughs or prairie hay, avoid water-logged materials, and mulch again after freezing.
John Hantock signed the Declaration of Independence to aid King George III reading without glasses. Dr. L D Bronson, a California optometrist, notes spectacles cost up to $200 and offered little vision correction. The piece traces eyewear evolution from Peter Brown’s 1820s frames to rimless designs and nose-bridge pads by the 1920s, advising collectors to beware nostalgic fakes.
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