Exceptionally Large Home for Small Lot by William A Radford
Noted author William A Radford offers free guidance on building a large home designed for a small lot. The 84 by 24 foot two story hip roof house features a rear porch, a balcony, a spacious living room with fireplace, a well laid out kitchen, four bedrooms, ample closets, a usable attic, brick foundation and basement store room.
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Prairie Avenue
Chicago
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Interior features of a quaint decor filled home
A description highlights a large fireplace with tasteful decor and standard fixtures. Bookcases are built into the corners, enhancing the living space. The dining room connects to the living room and can be separated by movable doors or a colonnade.
Sugar Cane Fiber Wallboard Promises Rugged Insulating Lumber
A new wallboard made from sugar cane fiber is marketed as insulating lumber for sheathing plaster base and roof uses. Described as strong enough to nail directly to studs, it withstands rough conditions, provides winter warmth and summer coolness, and can cut fuel costs by 25 to 85 percent. Stock sizes include half inch thick boards four feet wide with lengths 8 to 12 feet, weighing about sixty pounds per 100 square feet.
Waterproofed Stucco Is a Durable Building Material
The article extols waterproofed stucco as durable and aesthetically versatile for homes. It notes long-lasting strength, minimal maintenance, and varied finishes, colors, and tones. Builders should choose thoroughly waterproof stucco and back-plaster when metal lath is used to prevent rust.
Swedish Engineer Presents Paper Waste Building Material
A Swedish engineer perfects a new ceiling and wall finish made from ordinary waste paper clay and sulphate lye. The fireproof durable coating is cheap to produce, can be applied by unskilled labor, accepts paint or stain, and may be polished. It acts as a good nonconductor and remains stable with temperature changes.
Choice of Contractor
The article warns that choosing a contractor for home building requires caution beyond a builder’s experience. It stresses that good will and customer recommendations matter most, and suggests inspecting homes older than two or three years to reveal any faulty construction.
High Grade Milk Through Sanitary Handling
The dairyman urges greater milk consumption of high grade product and outlines methods to prevent bacterial contamination. He notes that transmission distance and delays require strict cleanliness, sterilized containers, minimal air exposure, and cold storage to reduce bacterial growth.
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Colorado Agricultural College
Feeding Dairy Calf Care and Feeding Guidelines
Important calf care notes emphasize weighing feed to avoid overfeeding and scours, maintaining scrupulous cleanliness of pens bedding and vessels, providing ample clean water, using a thermometer for milk or gruel temperature between 90 and 100 degrees, monitoring bowels for signs of scour, reducing feed if odor appears and treating promptly, and keeping calves tied for separate feeding with as much exercise as possible.
What Mangels Are Worth as Feed for Dairy Cows
Mangels provide valuable dairy cow feed with about 90 percent of dry matter digestible. At bran or oats valued at $30 per ton, mangels are roughly $4 per ton. with hay at $18-20, mangels reach about $8 per ton. Two tons of mangels equal one ton of corn silage. 1000-pound cows can consume 50 to 60 pounds of mangels daily. Best winter storage is in ventilated pits or root cellars.
Dry Cows Need Care in Winter as in Lactation
The article urges stockmen to give dry cows winter care equal to their production period. It notes the end of lactation requires good feed and extra body-building effort. Provide warm shelter at night to help prepare for the next season.
Dairymen Urged to Improve Stable Ventilation
Advice warns many dairymen neglect barn ventilation. Cites tight buildings with little air circulation. States a cow needs about 60 cubic feet of air per minute and suggests a 1 by 2 foot flue to remove foul air for every ten cows. Provides basis for sizing ventilation for different herd sizes.
Warning on Imitation Diamond Dyes Reaches Women
A warning urges women to beware of imitation package dyes not matching true Diamond Dyes. The note cautions that counterfeit products may mislead buyers and affect hair or fabric outcomes. Authorities stress verifying labels and brand names before purchase.
Diamond Dyes Guide for Safe Dye Jobs
Consumers are urged to require the Diamond Dyes brand on all dye packages and refuse substitutes. The 15 cent packages offer simple directions suitable for beginners to dye or tint garments and textiles including skirts dresses waists and draperies. The note also mentions Chessgeny color at drugstores and advises hand backs if the name is absent.
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Woman shows dog birthplace from bus door
A woman on a Park Lane bus, carrying a small dog, questioned the conductor about a house number. Reaching the target, she halted the bus and, holding up the flag, exclaimed to the dog, look, that’s where your mother was born.
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Danderine Ad Promises Thick Beautiful Hair For 85 Cents
An advertisement promotes Danderine as a tonic that revives lifeless hair, claiming it thickens hair, stops falling and itching, and improves scalp health. It describes immediate improvement in dandruff and suggests the product rekindles color and youthful appearance. Available at any drug store.
Size of the Human Body Observers differ on skin surface estimates
Authorities debate a fixed human body surface area due to size variation. A man 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 175 pounds is estimated at 16 square feet. Larger individuals exceed this, while very small bodies can be as low as 10 square feet.
Casas Cares for Livers and Bowel A Box Ad
An advertisement promotes Cascar ets for liver and bowel care at drug stores. The copy boasts relief from billousness constipation sick headache and indigestion. The note ends with a flippant line about women revealing secrets.
The Firing Point and Spinsters in Boston Wit
A witty newspaper-style remark notes how long maids stay until they admit their remorse for the husband. The Boston Transcript adds a sharp line on spinsters opposing men who do not propose.
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