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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1974
Page
2
A New York family catalogues basement items into keep, give away, and throw away piles, learning storage, pest removal, and decision making. They donate usable belongings to a church flea market, join a spring town clean-up, and rediscover hobbies like painting and furniture refinishing.
Home garden column advises ongoing mowing to prevent matting and disease. A rotary mower can gather leaves and clippings, with composting tips, fall debris disposal, and rose pruning guidance. Readers are invited to request a 1974 Fall Seasonal Report and send questions to Bill Meachem.
The article outlines home fire safety basics and building practices. It notes that asphalt shingles are classified for fire resistance by Underwriters Laboratories and highlights the importance of fire resistant walls, solid doors, and noncombustible roofing. It mentions chimney clearances and codes requiring fire resistant roofing and accessible emergency exits.
Sounds of the past trace the phonograph's rise from a 1899 novelty to a cultural treasure. The piece notes early attempts to preserve voices, famous recordings like Pershing and Gerard, funeral voice legacies, and the collector culture around early cylinders and disks across genres and eras.
A vintage finance column argues inflation erodes bond returns and real estate offers shelter and income. It compares WWI defense bonds to future prices, claiming housing values rise faster than inflation and can protect wealth, urging readers to seek real estate as a hedge and income source.
The piece notes timber competes with paper, plywood, hardboard, particleboard, and wood chemicals for raw materials. It cites the American Forest Institute and Forest Service, tracing shifts from 30 to 80 percent utilization since the 1900s and 60 percent of sawlog volume going to useful products. Advances in harvesting and milling enable smaller logs, waste is repurposed into fiber products, chemicals, and plastics, plus bark and resins find new uses. It also includes a brief tip from the National Paint and Coatings Association on painting ceilings in two-foot sections.
County extension agent advises applying a 3 to 4 inch layer of oat or wheat straw over strawberry rows after hard frosts and growth has paused. Mulch protects against extreme temperatures, lifts plant crowns, and can aid next spring by preventing late frosts and improving fruit quality and vigor. Remove gradually as growth resumes.
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