Front Porch Floor Plan by William A. Radford
William A. Radford explains space saving home design using concealed beds to convert living rooms into sleeping spaces. The illustrated small 80 by 82 foot bungalow includes four main rooms, a front porch, and a rear bedroom with a dressing closet for a space saving bed, yielding five room functionality at lower cost.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Bor
Ada
Livieg
Color Harmony in Room Decor
Proper color harmony hinges on blending colors to shape a room’s feel. Decide the color scheme after careful thought, matching it to the room’s position and light. Dark outlook rooms benefit from bright colors to attract light, while bright rooms need soft tones to reduce glare.
Foundation wall types in concrete construction
Foundations consist of two main wall types a monolithic cast in place concrete and concrete block walls. Monolithic walls are poured in forms and blocks are locally manufactured often by home builders with block machines. Block walls cost less to erect but monolithic walls suit heavy load requirements.
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Atlas Portland Cement
Hollow Building Tile Gains Rapid Favor in Homes and Public Buildings
The piece notes hollow building tile’s rising use for load bearing walls in residences, flats, churches, schools, and skeleton frame structures. It highlights lighter weight, savings in materials, easy erection, fire and weather resistance, and its role as a backing for brick or stone and as a substitute for full masonry or frame walls.
Small Town Recreation Growth in 1920s America
In 1924 the Play ground and Recreation Association of America reports 19000 inquiries on public recreation with one third from towns of 2500 or less. Small towns show rising planning needs. parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, community houses, picnics, tennis courts, beaches and pools are common. Most facilities rely on public subscriptions, though some succeed under municipal tax support. Leadership and competent management drive outcomes.
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Playground and Recreation Association of America
United States Department of Agriculture
Town Park Pays Off Big Investment in Wamego Kansas
Wamego Kansas with a population of 1585 crossed into a profitable use of public lands. In 1904 a bond election bought 12 acres for park purposes at 2525 dollars. Now 8 more acres were added for 2000 dollars to host a tourist campground. The park features an artificial lake bath area a 45 foot diameter electric fountain a bandstand a playground and various facilities. Maintained by town funds at 1500 dollars annually, salaries included for seven months. Revenue comes from show licenses and contributions from church school and general welfare funds. The park is widely used.
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Wamego
Kans
Park Board
Sevenonths
Paved Streets Boost City Value and Growth
A Sheffield Standard notice argues that streets determine a town’s value alongside schools and churches and urges paving all city streets to match the growing industrial district. The piece stresses that paved roads lift property values and serve the community as a key asset.
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Sheffield
Sheffield Standard
Drayton’s Good Idea Park Plans Unveiled
Drayton North Dakota with 637 residents plans a 4th acre park funded by 260 donors from five townships. A nonprofit park association will issue one vote per shareholder. Facilities include baseball diamond bleachers picnic benches electric lights water supply and planned additions. Activities cover day celebrations bathing boating dances athletics and band concerts.
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Drayton
N. D
Home Town Loyalty in Camp Hill Tallapoosa News
An editorial extols local boosterism and loyalty, arguing that a single resident supporting his town boosts material wealth, population, institutions, and business, contributing to the growth of Camp Hill Tallapoosa News.
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Camp Hill
Tallapoosa
Etiquette Advice from 1480 Book On Handling Meat
A medieval etiquette text from 1480 prescribes grabbing meat with three fingers, warns against lingering over the dish, taking too large pieces, and wiping fingers on the coat, outlining polite dining manners of the era.
Inventor John Walker Creates First Friction Match
English chemist John Walker is credited with inventing the friction match in 1827, marking a milestone in chemical technology. The development arose from experiments with sulfur and matches, altering how fires were produced and stored for daily use.
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John Walker
Feed Lot Design For Sheltered Slopes And Efficient Water Supply
Charles L Bray from Colorado Agricultural College advises on feed lot layout with sunward slope for drainage, rock and trough space per steel, direction of racks and bunks for bulky feeds, use of feed carriers or wagons, windbreak corrals eight feet high, and durable troughs in concrete. He underscores water access, strong fences, and frost resistance for winter.
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Charles L Bray
Colorado Agricultural College
Millions of Cattle Await Tuberculin Test
Federal and state veterinary officials report 9 million cattle under TB eradication supervision. By December 1, a waiting list covers 496,534 herds with over 2.5 million cattle across 34 states. Several states held clear plates. November testing reached over 600,000 cattle in 50,000 herds, about 18,000 reacting tuberculous and removed to establish accredited herds and areas.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Arkansas
Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
Oregon
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Best Plan to Let Pigs Balance Their Ration
The article discusses feeding pigs with a dry lot diet of corn and tankage as the most economical method. It reports that 343 pounds corn and 55 pounds tankage per 100 pounds gain cost $7.79, while alfalfa and Sudan grass without tankage yield higher costs per 100 pounds gain.
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Sudan
Ration for Steers Improves with Cottonseed Meal Addition
A ration of shelled corn and alfalfa hay suits two year old and older steers well, with little justification to add linseed oil or cottonseed meal. This year the relative price of corn and cottonseed meal could justify adding one pound of cottonseed meal per steer daily.
Exercise Is Necessary for Healthy Horses
The article explains that regular exercise is essential for horses and that confinement in small yards without routine use leads to poor health. It notes that even with shelter stacks and yards, daily turnout or evening handling with feeding and a dry bed in the barn improves well being, and that idle horses require clean water and salt at least weekly.
Dean's Pills Offer Kidney Relief in Lititz Ad
Lititz residents report kidney pain and nighttime urination relief after using Dean's Pills. J Albert Hall, 75 East Main Street, claims one box stopped backache and regulated kidneys. Price 60 cents at dealers. FosterMilburn Co., Mirs., Buffalo, NY.
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Dean
Lititz
J. Albert Hall
Express
E. Main St
Hall
Foster-Milburn Co
Mirs
Buffalo, N
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