Laying and Breeding House for the Farm Flock
William A Radford offers free farm building advice through the mail from Chicago. The article describes a 12 by 27 foot laying and breeding house for about 75 hens, framing on a concrete foundation with a foot of concrete, a sloped roof for light and ventilation, and rear nests and roosts. The design emphasizes economy and warmth in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Radford
William A. Tradford
Prairie, Avenue
Chicago
Ancient edifice relics and household uses noted
The article discusses remnants of a medieval stone structure from the 12th to 13th centuries, its grand design, and a monk lineage that helped preserve it until disrepair after a death ends restoration. It also mentions how the building’s features inspire farm use and home plans. It then shifts to a linguistic aside on viands and humorous aliases like Welsh rarebit and Scotch woodcock with examples from sailors and fisher folk.
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Dusifermline
Robert the Bruce
London Times
Built-In Equipment Vital In Modern Homes Design
Built-in features maximize space and convenience in new homes. Kitchens shrink yet gain efficiency with combined storage work surfaces and wall-plug layouts. Breakfast nooks with built-in sanitary fixtures reduce labor, while tiled floors and wash walls cut maintenance. Built-in refrigerators and door beds add versatility, shrinking furniture needs and enabling quick room conversions. Modern homes emphasize sanitation and labor-saving in every built-in element.
How to Prep a Floor for a New Finish
Step by step home guide covers washing with warm water and ammonia, alcohol or benzine for residues, turpentine for rain spots, careful sandpapering, and avoiding wash powders. It warns against wax or oil residues, bleaching with oxalic acid for discoloration, and final preparation including nail head sinking, puttying, crack filling, staining color matched, and thorough sanding before finishing.
Safety Rules for Gas in Buildings
Rules urge tight well made gas fittings and leak free connections for lamps stoves heaters and pipes. If gas smells escape open doors and windows and locate the leak without using any flame. Use electric lighter if available and otherwise smell to find the leak. Correct the leak or shut off gas at the meter and call a gasfitter. Do not light the house until fixed. Avoid cheap rubber gas tubing and ensure solid iron or tightly joined flexible metal tubing.
Cedar Closet Lining Prospects In Modern Homes
The article notes the growing acceptance of built in cedar lining for every kind of closet. It highlights cedar’s pleasant odor and its ability to preserve linens and woolens, predicting universal adoption as costs decline. The piece touches on uses in private homes hotels and apartments and points to the rhythm of modern interior upgrades.
Ford Panel Sale Highlights Bargains and Light Delivery
A fragmented notice shows Ford panels offered at low prices with emphasis on easy delivery. Details on dates, locations, and exact items are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Visit the Pansy Farm Southeast of Lititz
Report from Lititz describes the pansy bed at the farm of Eos Miller, southeast of Lititz, still blooming and a pleasing sight. Visitors frequent the beds daily and are surprised by the beauty of flowers. Miller also grows snapdragons straw flowers dahlias and poppies for sale and invites the public to view and buy.
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Lititz
Eos Miller
Pansye
Mr. Miller
Snap
Miller
Conscription in America and Provoking Folly in War
A fragmentary discussion notes that conscription in the United States began with the 1814 act under James Monroe but was not enacted. It contrasts warnings about fraud with observations on human folly, and muses on gender differences in lightning strikes rooted in habit and exposure.
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America
James Monroe
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Shakespeare
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Black Comfort Oxfords
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Sweet Orr
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Tan
Oxford
Men’s School
Shoes
Hollywood
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