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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1919
Page
3
A postwar housing update describes the redecorating and renovation push as homes reopen after wartime strain. Electricians and wiremen repair and modernize interiors using snakes of steel and careful fish-through techniques to restore safety and comfort without extensive rebuilding.
An electric motor can perform numerous household tasks from kitchen to bedroom. It powers vacuum cleaners to sweep and dust, floor polishers for shine, buffing for silverware, washing and wringing, and dries clothing via a fan. It greets coffee grinding, egg beating, meat chopping, ice cream freezing, sharpeners, cooling, hair drying and styling, and even acts as a masseur. Helsingfors reports Russian volunteer white guards occupying Peterhof near Batumred, 19 miles away.
An old instruction note extols electric fans for cooling, venting, and odor dispersal actions. It claims fans can chase away flies and mosquitoes, aid underheated rooms, dry clothes, reduce sickroom heat, and even chill foods by directing moist air. The report then notes Vesla’s voyage near Venesuel on June 24.
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