Elyria Building Exposition Proves Great Success
Elyria’s Building Exposition nears end of first week with attendance well over two thousand. More than two thousand residents have viewed exhibits at the Third Street building, with steady attendance signaling sustained interest. Dealers cooperate to showcase building materials equipment and furnishings for modern homes, amid beauty utility and comfort aims for planning repairs or new construction. The show opened last Wednesday and will run for a month.
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Flyria
Elyria
Third Street
Dunn Motors Company
Cost Saving by Placing Bathroom and Kitchen on Same Floor
The text argues that significant costs can be cut during construction by placing the bathroom and kitchen on the same floor and separating them with a partition, reducing material and labor expenses.
Cold Floors Threaten Health and Raise Heating Costs
Cold floors in many homes cause unhealthful conditions and higher heating bills. The Federal Housing Administration notes that insulation can fix this, especially in basements, second floor extensions, sun parlors, and pier-supported houses. Install between or under joists, or add furring strips and secure insulation to the ceiling, then finish with paint or calk.
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Federal Housing Administration
Efficient stacked bathrooms cut installation costs
Adjoining or tiered bathrooms from basement to attic reduce material and labor expenses. Shared plumbing minimizes runs and simplifies construction, yielding notable savings on both sides. The arrangement leverages vertical alignment to streamline waste and supply lines.
Transforms Farm Into Modern Estate
A Chicago architect converts an old farmhouse, granary, henhouse, and barn into a modern country home with a guest cottage and recreation spaces. The barn becomes a garage, the henhouse a bedroom and living room, and the granary a kitchen with a breakfast nook. An ell connects the two buildings into a guest cottage, while a screened porch provides summer living space. Electric lighting and a wood exterior tie the design to a pastoral backdrop of pink hollyhocks.
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Chicago
Federal Housing Administration
Proper Colors Add Beauty and Light in Interiors
Proper Colors Add Beauty surveys how wall and ceiling colors transform dark interiors. White leads in light reflection, boosting brightness and reducing eye strain. various colors show differing reflectivity. Aluminum underperforms compared with green and gray. white remains most efficient across tests.
Housing Page Special Switches For Safer Rooms
Homeowners are advised to install electric switches at the main door of each room to avoid entering dark rooms and stumbling. The tip emphasizes convenience and safer navigation through the home by lighting as needed.
Sewing Room Adds To Uses Of Home
The Federal Housing Administration notes homes have unfinished spaces suitable for a modern sewing room. A bright, well-lighted space with cleanable flooring, attractive walls, convenient outlets, and movable ironing board supports sewing as part of spring upgrades.
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Federal Housing Administration
Federal Housing plan aids farm upgrades and decor
The Modernization Credit Plan of the Federal Housing Administration offers loans for home improvements large and small. Essentially any built in or permanent feature may be financed for a better bedroom, new windows, roof repair or replacement, and even outbuildings like a chicken house or silo. Farmers need only consult their nearest banker as banks and loan associations cooperate to assist.
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Federal Housing Administration
Egypt’s Ancient Name Kem Ham and Its Meaning
A concise note explains that ancient Egypt was called Kem or Ham, meaning “the black,” reflecting the dark alluvial soil. It clarifies the distinction between the native name and the Greek designation used on monuments.
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Egypt
Kem
Ham
Many Ways For Modernizing Farms
Rural residents can use the National Housing Act to obtain credits up to 2000 dollars for farm improvements. Funds may cover fences, barn remodeling, new construction, wells, ponds, refinishing houses, heating upgrades, and sun porches. The attic may be included, expanding comfort and efficiency on farm properties.
Bride and Greem Start Housekeeping
A young married couple begins housekeeping after moving from furnished rooms. They buy five rooms of furniture for 550 cash at a large store sale, borrowing from The City Loan and saving twice the loan cost by paying cash. They advertise personal loans 25 to 1000 for similar needs.
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Elyria Fence Co
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Ohio
J. C. Welsh
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Second St
Ating
East Ave
Inter-City Coal & Supply CO
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Manville
The
Elyria Lumber & Coal Company
Chestnut Street
Elyria's Building Exposition
Lorain County Savings * Trust CO
Elyria, Ohio
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Amherst, Ohio
Bes
Taterio
Sint
Farm Implement CO
LEE Whitney CO
Broad Street
Elyria Building Exposition
West Side Lumber & Coal Co
West Street
Closidors
Elyria Lumber & Goal Co
Chestnut St
Third St
National Housing Administration
Elyria Savings & Trust CO
Bride and
Greem
G BB
Waliman City
Tecan Mgr
Middle Avenue
A. Minnich & Sons
Deo
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