American Homes Rise With Colorful Stucco Styles
The article surveys stucco’s role in modern home design across nations and regions, noting how Portland cement stucco plus varied textures and bold color palettes shape Spanish, Italian, Moorish, English and Californian houses. It highlights regional preferences in California and Florida and discusses tool marks, texture, and decorative elements such as arches, grilles, and wrought metal details.
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France
England
California
Florida
Two W A Telegraph Two Old Timers Honored for Service
Two Western Union employees, Mrs J C Harrison and Clef Tillie Rost, mark decades of service dating back to August 1917. They joined during World War I, handling government messages and county board totals as world events strained communications.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
J. C. Harrison
Dorothy Dean Skerd
Tillie Ann Rost
Ste Tate
J. H. McCord
War Department
McCord
Dont Wait To Buy Home Until You Have Cash
Col Linxweiler of City National Building and Loan Association says the necessary cash to buy or build a home may never be saved while renting. He urges attempting to own, noting many build or buy with monthly payments and that the habit of thrift helps. Building and loan shares are presented as the easiest way to finance a home with small monthly payments.
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Col. Linxweiler
City National Building and Loan Association
Squeaky brakes fix by lining surface treatment
SQUEAKY BRAKES describes causes of squealing brakes as linings becoming hard and glazed from friction and pressure. Remedies include roughening linings with a saw blade or coarse fire, or applying a castor oil and powdered resin mix to soften and increase friction for quieter operation.
Celotex Insulation Promises Comfort in All Seasons
Henry Guhleman of Scruggs Guhleman Lumber Co. touts Celotex as an insulating timber that blocks heat in summer and cold in winter, reducing drafts and fuel use. He notes over 80,000 families have adopted the material in five years, with architects widely approving its use in buildings. The piece also contains futuristic asides about air flivvers and parachutes.
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Henry Guhleman
Scruggs Guhleman Lumber Co
Better Roads in State Draw More Tourists and Boost City
Missouri highway progress has nearly doubled automobile tourists this year. St Louis emerges as a leading auto tourist center with camps along outskirts offering tents and refuge. Officials report visitors from all states, mid to upper income groups, venturing to diverse destinations and many becoming permanent residents, boosting local business and city advertising.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Union
Steam Car Progress Report by Harold Blanchard
Harold Blanchard notes slow progress in steam car development over 20 years due to capital limits and dated designs. P. R. Delling of Camden, NJ advances a modern steam unit with a boiler engine, condenser, and throttle start. The car delivers smooth, silent acceleration and simple control, with continuous pilot heat to keep steam up and prevent freezing.
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Harold F. Blanchard
P. R. Delling
Camden
N. J
Frigidaire Is Home Necessity
Henry Crevelt of Crevelt Furniture argues luxuries become necessities as technology proves useful and affordable. He cites telephone, electric lights, and automobiles as examples and notes Frigidaire refrigerators safeguard health and food purity at a low cost, now accessible to most homes.
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Henry Crevelt
Crewelt
Best Materials Used In B P S Paint
The Jordan Lumber Co quotes Herbert Jordan praising B P S paint as made from top market materials with expert chemists and exhaustive tests. They claim B P S offers superior wearing qualities, coverage, and finish versus hand mixed lead and oil, using strictly pure white zinc and aged linseed oil with the finest pigments. See One man has named his d yurmi, the Flyin Tin.
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Herebert Jordan
Jordan Lumber Co
Boston
Japan
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Opyright
International Feattures Syndicate, Inc
Soler
Gatesy
Pte Survey
Botte
Ender
Wien
Dore
Frigidaire
Herbert Jordan
Jordan Lumber Company
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