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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1908
Page
3
Establishment advice from a New York uptown page urges housekeepers to apply Jap a lacquer over linoleum oil cloth or varnish to extend life of surfaces. Weather beaten front doors benefit from Jap a lacquer while new sheen appears after brushing. Use color close to the old finish for best results.
Spring maintenance tips advise coating window and door screens with Brilliant Black on the wire and Mahogany Oak Cherry or Walnut on the frames. Porch furniture should be treated with Jap-a-lac to protect and beautify, keeping the old color or using Red or Green for a color change.
A local refinishing operation offers wicker furniture coated with Mahogany, Ox-Blood Red, Malachite Green, or Gloss White Jap Lac, claimed to look better than new and restore original luster.
A notice explains Jap-a-lac finishes preserve water pipes furnaces radiators hot water tanks and iron fences. It highlights old finishes such as Aluminum Dead Black and Brilliant Black as options for beautification and protection.
The piece notes that picture frames candelabras gas fixtures and lamps given gold aluminum or dead black Jap-a-lac finishes appear renewed beyond belief with the dead black producing a wrought-iron look.
Antique vehicles and farming implements in mixed condition are revitalized with a simple repaint using Brillian, Black, Red, Green or Empire Blue. The process is affordable and can be done by an inexperienced person, offering a cost efficient restoration option.
JAP-A-LAC is presented as a versatile household necessity suitable for finishing both old and new floors and woodwork. The advertisement urges readers to ask their paint dealer about its many uses from cellar to garret.
Albany March 9 District Attorney Jerome filed a detailed three volume answer to twenty three charges of neglect of duty and unfitness to continue in office brought by William F King and minority stockholders of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. He asserts all charges are false and grounded on assumptions with no crime or insufficient evidence, covering prosecutions, insurance funding, syndicate participations, and related matters with the Grand Jury and Public Service Commission pending.
City officials meet over finances and potential subway plans. Controller Metz states no new subways likely for at least two years, hints private capital may bid if Elsberg law amended. Mayor flags limited funds, outlines needs for bridges and schools, and discusses route changes on Broadway Lexing ton.
At today's board meeting Alderman John J. Hogan of Queens will introduce a resolution directing the Fire Commissioner to detail a fireman to each schoolhouse in the city. The move follows the recent Ohio school fire as a catalyst for action.
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