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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1926
Page
7
William A. Radford extols Spanish architecture noting its outward simplicity and durable textures. He describes solid stucco walls, red roofs, and tasteful color, with a single-story home featuring a sheltered porch, broad arches, and a compact, well-organized layout including a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, two bedrooms, and a bath.
The article argues proper landscaping matters as much as architecture. It warns against placing unsuitable trees and hedges and urges planners to guide purchases, with parks cited as examples of careful, studied layout.
Modern houses built today often have piping too small to supply adequate water, especially on upper floors. The limited pipe sizes hinder service on third and fourth floors, prompting concern over domestic water supply.
A damaged fragment describes a fireplace in a house or apartment and hints at a decorative architectural design. It mentions a theme like appearance and the aesthetic value of the fireplace, but lacks full details.
An article on using French doors to separate dining rooms and hall areas. It recommends tan or yellow net curtains, home dyeing to achieve desired shades, and yellow shades for sidelights with blue and tan fabrics. Lamps and candles in yellow create a sunlit glow, with yellow tile and parchment shades as additional options.
The article discusses selecting bathtubs, closets, lavatories, sinks and small appliances with matching finishes and designs. It emphasizes homeowner pride, especially for women, in a bathroom equipped with modern fixtures for years of use.
The article notes that ample bathing and toilet facilities, though rarely considered, enhance a home's appeal and significantly raise property value beyond the equipment cost. It emphasizes that modern homes are built with generous baths and toilets, increasing desirability and worth.
Poultry extension specialist John Van derVort says Illinois farms use poultry mainly for waste grain and family needs, with small seasonal income. A three fold flock management project promotes records, demonstrations, and leadership to improve profits and reduce losses from parasites and disease across roughly 40 to 50 counties.
A dust bath is as vital for chickens as a water bath for people. Deep corner boxes, six inches of dry dust in sunlit pens, help remove lice scales and skin parasites. Use sandy loam with road dust or loam mixed with coal ashes, kept dry and fine enough to reach breathing pores.
The article warns that flocks with Rhode Island Reds Barred Rocks Wyandottes or Leghorns may underperform due to poor care and feeding. Proper management and adequate feed are essential for egg production, as many farms fail to provide the needed nutrition.
The text discusses the timing of caponizing roosters and notes the importance varies by species. It states the ideal age depends on cock weight, suggesting 2 to 4 months for younger birds and differing limits for large breeds and Asiatic varieties.
The piece explains blending formal and informal elements in compact plots. It favors clear borders, shrubbery layers, and circular bed layouts to create spacious effect while noting edging maintenance and center focal ideas like grass plots pools sun dials or bird baths.
A detailed note on flashing around chimneys in stucco houses. It advises covering masonry with metal lath before stucco and capping the chimney with stone or cast concrete to overhang the lath and keep water from seeping at joints. Water drainage should direct flow to unbroken vertical portions to avoid damage.
Property owners face roofing problems as the roof endures sun wind frost rain and snow. The article argues paint and stain provide durable weather protection and fire retardant benefits, noting coatings prevent curling moss and reduce heat damage to shingles.
Lionel Robertson, authority on interior decoration, spoke at the Own Your Home exposition in Chicago about rubber stamp homes. He urged that design reflect the owner's character and tastes, noting streets are filled with repeats of standard plans while buyers sacrifice years to afford homes.
Focused on the social advantages of owning a home over renting. The text argues homeowners gain acceptance, business opportunities, and higher standing in the community, while renters face limited social access and stigma.
A fragment references questionable carpentry and materials described as worthy but deteriorating. The note mentions "Dollars and collars" and annual concern over interior work quality. Names or clear events are not provided.
An old account notes massive rose trees in Hildesheim and Chillon with branches over walls. a Toulon garden has roses spanning 80 by 15 feet and 50 000 blooms at once. Friesburg in Germany claims the largest stock at 121 feet high after a tea rose graft.
Inaccessible Chopi Tibetans live under a hereditary ruler who can tax, quell uprisings, and judge fines, while officials doubt his bribe avoidance. A province study notes flora and fauna, highlighting the red birch tree whose brown papery bark yields wrapping sheets for butter and food by Tibetans and Chinese.
A Rehoboth Sunday Herald quote describes male ostriches as devoted parents who patrol nests, defend broods, and display pride as their young hatchlings multiply. The farmer notes some males have multiple broods while others have none, highlighting springtime fatherhood.
Petitioned by at least 100 freeholders the town of Marshall Clark County Illinois schedules a special election on July 20 1926 at precincts one two and three City Hall R C Jacobas Barber Shop corner Fifth and Main streets and Victor Janss Insurance Office Pythian Temple to decide if bonds for road purposes totaling 48500 should be issued from bond sale proceeds for gravel rock macadam or other hard roads open 7 am to 5 pm Marion Mott Clerk Marshall Illinois
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