Compact House Design Aimed at Reducing Work Load
The House of The Week HW-43 features 3 729 square foot design by Rudolph A. Matern focused on compactness and efficiency. A front kitchen glassed area monitors children on the play porch, with direct access from porch to family room and garage. Central chimney serves two fireplaces and the plan includes a mud room laundry and two and a half baths accessible from all areas.
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Andrew C. Lang
Rudolph A. Matern
Family Bath Designs to Ease Traffic in Homes
The Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau outlines four basic bathroom types to fit family needs. For large families a separate tub and toilet with twin lavatories eases crowding. average homes fall into larger 80 to 100 square foot baths or smaller 40 square foot setups with three fixtures on one wall to cut costs.
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Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau’ States
Fuel Oils Show Result Of Research
The article reviews advances in fuel oil quality for oil burners, noting stricter specifications and refined distillates yielding smokeless flames and reduced corrosion. It highlights storage and combustion improvements and the homeowner savings from modern fuels.
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Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
Bureau
Comfortable Hens Lay More Eat Less
Tests at Iowa State College show hens in well insulated shelters lay 16 more eggs per year and eat 6.1 pounds less feed than hens in non insulated buildings. Researchers attribute gains to the durable mineral wool insulation improving comfort and production.
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Iowa State College
Screwdrivers Can Be Fixed
Worn or chipped screwdrivers can be restored to good as new. Clamp the handle end in a vise and file the tip square, or use a grinding wheel. Dip the blade in water often to keep the metal from losing its temper during work.
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THE
Middletown Journal
General Post
New York, N.Y
Mfg. Corp
Middletown
Hempstead
Girard
Broad
Jacone Glass Shop
Goa
Ize
Marliie
Central Ave
LEO
RTS of
Armstrong
Ane Barry
Butler County
Shell Furnace
Middletown Ice & Coal
Curtis Dial
RDS Au
Umh
DIAL
Rees
Utvale
Baeroes
Nalplex
Maen
Streifthau’s
Ashworth
Ashworth Coal G& Building Supply
First Ave
Big 4
BR. BR
Bruning
Drafting Service
Feagins Blue Print CO
Armstrong Custom Corson
Linotile
Grimes
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