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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
9
William A. Radford explains Dutch colonial design suits both small and large houses. The sample 24 by 22 foot house has five rooms with sun parlor porch integrated into the living room. First floor includes hallway with stairs, coat closet, entry from service porch, kitchen, dining room, and rear lighted spaces. Second floor offers two large bedrooms with closets, linen closet, and a bathroom near both bedrooms.
The article describes two fire resistant home methods: monolithic poured concrete and fabric ated construction. It discusses materials like vitrified tile and concrete blocks, metal lath and plaster for partitions, steel trusses for floors, fire resistant doors, and decorative yet fire safe interiors. It notes how metal trim and matching wall finishes create harmony while preserving safety.
A fireplace offers unmatched comfort and acts as a ventilator and purifier by drawing stale air from the room. Install a genuine wood burning fireplace even if it costs a bit more, and learn the art of fire making for a better home ambiance.
Proper heat regulation is a key home equipment aspect often overlooked in planning a new house. Modern regulators use a room thermostat to control furnace drafts, starting or stopping the fire as needed to maintain comfort, with a clock feature to regulate heating at night and morning.
Concrete garden pieces add beauty to outdoor spaces. Strong and imperishable they withstand winter with no refinishing needed. Home craftsmen can make many items from Portland cement using guides from major suppliers. Benches bird baths urns pedestals and similar items improve lawn and garden appeal.
The article explains applying wainscoting with wallpaper backing, rough surfaces, and a glaze. A pale ground color is laid, dried, then wiped with a transparent brown umber to create an antique finish. In two color work the glaze sits atop the ground and is stippled using a wad and crumpled paper for texture.
Emily and Pauline Bartlett plan a refined afternoon tea but fate intervenes as Mrs. Spickle, a socially awkward neighbor, attends in flamboyant attire. The sisters endure the scene with politeness, later acknowledging their pity for the woman who rarely goes out and now dotes on Aunt Jemima’s money.
John Erskine argues that the Bible’s humor lies in human traits such as trickery vanity and serious self-importance. He notes Jacob Joseph David Peter and Naomi and Ruth as examples, framing humor as a lens on weakness and piety, with enduring relevance.
Frank Meux of Little Cypress six miles north of Orange Texas found a water moccasin and a Texas rat snake with nine buttons hidden in a bed that had housed a sick family member. He believes cold weather drove the reptiles into the home and doubts they were there long.
Workmen digging outside W H Thorndike’s Rockland residence found ground steaming. A hot rock, pulled from the earth, revealed the cause: an electric wire attached to an underground pipe had short circuited, producing intense heat.
In history no Indian was known to be constipated, and cascara calms the bowels without forming a habit. Cascarets gently evacuate, restore full bowel function by the morrow, and avoid harsh reactions from salts. Physicians praise cascara as ideal. parents favor a candy form for children, with prompt return to regularity.
A Capper's Weekly note cites the American Automobile Association finding that about one in five motorists are involved in some traffic violation each year. It urges drivers to watch their steps on the road.
An old time remedy story promotes Pastor Koenig's Nervine for nervousness epilepsy sleeplessness and related ailments. The Koenig firms claim worldwide distribution and offer a free large sample to any reader who mentions the article and writes for the sample at 1045 North Wells Street Chicago Illinois.
After a person is thoroughly explored, they often cease to be interesting. The warning insists never to permit such overexposure, urging ongoing curiosity about the subject and continued engagement with their ideas and character.
Readers reflect on generosity and recognition as communities celebrate the achievements and character of a respected man, noting how collective appreciation underscores social bonds and shared values.
A Life quotation highlights households lacking piano, summer home, furs, phonograph, washing machine, motor cars, and radio. The speaker insists on money as a solution, reflecting material scarcity and social pressure.
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