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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1927
Page
3
William A Radford presents an English Cottage style as a favored home for builders and owners. He describes a brick and timbered stucco bungalow with ivy, three bedrooms, a spacious plan, and period detailing along with adaptable interior finishes and furnishings.
The piece outlines an ideal fire-resisting house with a concrete foundation, waterproofed and reinforced with steel, two story walls of cinders or concrete blocks, light fire-resistant floors, a steel framed roof with slate roofing, steel casement windows, laminated wood or hollow metal doors, and pressed metal casing. It cautions on waterproofing exterior walls and suggests furred inside wall construction to prevent issues.
A featured study praises compact homes designed for comfort and efficiency. It notes advances in heating cooling electrical plumbing and built in features elevating the small house as a practical, stylish staple of contemporary living.
A home builder adopts brass pipe to prevent rust and related costs. The choice acts as a type of insurance with a single low premium, reducing future maintenance expenses and irritation from corrosion.
The Oriental peach moth, attacking young twigs and ripening fruit, is a new serious pest of peaches, quinces, and other fruits. No effective cultural or chemical control exists yet, though investigations seek a satisfactory method. The moth’s spread is blamed on infested shipments. introduced from Japan around 1913, its origin remains unknown. A District Circular 395 C describes distribution and injury, and can be obtained free from the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D. C.
New York State Experiment Station at Geneva reports no appreciable increase in killing efficiency from spreaders in common apple spray mixtures. The entomologist notes calcium caseinate may help with certain spray preparations, though spreaders offer no major benefit. The yearly station report outlines additional pest control research and other station activities.
The Michigan Agricultural College reports that severe pruning yields heavier harvests with larger tighter clusters and more color in grapes and earlier ripening compared with light pruning. The first year may see a smaller crop due to drastic cuts.
Advice on protecting young peach and apple trees from rabbit injury with a paper collar. Manure cannot cure sick plants caused by fungus or insect pests. use insecticides or fungicides, including arsenic and nicotine preparations and Bordeaux mixture. Elberta and Lyle peaches lead in markets, with Lyle fetching higher prices. Heath Clings sell for less.
A psychology professor cites a boy who seemed overworked though he did almost no labor. His daily task of carrying water from a spring caused mental fatigue as he dreaded the effort, illustrating how thinking about work can exhaust a person. Some people flatter themselves when they cannot get others to do it.
A home treatment advertisement urges using two ounce Moone's Emerald OK full strength applied night and morning to swollen veins. The copy asserts veins shrink and even piles absorb, directing readers to consult their druggist.
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