Popular Square Type Home Shown In Concrete Block Form
A feature on the popular square type home designed by William A. Radford, shown in concrete block construction with options for frame, brick, hollow tile, or stucco. Describes layout, rooms, and an expansive sun porch, emphasizing economical cost, plenty of space, and practical kitchen and bedroom arrangement.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
West Coast
Alway
Troom
Walla
Best Grades Really Cheapest
The purchase of a cheap grade of goods for any serious use is poor economy. Such goods fail sooner and provide unsatisfactory service. To obtain the same amount of service one spends more on cheap articles than on better ones. The pleasure and satisfaction from a cheap item cannot match that from a good one.
Reading Through a Gloomy Sunday for Better Mindset
A Texas column argues gloom can be tackled by self discipline and reading. It urges conquering bad weather of mood, choosing uplifting books, and avoiding overindulgence in borrowed texts while encouraging active engagement with new reading material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Texas
State Press
Good Brakes of Big Importance in Car Safety
Instruction on emergency hand brakes and foot brakes by H Clifford Brokaw, detailing the two brake systems, their operation, and maintenance. Emphasizes keeping both brakes in working order, proper lining, rivets, lubrication, and renewing worn linkages to prevent brake failure.
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H. Clifford Brokaw
West Side
M.C. A. Automobile Schools
New York City
Tow-Bar Method For Towing Disabled Cars
An old article argues for using a rigid tow-bar to pull disabled vehicles, preventing rear collisions when braking. It describes a six-foot steel pipe setup with chains and snaps, detailing construction and safer operation over rope towing.
Automobile care and car counts across regions
The text notes the Automobile Club of Philadelphia turning 21, Mexico ordering 100000 tires, and tax rules on car value. It lists Montevideo counts of private, taxi, and commercial vehicles, and advises drivers to ease gas and braking, avoid head-on passes, and drive carefully. It mentions White House staff and Georgia school superintendents with auto roles.
Piston Ring Expansion and Automotive Details
The text explains piston rings filling space for compression, antifriction bearings with rollers, and smooth bushings. It notes 1920 US car registrations and average gasoline use of 452.1 gallons per car last year. It also mentions design changes for women including windshields, gear levers, brakes, and upholstery.
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United States
Who Plants a Tree in a Poet’s Echoed Verse
A collage of verse fragments and nameless lines about tree planting and memory. It weaves imagery of Johnny Appleseed, Joan Dickinson Sherman, and The Tree Planter with poems on loyalty, home, and civic good, ending in tree themes and nature’s calm.
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Johnny Appleseed
Joan Dickinson Sherman
Study of Instinct and Animal Discretion in Frog Behavior
The text explores whether animal actions are purely instinctual or learnable. Experiments show a frog may discriminate prey, avoiding hairy caterpillars after negative experiences, and resisting other prey when trained. Electric shocks influenced worm consumption, yet refusals varied by attitude and receptiveness, highlighting self-deception and perception in profit.
Sweetness of Spring Air by Richard Jeffries
A reflective English countryside vignette describes spring air and water sounds among grass, the faint scent and diffuse atmosphere. The narrator notes slow footsteps, ethereal vapors in hedge corners, and sunshine that seems to hold the breeze in the air.
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Richard Jeffries
Early Libraries Timeline and Quotes on Silence
Libraries in history show Harvard College in 1650 and New York public library in 2700 era. Yale and Franklin, battles and rebuilding surround early public collections. The piece notes Athens first library and St Andrews 1411 as England’s early library. The article ends with a quote on the value of silence.
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Harvard College
America
New York City
Yale
Benjamin Frank
St G
Athens
England
St. Andrew's
Chlengs Journal
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New York
Honolulu
Louis R. Sullivan
American Museum of Natural History
al Rusafi
Bagdad
Constantinople
Roentgen
RM Rato
Monlee
Allnet i. A
Cuttor Pitt
the Automobile Club of Philadelphia
Mexico
Montevideo
Uruguay
White House
Washington
Georgia
Xcene
Los Angeles Speedway
Ralph de Palos
Fortun
Joan Greenleap Whitter
Ster NS
Henry Thayer
Mountainside
Oun
Dicking
Sherman
Leetle Lac Grenier
Lee Grenier
Liam Henry Drummond
Sd Wel
Poe Fem Sas
Theodosia Gateison
J Simson
David HL Wright
Anse Moqvren
Balam
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