Modern one story dairy barn outlined for twenty cows
William A Radford explains how one story dairy barns save cost and improve ventilation. The design features twin silos, overhead carrier track to mangers, concrete floors with mangers and gutters, and improved light through higher side walls. Suitable for moderate to large herds and integrated with feed storage and mixing rooms.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Roof as an Exterior Feature and Fireproofing Importance
The article urges treating the roof as part of the house exterior with equal architectural care. It argues fireproof roofs enhance security and may reduce fire premiums, noting U.S. fires from roof sparks cost over 12 million dollars yearly. Emphasizing true economy, it warns against cheap, perishable roofs and advises considering upkeep and replacement to match wall longevity.
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United States
Terra Cotta Material Boasts Strong Points
Terra cotta combines plasticity lightness and fire safety with durability. It resists dirt with surfaces that wash clean and can duplicate decorative details from the same mold. Rich color options and textures expand architectural expression while rough surfaces reflect floodlighting effectively.
The Rise of Vari colored Roofs in Home Ownership
The article discusses benefits of colored roofing beyond money, emphasizing homeowner pride. It notes color as key, trends toward vari colored roof units laid randomly without pattern, and cautions against choosing colors that fade, predicting wide future use.
Form Lumber Should Be Surfaced on One Side
Form lumber used in concrete work should be surfaced on one side and one edge. This ensures easier handling and a neater appearance. Surfaced lumber makes tighter forms and helps hold cement and sand, reducing rock pockets and rough surfaces. shiplap or tongue and groove lumber is most satisfactory.
Safeguard to Health Inspecting Home Plumbing Systems
The plumbing system of a house is a crucial health safeguard as faulty sewer and water pipes threaten family health. When remodeling or buying a house, examine the entire plumbing thoroughly and avoid casual inspection. Ensure it is up to standard and in good condition.
Waste space in homes from poor planning study notes
The American Architect Magazine warns that bathroom and upstairs hallway layouts waste space most, with badly planned homes wasting 5 to 15 percent of total costs.
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American Architect Magazine
Kate Adair Gets Second Chance With Mark Chester
Kate Adair, a 29 year old real estate agent, contends with mockery from family about choosing independence over marriage. After a fender ding and a visit to Peggy Winter, she buys the Pell place to help an elderly couple. Mark Chester returns, admitting he loves her and wants to marry, signaling a new turn.
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Adair
Mark Chester
Kate
Mark
New York
Evelyn
Aunt Middy
Cousin Retha
Mrs. Adair
Retha
Peggy Winter
Peggy
Peg
Mr. Pell
Pell
Heaven and Earth
Pell Place
Reimhurse
Walnut Poison Isolated by Virginia Tech Scientist
Everett F. Davis of Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg isolated the walnut tree poison that keeps surrounding ground bare of plant life. He named the chemical Juglone, from the walnut genus juglans. Farmers have long noted walnuts inhibit alfalfa tomatoes and potatoes nearby.
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Everett F. Davis
Agricultural Experiment Station
Virginia Polytechnic Institute At
Blacksburg
Mr. Davis
Eight Day Ones Quip Sparks After-Dinner Debate
A Wathfinder Magazine quip notes a woman speaker loses energy by the eighth day of a talk, implying she is not suited as an after-dinner speaker. The line hints at gendered humor from mid century humor magazines.
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Wathfinder Magazine
Panama Canal Locks Lose Title to Ymuiden In The Netherlands
The Ymuiden lock in the Netherlands surpasses Panama’s Gatun lock in size, becoming the largest by cubic content. Queen Wilhelmina christened the Ymuiden lock, which measures 1312 feet by 164 feet, while Gatun spans 1000 by 110 feet. Other major locks include Welland 1380 by 80, and Sault Ste. Marie 1250 by 80. The Dutch claim rivals in lock invention, with Italians contending origin in 1481.
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Panama Canal
North Sea Canal
Ymuiden
Wilhelmina
Holland
Gatun
Panama
Welland Canal
Sault Ste. Marie
Rain covers United States except select curves
A rare weather event on January 14, 1930 left the vast majority of the United States with rain while the Florida peninsula, a narrow Mexican border belt, and small coastal pockets near New England and Puget Sound remained dry.
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United States
Florida Peninsula
New England
Puget Sound
World Peace Aims Through Religion and a Wishing-Rod
World religious leaders unite for a World Conference for International Peace through Religion planned for 1932. The Chinese Confucian Association gifted a teakwood wishing-rod to Dr. Henry Atkinson, symbolizing East West cooperation in the anti war effort. Dr. Atkinson travels to Europe to confer with Dr. Einstein and others on the conference program and funding.
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New York
National Confucian Association of China
Henry Atkinson
Church Peace Union
Chen Huan-Chang
Movement For
Doctor Atkinson
United States
Atkinson
Europe
Doctor Einstein
Townsend triplets arrive in installments in Tennessee tale
In Townsend Tennessee a blacksmith named Manning Stinnett learns of each birth as messengers shout its sex. First a girl, then two girls, then two girls and a boy, as he hurries home thinking a fourth may arrive. He ends with three four pound babies.
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Townsend
Tenn
Manning
Stinnett
Bega
Paul Revere
Berlin Mayor Boess Fired Over Scandal
Berlin chief burgomaster Gus tav Boess loses office and has his pension cut from 7500 to 5000 after a Prussian court censures him for failing to investigate graft reports involving Berlin business associates. His link to the Sklar ek brothers graft case remains unproven as he was abroad when the scandal erupted.
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Berlin
Sklarek Brothers
Gustav Boess
Herr Boess
United States
German Alien Weeps Over Bible in Deportation Custody
Carl Stern a young German alien detained for deportation cried at the prospect of losing his Bible while jailed. Police expected other prisoners might steal the book after his desertion from a German ship at San Pedro California led to immigration custody.
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Bible
Denver
Carl Stern
Stern
Eyes. Stern
San Pedro
Calif
Court reduces Boess pension after contract claim
A court found Boess not responsible and granted a pension of 5000 dollars instead of 7500 promised. Boess intends to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Herr Boess
Supreme Court
Old Newspaper Comics Best Sellers in China
Seattle merchants in the Orient bought thousands of tons of old newspapers last year. Dealers salvage roto gravure and comics sections from New York Boston Chicago Philadelphia editions. Bound in Chinese covers these comics are sold in large Chinese cities.
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Seattle
New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Ontario Jails Report Jump in Commitments for 1929
Ontario provincial jails reported 25,890 commitments in the year, up 2,194 from the prior year. Canadians totaled 16,776 with other nationalities including English 2,228 Irish 921 Scotch 1,217 United States 1,245 and 3,524 from other countries.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
United States
Mass of Seaweed Clogs 300 Miles of Texas Coast
An unexplained seaweed surge spans from Point Isabel to near Tampico, piling four to six feet high along 300 miles of Gulf shore. Debris harms surf bathing, attracts insects, and prompts talk of submarine origin and possible commercial value.
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Point Isabel
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Panuco River
Tampico
Boca Chica
Central America
South America
Gulf
Sleepwalker Oil Worker Traveled Three Miles in Night
Joe Bridlee of Maud Oklahoma wandered in his sleep for five hours. He traveled three miles through fields and brush later found sitting on a log. He crossed fences a highway and a foot bridge without injury.
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Sleep Maud
Okla
Joe Bridlee
Bridlee
Texas Mexico Ranches Swapped Sight Unseen
A dramatic sight unseen trade swapped 66 000 acres of dry Texas grazing land near Van Horn for 88 000 acres in Mexico within 200 miles of Mexico City. W A Hicks sold the Texas ranch and E M Lawson owned the Mexican property. about 3 000 cattle were on the Mexican ranch. The men reportedly met in San Antonio and completed the exchange in minutes.
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van Horn
Texas
Here
Mexico
Mexico City
W. A. Hicks
E. M. Lawson
San Antonio
Baronets Win Ancient Title Amid Tiny Estate
Sir John Fayre, once a laborer in Pepperell Massachusetts, traveled to England and inherited a historic British baronetcy. The surprising twist: the inherited estate totals only 12,835 dollars, far below expectations.
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London
John Fayre
Pepperell
Mass
England
Great Britain
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