Balearic Isles in Geographic Tale of Majorca and Minorca
National Geographic sketches the Balearic Islands with Majorca’s square shape and Huerta plain, Palma’s Moorish past, and Majorcan naval power. Minorca’s English traces show Mahon and Ciudadela, with pirates, fortifications, and artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Sciety
Washington, D
Balearic Islands
Mediterranean
Spain
Majorca
Pyrenees
Huerta
Palma
Carthage
Mobile
Ala
Portland
Maine
Mallorca
Jayme I of
Aragon
Barcelona
Isiege
Palma Oon
Jayme
Sicily
Sardinia
Corsica
Malta
Balearics
Christendrom
Minorca
Europe
Handsome and Commodious Home For Farm or City
Ad by W A Radford offering free advice on practical home building. Describes a 20 by 24 foot rectangular hip roof frame house suitable for farm town or city settings with sun rooms and pergola porch. Details interior layout: central hall stairs, living room 11 by 23, dining room 11 by 12, kitchen 10 by 6½, two end sun porches, three second floor bedrooms, and a large 11 by 16 bedroom. Emphasizes colonial styling and room for trees and decorative gardens.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Ragford
William Padford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
United States
Forged Iron Hardware Brings Medieval Flair To Homes
A manufacturer unveils forged iron hardware for Elizabethan and Spanish style houses. The pieces reflect medieval craft, featuring the Curley lock tulip and heart designs, with authentic Etruscan influence, now offered to modern builders.
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Alwers Aic
Europe
Birdhouses Urged to Shield Weather with Paint and Varnish
Birdhouses exposed to the weather should be painted with quality exterior paint and varnished with spar varnish. Do not assume small items require no protection. All surfaces facing wind and weather need proper paint and preservation.
Stucco Colors and Textures Gain Acceptance in Homes
The article notes stucco color and texture effects are here to stay in residence building. It warns against batch mixed exterior colors due to uneven shade, recommending factory mixed mineral pigment for consistent, weather stable color throughout the material.
Gumwood Replaces Oak In Budget Homes In 1920s
Gumwood is rapidly taking the place of oak and birch in small homes where builders aim to cut costs. Carpenters can craft fine jobs with gumwood despite it not matching the beauty of harder woods. Proper curing before installation is crucial for interior trim.
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Balleagic Isles
Minorea
Iviza
London
Minorca Istass
Lord Nelson
France
Mahon
Mercadal
Mercadas
Admiral Farragut
Ciudadela
Minorcan
Island
Rhode Island
Mago
Hannibal
B. C
Little Island
England
Amiens
Palma, Balearic Islands
Fant
Bebeea
Leke Bran
POST
Biog
Orator Iom
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E
Pinkham Medicine CO
Lynn, Mass
Maldoc
Mass
Anywaere
DAISY
Insite Pon
Fly Killer
Arold Somers
Brooklyn
Nou
Fes
Cres & Chaffey
Euan
California
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