Ships for Sale and Free Use of Shipping Board Films
Ships and ships under the Stars and Stripes sail again as American owned and operated by citizens of the United States. President announces free use of Shipping Board films four reels on request to mayors pastors postmasters or organizations. For passenger and freight ships to all parts of the world write to U S Shipping Board Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant ‘Marine
Prvenel
Ing
Shipping Board
Cleaning fluid for woolens a soap mixture recipe
A soap for woolens is made by dissolving 2% ounces of white castile soap in 1 pint of soft water, then adding 3 quarts of cold water 1 ounce each of ether alcohol and 4 ounces of ammonia. Dilute slightly to remove grease. For sponging use half a cup per pint of water.
Fence Construction With Timber Posts And Woven Wire
The article outlines durable fence building using large posts set deep and braced, plus woven wire with a barbed top. It covers post selection Osage orange locust red cedar mulberry burr oak and setup timing in spring, plus tools for stretching and securing wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Dean of Agriculture
United States
Osage
How We Build Paints That Save You Money
An advertorial describing long experience and a refined process for white lead based paint. It touts pure linseed oil zinc and color, a refined lead base passing a 40 000 square inch screen, and a device that purifies lead for whiter tone. It argues high quality paint covers more and lasts five to ten years, unlike cheap paint which cracks in a year.
Improving Rural Housing Vision Promotes Rural Architectural Grace
A Department of Agriculture bulletin argues that rural housing must reform the farm home to humanize farm life and improve social conditions. It notes that integrating housing with work reduces occupational hardening and could give rural America greater architectural grace and land art. The piece also highlights a Swedish Husqvarna plant using surplus power for heating to save coke and heat 44 000 gallons of water in a subterranean tank with night generation followed by daytime circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Department of Agriculture
Husquarna
Sweden
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U. S. Shipping Board
Washington, D. C
Ende and Corscie
STIS
W. P. Fuller & Co
Fuller House
Paiake
C. B. Cummings
Newberg, Ore
Q. M. Keiling
Matinee
Jesse L. Laskey
Jack Holt
Agnes Ayres
Wanda Hawley
Lewis Stone
Paramount Picture
William Gillette
Avis
Old
Dixie
Africa
THE
Lion Killers
Earth
Dorothy Dalton
Paramount
Charles Belmont Davis
Adventuress
Adolph Zukor
New Orleans
New York
Monte Carlo
Bryant Washburn
Lyric Temple OF
Jazzapation
Art
Washburn
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