F L Brown Home Near Completion
A six room Cape Cod Colonial for Prof and Mrs Frank L Brown on Stratford Road West Hills nears completion with a June move planned. The 100 by 135 foot lot features a terraced site east porch lily pond and rock wall plus a garage. Inside includes air conditioning insulation full basement gas furnace two staircases three closets per bedroom and a large living room with fireplace. General contractor Olmsted Brothers architect Louis H Spencer Topeka. Professor Brown teaches applied mechanics at the University of Kansas and has served 23 years.
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West Hills
Cape Cod
Frank L. Brown
Stratford Road
Professor Brown
Mount Hope Nursery
Seth
Brown
Applied Mechanics
University of Kansas School of Engineering
Olmsted Brothers
Louis H. Spencer
Topeka
Air Conditioning Benefits Prompt Clean Air in Stores
The piece argues modern cooling should be valued for year round air cleansing, not just customer comfort in summer. It notes reduced dust from customers moving on floors and suggests broader benefits beyond mere cooling.
Modern Furniture Invades Cottage Scoring New Designs
Margery Taylor Oren writes on cottage furniture embracing modern design. The piece highlights dual purpose pieces for small spaces, including a dining table that opens to seat eight, a built up block bookcase design, and a low sofa that doubles as a bed, all aimed at blending modern style with cottage living.
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Margery Taylor Oren
Purifying air boosts workers and shoppers in winter sales
The text argues that removing bad air through purification and humidification raises employee efficiency and sales while keeping customers engaged. It notes crowded aisles dull enthusiasm, causing people to retreat outdoors. It compares future air conditioning to evolving stoves and urges preserving lawns with simple walks to prevent lawn damage.
Jeffries Home On Ohio Street To Be Ready July First
The new Dutch Colonial residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Jeffries at 708 Ohio Street is rapidly taking shape, with occupancy expected by July 1. Built of frame construction with a tiled foundation for a dry basement, it includes seven rooms, full bath upstairs, half-bath downstairs, a double garage, and silent tight windows. George W. Jones is general contractor. Edwin Jeffries, a law student, will be home for the summer around June 1.
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J. G. Jeffries
Ohio Street
Altho
Jeffries
George W. Jones
Edwin
Law School
University of Town
Massachusetts Street
Colorful Exterior Home Design by White and Weber
A white walled house with blue-green shutters and a black shingle roof stands out in an Illinois development. Designed by White and Weber for a low-cost housing series featured by The Architectural Record. The plan uses a wood frame on concrete foundations with a 44 inch woven wire lath insulation. Downstairs include living room dining room and kitchen while upstairs offer two large bedrooms. Heating comes from a gravity-feed hot air system.
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White and Weber
Illinois
Fragments on Woodwork Safety and Noncorrosive Glazing
The text warns about the risk to the wood and mentions using noncorrosive safes for exterior doors or windows. It appears as a fragmentary note possibly from a construction or maintenance guide.
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F. L. Brown
Olmsted Bros
General Contractors
Keeler’s Book Store
Pettit the Plumber
10Th St
F. A. Preyer
General
Etemetron Fy
E. W. Penchard
NORGE
Sneegas Plumbing Co
Sudan
Bartel Des Seed Co
Lon
J. W. Shaw Lumber CO
Vermont ST
Rollator
Granada
Oklahoma
Bird
J. D. Seiler Roofing CO
Cook
Velvay
COROC
Kennedy Plb. and Electric CO
General Electric Refrigerator
Mass
Opex Auto Polish
Cns
Gree
Neadouarters
Green Bros
All America
The
Douglas County Building & Loan Ass'n
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