Excellent Type of Dairy Barn for Farmer With Small Herd
William A Radford offers free advice on farm building issues through this illustrated feature. The article discusses a dairy barn designed for a small herd, 36 by 42 feet, with stalls for 150 cows, calves, bull, and dry cows, plus a silo and feed room. It details concrete mangers, steel partitions, drinking cups, a concrete floor, overhead feed carriage, ventilation, mow for roughage, and architect cross sections. First cost is not high and the design suits farmers with limited herds seeking near summer conditions.
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W. A. Radford
Wiliam A Radford
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Faucet Seat Damaged is Allowed to Drip
A plumbing article explains that compression faucets leak when not fully shut, with water slowly eroding the washer and seat. Replacing washers helps, but seats wear or are nonrenewable in some designs. Quality faucets from reputable manufacturers sold through plumbers are advised.
Colorful Bath Fixtures Dominate Plumbing Show
Boston hosting the National Association of Master Plumbers annual convention showcased a bold shift in bathroom design with nearly all fixtures in color. Tubs and lavatories appeared in brown blue red green tan and black while sinks wore lavender green or ivory enamel. The display highlighted a trend toward luxury and lavish decoration in American bathrooms with chrome accents and exposed pipes.
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Boston
National Association of Master Plumbers
Shingled Roofs Okd Properly Put On
Instructions advise on roof shingling with six teen inch shingles. Four roof sections require several laps for tightness. Placing a shingle more than five inches to the weather is nearly worthless. four to four and a half inches is better. A properly laid shingle roof will remain serviceable for years, despite alarmists.
Peculiar Echoes and Odd Medical Tales From Far Afield
A collage of curiosities and brief anecdotes including echo behavior differing with audience gender, a vivid nurse memoir from World War I, a Paris court ruling on damages from a safety razor incident, a Massachusetts man finding a choking ring on a crow, and a comic quip about obedience in a doctor patient exchange.
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Paris
M. Tirkowitz
M. Dupois
Reward for Constipation Relief with California Fig Syrup
Mothers know that weak children are prone to colds and illnesses. Constipation often underlies symptoms like pale breath coated tongue fretfulness feverishness biliousness and low energy. California Fig Syrup is endorsed by doctors and has relieved constipation for over 50 years in many families including Mrs Chas J Connell of St Louis who praised its regulating effect on her child Virginia.
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Chas. J. Connell
Cleary ‘Ave
St. Louis
Virginia
California
Little Flat Murray Guggenheim Founding Dental Clinic Fund
Murray Guggenheim, who formed a $4,000,000 foundation for children's dental clinics, spoke in New York about balancing grand future plans with immediate tasks. He cited a tale of a young man’s brag about his girl and joked about settling down in an $18-a-month flatette as a humorous aside.
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Murray Guggenheim
New York
Jenny
Careless Beggar Woman and Housewife Exchange Quote
A Bavarian newspaper fragment records a tense exchange between a beggar woman and a young housewife. The housewife quips about Monday and spending money, while the beggar pleads for relief. Local tone mirrors daily life and social tension.
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Lustige Wiolner Zeitung
Farmer's Glory and The Division of Inbers
A fragmented item from a Sioux City issue credits W. N. U. and Emerson with notes on farming pride and division. The readable lines reference the farmer's glory and a partial publication number 45 1030.
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Sioux City
Emerson
Bayer Genuine Tablets for Pain Relief Stated
A health note urges readers to take genuine Bayer tablets for quick relief from headaches neuralgia neuritis and sciatic pain. It emphasizes following proven directions and highlights simple precautions to ease throat discomfort and prevent infections during a cold.
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Bayer
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