Housing Act Cuts Toll From Home Accidents
The Better Housing movement under the Federal Housing Administration shows progress in reducing deaths and injuries from home hazards. Key risks include gas leaks faulty wiring and unsafe stairs with emphasis on safety improvements through modernization and remodeling funded by loans. Households led by housewives as safety directors can curb accidents by upgrading bathrooms porches stairs lighting and storage areas using modernization credit plans.
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Federal Housing Administration
Better Housing
Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
Decrease Size of Home as Economy Move
The reading suggests some homeowners seek to reduce living space as economic conditions shift. It notes that when children marry and depart, a large house can feel burdensome. It recommends consulting an architect for formal plans before remodeling and estimates by a competent contractor for two story structures.
Tufted Candlewick Styles Back In Streamlined Rooms
1935 fashion feature urges blending grandmotherly tufted fabrics with modern streamlined interiors. Tufted bedspreads curtains and cushions in natural muslin with cream fringe are paired with colored organdy glass drapes. Treated textiles include chintz patterns, lattice motifs, and hand woven rugs, promoting bold color mixes and tufted details for a sophisticated room.
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MeCa's Magazine
The
Journal-World
Floor layout planning with stain matching tips
The text discusses rearranging the first floor for easier housekeeping and energy savings. It covers careful room planning, modern housekeeping devices, and how reducing space lowers heating costs. It adds a note on matching stain color when applying paste filler to stained floors.
Garden Seed sowing and flowering plants guidance
The column offers planting tips for annuals and cut flowers. It notes salpiglossis and zinnias as warm weather favorites, suggests sowing where flowers will bloom, and recommends early sowing for sweet peas. It advises watering chrysanthemums as they bud, adding light fertilizer, and choosing stock varieties for cut flowers or bedding.
The Brilliancy of Poppies for Garden Color
Garden note highlights poppies as vibrant annuals combining with June perennials. It advises seed use at eight counts and sand mix for planting. Cautions include transplanting difficulty and proper timing for removal of surplus. Moss removal method described using carbolic acid solution and plain water. Also suggests repurposing an old vacuum cleaner motor for shop tools with safety guidance.
Modernizing home plumbing and roadside tourist camps
The article notes salvaged home articles can be repurposed for new uses to ease daily labor. It stresses closing faucets to prevent water waste and replacing washers or seats when leaks occur. It highlights harmonized fixtures and suggests roadside tourist camps become more profitable with amenities like hot water, cold running water, modern toilets, showers, and tub baths.
Kitchens Attract Attention In Modern Tourist Camps
The Federal Housing Act prompts camp owners to reassess facilities and upgrade to bright, clean, and modern kitchens. A stuffy, hard to clean kitchen is being replaced by cheerful, efficient designs catering to a larger, better class of campers.
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