First Aid Heating and Home Repair Q&A
A column offering practical advice on heating hot water safety and home care. Topics include not placing a water heating coil in an oil furnace firebox, alternative water heaters, damp plaster in old houses, using insulating boards, pest control under porches, safe moth flakes, asphalt roofing paint guidance, building a two car garage, inexpensive basement bathroom walls, removing ivory yellowing, and moth ball use to protect books.
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Southern Pine Association
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Rugs Crocheted From Old Silk Stockings
Colorful octagon rug idea made from old silk stockings with a little dye. Instructions for crocheting, hooking, weaving, and braiding rugs in patterns and tufted styles. Order booklet from Reader Home Service 635 Sixth Ave New York City with 10 cents.
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Reader-Home
Sixth Ave
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Not So Dusty but Oh What an Excavation
Willie seeks one more question for a portly visitor at his home. A playful exchange follows about what houses engines and bread are made of. The visitor finally answers, Then Willie asks what we are made of, and the man replies dust and earth. Willie quips that a big hole must have been made to take you out.
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O. K
Willie
Wise Leadership Ten good soldiers led will beat a hundred
A concise adage emphasizes disciplined, wisely directed troops winning greater against larger numbers. It attributes the idea to D. W. Thompson, underscoring leadership as the decisive factor in combat or effort. The maxim frames organized strength over sheer quantity.
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D. W. Thompson
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