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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1937
Page
14
The article notes composition shingles are fire resistant and durable, with long roof lifespans and warranties from roofer and manufacturer. It highlights color variety as a key decorative benefit, plus city building codes favoring fire resisting materials to reduce fire risk.
Winter season heightens risk from dark homes, with one third of accidental US deaths occurring at home. Falls from unsafe stairs and reflective floors, plus fires from faulty wiring, account for many fatalities. Check switches, replace exposed wires, and install modern lighting to improve safety. Ensure outlets, switches, and automatic controls are properly placed in halls, stairs, porches, basements, and garages.
A discussion of brick veneer houses notes fire resistance when paired with asbestos or composition shingles and highlights the enhanced, dignified look. It contrasts a pre modernization clapboard home with a brick veneered version, detailing porch removal for a stoop and the addition of a sun parlor for year round use.
The house gained a brick veneer exterior with unchanged roof lines and a prominent bay window over the stoop. Interior changes accompanied exterior modernization, including a sun parlor that required side-wall alterations and a door cut for entry, followed by purchase of furniture for the new room.
Renovate a retaining wall by resetting rocks in rich soil slanting inward to anchor roots. Dwarf yews, Alberta spruce and sempervivums suit cold states, while bulbs like winter aconite, sila sthirica, violets, and tulips bloom early. Create a rock garden with a bird bath, lined with crack resistant clay.
An office day of loud noise leaves workers tense and irritable. Using sound deadening on walls and ceilings helps reduce distractions and nerves, creating a calmer, more productive workplace.
A local manager from Standard Sanitary Mix cites rising use of two bathrooms in new homes and in renovations. He notes benefits for small and large families, the ease of converting storage space, and the practical convenience for morning routines and overnight guests.
Domestic science experts urge raising kitchen sinks to improve comfort. The average sink height should be at least 36 inches to reduce back strain for the user.
A reader suggests solving crowded home space by partitioning a basement corner for a play area or converting the attic into a rest room. The idea highlights do it yourself room reconfiguration to gain functional living space.
Preservation of porch flooring from rot and cracks is urged as a practical home repair. Use 11-4 stock flooring laid with a house-draining slope along the grain, with joints sealed by white lead and linseed oil. Paint coats are applied after installation. moisture is kept out until paint cures. If no roof exists, canvas or plastic decking may cover the boards, fastened with non-corrosive nails and painted promptly.
One of the least expensive and simplest methods to brighten a home is using wallpaper. Manufacturers offer water resistant and color fast options at surprisingly low cost with new striking designs and colorings to brighten any room.
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company launches an extensive sales campaign to install gas heating equipment in homes and businesses. J L Paradis announces a district push backed by a newspaper campaign with the slogan Modern Gas Heat Makes Life Worth Living.
Readable text explains how warm air heating works with an air chamber, conveyor pipes, and cold air inlets. If some rooms stay cold, the fault may lie in undersized cold air inlets or imbalanced duct areas. Modernizing should ensure cold air intake area matches warm air duct capacity for proper circulation.
The Bureau of Plant Industry reports successful transplanting of large fruit trees and ornamental trees, inviting farmers and city residents to raise property value. A Michigan village named Chmaz was described as a pivotal site during early colonist visits, capturing a climactic remark by a first explorer.
SINGAPORE Holland is developing a large air arm for the East Indies. Commander van Oyen says the government will buy American planes, with 560 Glenn Martin bombers to bolster the force, plus 18 Fokker reconnaissance machines for the naval air service. The fleet includes Dornier Wals and other Fokker craft, and rivals British air strength in Singapore.
At the Leipzig Fair samples of straw bricks reveal lightness and ventilation benefits for tropical building. The display also includes bricks made from fiber wood paper asbestos and various glass forms, both opaque and transparent, showcased to illustrate material diversity.
Attractive fences in many designs raise desirability and value of homes. White fences stand out in spring with green backgrounds, and winter is a good time to build them at low cost.
The guide notes that many homes contain waste space especially in basements and garrets. It suggests using wall boards plywood and other materials to convert these areas into attractive extra quarters.
The piece urges buyers to choose a roof built for all seasons. It notes July sun, April rain, and January February blizzards testing durability. Describes roof materials in colors and patterns, some with matching siding.
Wash the walls moistened with water containing two percent carbonic acid by volume and then rinse with plain water using a stiff brush. The growth should come off easily under this treatment.
A new wall board type is available that can be applied over curved surfaces. It can be cut with an ordinary saw and nailed without drilling.
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