Celotechnic Institute Forms to Aid Home Builders
The Celotechnic Institute of America established in Chicago to study American home building problems and deliver the latest scientific construction discoveries. Founder B G Dahlberg envisions a full service lab offering structural analysis, insulation, refrigeration, finishes, and modern plans to improve homes with economy and utility. Dahlberg, a young industry leader, aims to help builders without raising costs.
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Celotechnic Institute of America
Chicago
B. G. Dahlberg
Dahlberg
America
Boon
Sweden
James J. Hill
Northwest
Real Colonial Home With Sunroom And Downstairs Bedroom
A well planned Colonial house features a forty foot living room flowing into the dining room, a sunroom on the other side, and a downstairs bedroom usable as sick room or guest space. Compact stairs, ample storage, and color options are noted, with heat efficiency via celotex insulation and half excavation to reduce building cost. Celotechnic Institute, Chicago, 1926.
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Celotechnic Institute
Chicago
This Thrifty Home Brings Joy to the Rent-Weary
Feature on a two story six room house with beveled siding and double exposure in every room. Living room has three exposures and open fireplace with built in shelves. Sun porch placement varies by builder and lot. Celotex insulation advised for walls and roof to cut heat noise and heat extremes.
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Rel Loor
Suling HiroHt Boe
Celetechnic Institute
Chicago
Dink a Doo and Teeny: A Tale of Lost Fortune
Teeny a six year old stores treasures under the oak and imagines Lola, a fairy godmother, in a playful world. A stranger with a limp hopes to help Lola recover a vanished fortune, while Teeny guards a signet ring and endures parental rebukes as the tale ends with a twist of misunderstanding and the Indian name Shenandou meaning Daughter of the Stars.
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Lementally
Teeny
Lela
Lola
Vennay
Lola Ielih
Keeny
Peony
Sonny
Big Uncle
Tota
Copying Royal Style Stray Stork Cartoon Quip
A dialogue between an owner and a friend comments on a jockey named Blank. The owner argues Blank has fallen off rather than improved since joining his service, reflecting a satirical tone of the Stray Stork cartoon caption.
Memory and Farewell on a Quiet Birthday
A brief dialogue between a woman named Peddy and a man centers on memory and parting after a marriage proposal. She jokes about other girls while he professes he cannot forget her, recalling a past birthday moment in a country gentleman setting.
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Peddy
Gentlemar
The Great Undressed and Blue Laws Debate
A dress designer argues women should dress to reflect personality and resist blue laws. Stanford Chaparral notes debate over dress freedom against restrictive norms and social expectations.
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Stanford Chaparral
Magistrate Questions Organ Grinder Over Monk Assault
A magistrate questions the organ grinder after a man is accused of rough treatment of a monk. The grinder claims the monk insulted him and says the monk taunted him, prompting the incident.
Fragmented Wisconsin Getupus notes on manners and misread faces
A garbled collection of quips and phrases about appearances and behavior. The text riffs on a strong jaw, gum chewing, a “Johnny Punker” figure, a turn with no honker, and a moment of attempted kissing, ending with a line about beauty of a hand.
Fog Shields Norway Crops With Artificial Frost Blanket
A Scandinavian scientist develops artificial fogs for military uses but Norwegians employ the vapor to protect fruit, trees, vines, and plants from frost. The mist blankets vegetation as effectively as smoke without its drawbacks.
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Norway
Water bugs known as electric light bugs
They are actually fish killers. These insects emerge from water in early summer and swarm at night around lights. In some areas they crowd street lamps so densely they are called electric light bugs.
America Leads in Cereals and Bananas Growth
American farmers produce twelve tons of cereals for every man engaged in farming while the rest of the world averages fourteen tons per worker. Americans have spent over 400 million dollars on bananas in 40 years and now consume about four million bananas yearly.
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America
World
Changing Opinions Yet Our Views May Change Tomorrow
A reflective note quotes Mark Twain about certainty in taxes and death, and suggests that new circumstances will push intelligent people to revise opinions. The passage frames opinion as mutable in light of changing facts.
Liberator of Genoa Andrea Deria
Italian Admiral Andrea Deria earned the title Liberator of Genoa after freeing the port from the French in 1528. He later battled the Turks and captured Tunis in 1535.
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Andrea Deria
Genoa
Tunis
Pleasure in Hoping
The quote reflects that hours spent with hopeful prospects are sweeter than outcomes achieved. It contrasts making plans to satisfy our own appetites with outcomes nature may prepare for us.
First American Warship Essex Arrives in the Pacific
The frigate Essex, commanded by Captain David She doubled Grape Horn, appears as the first American warship in the Pacific. It remains there until capture after a March 28, 1814 event. A note references Co-Operation Artist and requests the address of a seller for pictures.
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Pacific
Essex
David
Grape Horn
Darglird
Ming
Louden Twuuteris
Bargain Suit Backfires as Taylor Overeats
Archie explains Mr. Taylor is overeating after buying a bargain suit several sizes too large and attempting to fit it. The exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding over fashion and appetite.
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Mr. Taylor
Archie
The Servant Problem Census Taker
Suburban resident laments servant retention and asks for practical guidance on improving longevity of help. The dialogue captures a social concern about domestic staffing and efficiency.
Happy All Are and Fat Woman Laugh Line
A brief, cryptic fragment notes laughter and envy about a woman described as fat, with a reply questioning why people envy her joy. The text reads as a social interaction or quip, lacking clear context or names.
Extraordinary dog helps trainer with money lesson
A dog demonstrates a knack for finding coins, highlighting a playful scene where the animal seems to sense value as a trainer tests its skill, creating a lighthearted moment about money sense.
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Tie
Nighttime curfew chatter echoes in town
Readable lines describe youths returning home around 4 a.m. and elders warning against late hours, capturing a scene of late night social life and community response.
Not a Blow Exchange Sparks Ada Nell Quarrel
A fragment shows Nell accusing Ada after a long absence and Ada dismisses a party plan. Ada laments that he never spent a cent, signaling tension over money and manners in a social exchange.
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Nell
Ada
Consistency W S A Man Offers Hawk Demon to Elite
A man recently visited Consistency W S A stating he has a hawk demon that proves everyone is free and equal. He claimed he would offer the demon to several of the city's leading people, per the Boston Transcript.
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Consistency W. S. A
Boston Transcript
Triplets Arrive for Third Time in Glamorgan Home
In Pantygog Glamorgan England Cecilie Jenkins and her husband welcome triplets the third set in the household. The mother is part of a trio herself and the father is also a triplet.
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Turee
Pantygog
Glamorganshire
England
Cecilie Jenkins
Hardened Reformers and the Sin of Refusal
A concise note from the Ohio State Journal on reformers who stay prepared to change their minds when evidence warrants it, emphasizing intellectual honesty and readiness to revise beliefs.
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Ohio State Journal
Rust-Proof Metals Sought to Halt Global Corrosion
As rust consumes about 1 000 000 tons of metal annually, paint and retardants fall short. Scientists warn only the development of rust-proof metals can halt the widespread decay.
End of the Trail
The Atchison Globe notes a reflective line about mortality, stating the end of every path ends in a ground tomb with a box bearing silver plated handles. The piece contemplates fate and departure.
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Atchison Globe
Springs From the Heart Tree charity remark
Quote from Hosen Ballou about charitable action arising spontaneously and not from urging or emulation. The saying contrasts genuine generosity with forced or eager imitation.
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Hosen Ballou
Gospel Prophet Isaiah Known in Gospels
The text notes Isaiah as the great Gospel Prophet cited repeatedly in the gospels and linking many prophecies to their fulfillments. It also mentions an advertisement reading Record for bargains.
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Isaiah
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