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Newspaper

Rock Valley Bee

Location

Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1931

Page

6

Hog Houses That Can Be Moved to Clean Ground

William A Radford offers free advice on farm building work, noting the growing use of A shaped hog houses with yards for piglets. The design features weather tight construction, raised plank floors, clean bedding, and optional glazed sash, with the key advantage being mobility to allow cleaning ground as needed.

Radford My William A. Radford William A Radford South Dearborn Street Chicago Agricultural Clement

Picture Arrangement for Balanced Interior Harmony

How to hang a picture to harmonize with walls and furniture. Size guidance: a picture should be about half to two thirds the width of the furniture it accompanies. For a six foot Davenport a three foot wide picture fits. desks about three feet wide suit an 18 by 12 inch image. Consider wall space, color, and subject. dealers offer affordable reproductions in color sepia and black and white.

Refinish Your Old Floors Inexpensively At The Floor Line

Twelve million women living in homes over fifteen years old read the article titled or similar ones and wished for a guide to fix floors themselves inexpensively. Renting a sanding polisher is suggested, with machines in two units or single with two interchangeable rollers for sanding and polishing wax. Rentals are nominal, and sanding reveals a brand new surface as old layers of paint and garnish come off.

The Floor Sanding Guide From a Practical Expert

Floor sanding should follow the grain with the machine in motion at start and stop. Move the sander forward then back to avoid grooves, sweep thoroughly after sanding, and apply two light coats of paste wax on new floors. Finish choice varies, with fillers in natural, light oak, dark oak, walnut, and mahogany.

Why Not Paint Before You Try to Sell Home

A bank president urges painting before selling or mortgaging property as a key to loan approval. Appraisers favor neatly painted, well repaired homes, noting improved value and lower foreclosure risk. A wise owner should hire a painter of good standing for the job.

Velvet Petticoats Return In Spring Styles

Petticoats reappear peeking from under skirt hems as velvet wraps and scalloped hems redefine spring and summer fashion. Velvet tones, lace trims, and cape sleeves in blue, green, and prints boost daytime gowns and evening dresses with transparent hems and petticoat accents. CHERIB NICHOLAS, 1431 Westara Newspaper Uolon.

Cherib Nicholas Westara Uolon

Laws and Freedom Reflections on Freedom and Law

A reflective piece cites Pythagoras arguing that once laws exist for people freedom diminishes. It jokes that medical advice for vacation implies escaped health issues. The text also notes that diamonds typically belong to others, a pointed quip about ownership.

Booklet Offer Promises Big Business in Montana

An advertisement invites readers to request a booklet titled Big Business and other literature claiming great possibilities in Montana. It cites Mid West Sales in St Paul and Hastings Cannery in Hastings for catalogues and particulars, promising money making opportunities and listing varied agri foods.

Montana Peyton Bldg Spokane Midwest Iglehart St. Paul Minny Een Étz Price Law Service Best Hastings Cannery McClure Sioux City

Violent? Onions and violet rays discussed in Boston Transcript

A fragment from the Boston Transcript ponders whether onions emit violet rays despite claims of violet odors. It also reflects a literary line about a past gone forever and a future that lies ahead, attributed to Robertson.

Boston Transcript Robertson

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