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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1929
Page
9
The article explains using a stucco overcoat to transform aging homes without major structural changes. It covers foundations, trim, and permanent materials, and outlines the process of encasing the house in metal reinforced cement walls with three coats of stucco, plus tips on window arches and texture.
The article urges using color and texture to enliven rooms with rugs. It discusses choosing plain carpets in a broad color range, combining borders with draperies, and using padding to simulate luxury. It warns against busy patterns in unsuitable rooms and stresses matching colors to landscape and furniture.
A collection of home advice on tiling a terrace without roofing and using unglazed tile, widening long living rooms with two furniture clusters, waterproof vestibule floors with lacquer or tile, humidifying radiator heated rooms with evaporating pans and an electric urn, and whether to install a furnace heat regulator with a thermostat.
Heating engineers urge using a thermostat to automate furnace control when the operator is away. The device would reduce fuel costs and prevent dependence on a busy or inattentive person.
Instructions detail kitchen lighting hung near ceilings to minimize shadows with 100W or 150W bulbs and wall brackets beside work surfaces. Two bathroom wall lights flank the mirror and porcelain fixtures with insulated chains to prevent shocks. A note from Columbus reports Lindbergh and bride arriving after a cross country flight, and Washington reports Prohibition Commissioner Doran denying propaganda in schools.
Banishes itching from bites rashes and poison ivy with Zemo the cooling invisible antiseptic. For 20 years Zemo has cleared up skin irritations and sores and helps restore skin. sold everywhere for 8¢ 60¢ or 1.00.
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