Combination of Face Brick and Siding Makes Home
An expert article by W A Radford explains an attractive 30 by 24 foot house combining face brick and wool siding. It outlines exterior design, rooms including living room, dining area, kitchen, two bedrooms, and a front porch with colonial columns. The plan features a brick veneer, frame construction, crawl foundation, and a central hall with a stair to the second floor.
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Tia Dulinon Pines
Tanguid
Bill Devnstates
Oie
Imeaglz
Urea Badraohms
Alukig-roor
Expert House Wiring Guide Warns of Hazards and Proper Setup
An old style pamphlet warns homeowners about electrical dangers and the need for expert wiring. It stresses understanding circuits, proper fuse sizing, and separate wiring for appliances, urging consultation with a qualified electrician before expansions or new installations. The tone urges caution and professional advice.
Preventing Leaky Roofs With Old Time Roof Care
An outline from Man Atwood in the People's Home Journal on preventing roof leaks during storms. It covers sealing around chimneys and pipes, removing shingles carefully, adding metal ground and rust proofing, and relaying shingles with proper slope to keep water from valleys ridges and dormers. The advice stresses avoiding penetrations near valleys and ensuring roof sections shed water effectively.
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Furnstture
Walla
Man Atwood
People’s Home Journal
Jig
Iran
Ile Nerizontal
Wall Charm on Brickwork and Mortar Tale
Fragmented OCR reads as a historical note on brick walls and mortar craft. Mentions hard burned common brick, wall details, and a poetic contrast with foliage. Referenced site Marionizo and a brook, suggesting decorative wall work and texture notes.
Charming House The Cinwriting Tale Of Omar Nevile
A fragmentary item presents a quirky scene about Omar Nevile and exMele with hints of a pursuit or dilemma and a focus on harmony and elegance. The text reads as a garbled review or note with names and terms suggesting a literary or artistic context.
Neighborhood house neglect sparks calls for renovation
The piece argues a run down, under maintained property drags nearby values down and deters buyers. It suggests minimal improvements like fresh paint and color schemes could lift appeal without erasing original character, noting modernizing can boost desirability and prevent further depreciation.
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Weise i
Nea
Paluk
Highways Weigh Growth of Trees Along Roads
A movement to beautify highways by planting trees along routes in Louisiana inspires hope for broader adoption. The state public works commission plans groups of trees at intervals of 200 to 400 feet over about 20 miles, funded by a Louisiana nursery gift. The project aims to demonstrate beneficial growth and reduce billboard need by showcasing natural scenery.
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Louisiana
Lighe Way Commission
Call for Simple Play Spots and Open Spaces
Vitale of New York, member of the National Commission of Fine Arts, urges symposium on landscape design. He argues open spaces must serve mass democratic society to relieve congestion and provide health for city dwellers, not cater to aristocracy.
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Verruccia
Vitale
New York
National Commission of Fine Arts
American—Institute of Architects
Aristocrafs
Life in Country Living and City Life Compared
The piece contrasts life in the country with life in the big city, noting that country living once offered comprehensive contentment and social ties. It suggests cities push toward superficial connections, while rural life still enables frequent contact with friends, though both have evolving challenges.
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Siipg
Aanerlen
Careful use of evergreens in landscape design
Noting excessive use of accent shrubs and evergreens, the piece argues for balanced plantings. It recommends combining evergreens with deciduous shrubs rather than relying solely on evergreens, especially in nonformal settings.
Road Sign Interference Affects Transcontinental Travel Safety
Confusing mineral signs and vague directions along the transcontinental routes hinder travel safety. Obstruction by poorly placed signs leads to missed turns and delayed arrivals, while unclear advertising contributes to driver distraction and possible incidents.
Untidy fragment hints at undead city and echoes
Fragmentary text describes an eerie city where sounds of hypnotic force echo repeatedly and only a hammer is heard in the background, creating a surreal, unsettling mood. No clear people places or events are identified in readable portions.
Legend of Ampato Supa the Sioux Maiden
The story recounts Ampate Supa, a Sioux woman famed for beauty and strength, chosen by a strong hunter among the Sioux. After a second wife enters, Ampate leaves and returns to paddle the Mississippi above St Anthony Falls, ultimately ending in sorrow as the falls laugh no more, weeping for Ampato.
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Ampito Sapa Mpato' Sara
Malden
Alliera
Ampate
Baye
Silinge
Agpates
Brires
St Anthony's Falls
Iriver Lh
Manesota
Wien
Memento
Hennnepin
Froncigeon
Reigoliget’ Order
Héennepla
Ahem
Ames
Uaig
Sions
Aupalo
Svife
Nut
Ampato
Nornog
Wercillage
Bu Anthony
St Anthony
Ampito
Leater UL Colby
Classic Old Jest on Fact Found by London Paper
London Morning Post writes that the legend of the Sardine corvette at Marseilles during the French Revolution may be real. Abbe Marius Rocher claims the tale matches historical records and reveals the cannons and maneuvers involved. Mantua reports the death of a grand Italian female athlete weighing 485 pounds and standing nearly six feet tall, with 314 bystanders assisting.
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Historie Fere
Sardias
Marseilles
Elty
London Morning Post
Loulon
la Sardine
Amouth
Marius Rocher
Academy
Mantua
New York San Francisco Service Cuts Cross Country Time
A new small service between New York and San Francisco promises to shave about twelve hours from cross country travel. The article notes public curiosity as a team member is seen carrying a book on the street.
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New York
San Francisco
Burroughs on Winter and Nature in Burroughs Tribute
The piece contrasts winter and summer, praising winter’s heroic cast and intellectual discipline. It argues that winter imposes larger tasks, rekindles the fires of contemplation, and deepens perception of the infinite sky, while summer appeals more to sentiment and impulse with a softer, human note.
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Cester
John Burrovgha
Ali is Vanity in a Fragmented Dialog
A clipped OCR fragment shows Ali and a wife in a terse exchange about marriage and money. The husband asks about gendered roles, the wife denies, and the text trails into unclear phrasing about take money or certainty.
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Ali
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