Compact Plan Lets Small House Appear Large
A small house design by Herman H. York features 835 square feet of living space with a semi-split bath and a six foot high living room partition. The plan emphasizes economical asphalt shingle roofing, plywood built closets, hardwood veneer walls, and a prominent chimney. The hall separates bedroom and bath areas from living room and kitchen without wasting space, while a fireplace is highlighted as indispensable.
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Ned
Tom
Herman H. York
New Hyde Park Ra
Garden City
L.J
Ney
Grandma Sayings Promotes Nu Maid Margarine
A reader ad touts Nu Maid margarine as modern in taste and texture. She jokes about frugality and offers $10 for accepted sayings with a Miss Nu Maid photo from the package.
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Miss Nu-Maid
Panhandlers link ear size to generosity disputed
The article reports that street panhandlers believe big ear people are more generous, while others think small ears indicate thrift. Science contradicts this stereotype, showing ear size has no relation to personality or generosity.
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Panhandlers
Small Homes Design No 115 Feature
An archival note describes a practical small home design labeled No 115 inspired by childlike gingerbread aesthetics. It emphasizes brick sidewalls frosting shutters and sturdy vertical siding with a vestibule coat closet and a large combined living and dining area. The design aims for economy and a significant fireplace.
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Hansel
Gretel
Building Plan Notes for a House With Optional Upgrades
The text describes a kitchen area with a utility room for appliances, optional upstairs space under a plan, and a back yard door. It mentions one bedroom on the first floor with a nearby bath and two large wardrobes, plus potential for a second bedroom as the family grows. Ordering blueprints costs $5.00, duplications $3.50, or 3 for $12.00, with the Portfolio of the first 60 designs at $1.00, address in Michigan.
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Michigan
Shingles Help Free Car From Snow Slide
A motorist uses an asphalt shingle to free a stuck car. Placed under a tire with the top side up, the granules on the shingle provide a grippy surface as the stone bits embedded in roof shingles add wear resistance and fire retardance while coloring the roofing.
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Minera
New plywood glues boast modern strength in veneer panels
A brief note on plywood production highlights new glues that strengthen faced panels. It discusses advances in adhesive technology and suggests improvements over older methods, citing ongoing scientific progress in wood processing.
Modernizing the Farm Barn for Efficiency and Style
The old red barn evolves into a modern structure with radiant heating and concrete surfaces. Modern barns distinguish dairy horse hay and hog poultry buildings with specialized rooms and improved fire resistant asphalt roofs. Farmers now manage offices, record storage, and workshops beside the barn to support planning, sales, and distribution activities.
Modern hardwood plywood surpasses earlier veneers in strength and durability
The article notes synthetic resin adhesives boost bond strength beyond the wood, yielding heat and water resistant joints. Veneer panels bonded with these glues resist boiling and dry heat beyond charring. It also mentions a Westinghouse high power searchlight capable of illuminating Leo reading a newspaper 10 miles away on a clear night.
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Fouth
Westinghouse
Leo
Capitol Pages Keep Dawn Watch at Nation’s Seat
Washington report on student pages aged 14 to 18 serving in the Capitol page school. They attend classes before sunrise and work in the Senate House and Supreme Court, earning 267 dollars monthly. The piece recounts anecdotes from blizzard nights, strict schedules, and pages coordinating with lawmakers and justices.
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Mary Channing Stokes
Slit
Washington
U.P
Capitol Pages
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Fust
Capitol Page
Ruth McRae
Miss McRae
Conri
Library of Congress
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Tobatea By-Proditts & Cibhrital
Richmiond
Virginia
U.S
Peter
Veil Ben-Gay
Miller
North Bend
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Eleanor Moriarty
Chicago
John Harvey Furbay
U. S
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U. S. Capitol
Matthew King
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Venet Blind
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Scotts
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