Six Room House for the Average Family by W A Radford
William A Radford offers free home building advice to readers and describes a compact six room Dutch colonial style house. The design uses a side hung false roof, rough stone chimney, and emphasizes practical space with a large entrance hall living room dining room kitchen two closets on first floor and three well lit bedrooms with cross ventilation and a linen closet on the hall.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
William A Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Nore
Modern Decoration Makes Use of the Stippled Wail
Householders seek washable wall treatments to mimic stippled and textured finishes without replastering. Dry powder paints mixed with water create plastic material that can be stippled or palm finished before drying, with size used for washability. Applying over new plaster or wall board allows two tone glazing and varied textures.
New Infant Utility Outfit Marketed For Homes
A new infant utility set combines a crib bath dressing table toilet cabinet garment drawer and indoor carriage into one unit. The design provides ample space for a young baby and is sized to pass through standard doors.
Choosing an Entrance That Reflects Home Style
The article discusses selecting a home entrance as a key design decision. It stresses three essential qualities: beauty, durability, and suitability. It notes that good design uses proportion, materials, and molding to create light and shadow, distinguishing masterful entrances from mediocre ones and guiding durable construction.
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Beatty
Expert Lauds Copper as Roofing Material
Copper, praised by Austin A. Lescarboura, former Scientific American editor, is described as purer and more corrosion resistant than most metals, offering decades of endurance and fire safety. The text notes copper’s fireproof rating and lightning protection when connected to the ground with copper down spouts.
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Austin A. Lescarboura
Scientific American
Sears
Porch Design Principles for Seamless Integration
The porch should read as part of the whole rather than an excrescence, with careful attention to graceful proportions. Avoid overly prominent posts and pillars favored in past eras, and ensure any columns blend harmoniously with the structure.
Adaptive Arch Support Pad for Shoes
A new air inflated pad for insertion in footwear supports foot arches and allows adjustable rigidity via an air pump. The device enables customized comfort and stance modification for varied activities.
At the Movies clashes over kids and a gun conflict
Gad Johnson complains about his children clashing with the Betts kids at the town picture show. He recalls rocks in pockets and fights, and Buck Betts reportedly confronts them with a gun, driving the Johnson family from town in a tense incident described by the Arkansas City Star.
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Gad Johnson
Rumpus Lidge
Betts
Bettses
Buck Betts
Buck Getts
Akansas City Star
Get the Best Tonic Dr Pierce Favorite Proscription
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a great medicine for women. Mrs Amy L Paxton of Sedalia says after trying many doctors and failing, the tonic helped her mobility and relief. Available in liquid or tablets at drug stores with a trial offer by mail from Buffalo New York.
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Sedalia
Art museum remark on ancient warriors armor
A speaker at the art museum notes that old warriors wore elaborate armor and compares the look to a baseball catchers outfit or a football suit heard in a Boston Transcript dialogue.
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The
Art Museum
Boston Transcript
Light Out Question Between Father and Child
A fragment shows a playful exchange about turning out the light. Peggy-Sure consents, confirming the button is upstairs. The dialogue touches on health and inactivity as a parental theme.
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Berbie
Peggy
Papa
Tablet to mark Godiva burial site in Coventry
A historical appeal seeks funds for a commemorative bronze tablet at 8 Priory Row Coventry, the former Benedictine Abbey church porch site where Lady Godiva is believed buried after dying around 1081. The effort aims to fix the legend’s location and honor the famed noblewoman and her rider.
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Godiva
Leofric
Mercia
Coventry
Priory Row
Coventry Insurance Company
Lady Joram’s Dinkiest Dance Sets Masks Alike
In Kos Weekly a reader recalls Lady Joram’s dance where all attendees wore identical outfits and masks with grins. The piece notes charming embarrassments and the uncanny sight of everyone appearing alike even after unmasking at breakfast.
Observer Notes on Social Wit and Mirth
A fragment of humorous maxims on love, speech, and social play. Cupid runs a two ring life scene while men and women weigh cleverness against public opinion. Cheery quips warn to watch opportunistic friends and respect discreet choice.
X rays reveal buttons in rags for paper pulp
X rays find buttons and other solids in rag piles intended for paper making. Lint and scrap items like hooks and eyes threaten pulping equipment. The N ray setup uses endless bands and an X-ray tube to scan the material, with fluorescent screens signaling detected objects.
Puzzler Teases with Cryptic Weather and Land Clues
A fragmentary puzzle item parades cryptic phrases about women, land, and weather. It hints at hidden meanings behind phrases about holding land and a sheltered shead, inviting readers to decipher the teased riddle amid changing conditions.
Lydia Pinkham Tonics Praised By Denison Woman
Mrs Exmaineac of Route 3 Bus 53 Denison Texas says Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Pills for Constipation restored her nerves and energy enabling her to do any kind of work. She would recommend the medicines to others and will answer letters asking about them.
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Denison
Texas
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Mrs
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