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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1930
Page
3
William A. Radford offers free home building advice in a piece describing a colonial style house. The 28 by 24 foot frame residence has six rooms with two floors, sun parlor, alcove sitting room, three bedrooms and a bathroom. Construction is economical, on a concrete foundation with brick steps.
The British embassy in Washington uses panel heating with plaster acting as a radiator. Hot water from a central boiler heats steel pipe panels embedded in walls and ceiling, creating radiant warmth while minimizing ambient air movement. Radiant heat descends from the ceiling and reflects off walls and furniture to warm occupants.
A delegation of American architects touring Yucatan ruins including Chichen Itza argues Mayan temples palaces and carved limestone geometry prefigure modern architecture. Kenneth Clark notes the civilization’s architectural genius influencing contemporary design and its enduring legacy.
The central hall type remains the popular residence plan for moderate sized houses. The living room and dining room flank the hall on the first floor. A visitor entering the front door sees an open view of the first story and is led toward the stairs to the sleeping quarters.
The lock is a vital piece of hardware with principal parts including bolt, key, and key protection. The key protection blocks the bolt from operating until the obstacle is removed by the key.
U S Department of Agriculture outlines supplementary steps to curb plum curculio. Collect and destroy peach drops three times to trap about 90 percent of worms. Dispose of drops by burial with quicklime or boiling water. Burn nearby woodlands, disking May to June, and jar trees to remove adults before spraying remains essential.
Virgil N. Argo of Ohio State University notes bees are essential for proper fruit set demonstrated by last year’s pollination trials. He recommends a stand of bees one per acre in orchards and warns arsenate sprays harm bees requiring careful spray scheduling to avoid interference.
Apple varieties differ in quality texture season and best use. Some December varieties are poor in March while others are cookers or eaters with different strengths. Buyers seeking specific用途 may end up dissatisfied if the fruit does not suit their purpose.
Hundreds of church bells across England are silent as young men refuse to bellring. Rev E M Davys notes Cromer church has not rung in a year. E A Young cites cinemas buses and football as factors in the bellringing shortage.
Good Health highlights Sana torius as possibly the first dietician inventor of a thermometer form. He weighed himself before meals and the weight of his intended food, using a chair linked to a steel rod and counterweight to measure meal intake. He ate until the chair dipped, signaling completion.
A 1505 illuminated manuscript of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam containing 206 quatrains was discovered in Calcutta. Prof Mahfazul Huq of Presidency College notes it dates 46 years after a Bodleian copy. The artist Sultan Ali of Sashbad crafted it with Tamerlane style Persian miniatures.
The article explains that a whale cannot safely descend beyond about 100 fathoms or 600 feet. It notes that water pressure at greater depths would threaten the whale’s safety, making deeper dives unlikely.
Henry Peck recalls being briefly restrained by Henrietta with a wry shrug noting a surprising change from past oppression. The piece weds odd humor to urban relationship dynamics while lampooning modern marriage habits and social friction with light sarcasm.
A Florida woman Mrs. Berrua Rivers of Fort Myers reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes weakness and nervous spells before birth and says she now works in a restaurant and feels much better than in three years. Her letter aims to help other women find similar relief.
An ad touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss cure promising 20 pounds fat reduction in three weeks. It claims increased energy, clearer skin, and youthfulness, urging purchase from druggists with a money back guarantee and listing distributors.
An eastern investigator reports that apple trees planted 40 feet apart yield 43 bushels more per acre than 30 foot spacing. Prepare pre pink and pink sprays in April to combat apple scab using sulphur. Dilute one and a half gallons of concentrate in 50 gallons of water. Add one and a half pounds lead arsenate to control early insects such as curculio.
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