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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1937
Page
6
Storm windows outside north and west facing windows reduce cold drafts by creating two air layered surfaces. They can cut fuel bills by about ten percent and increase indoor comfort. The cost is reasonable and brackets allow easy removal of screens in fall and substitution with storm windows in winter.
Real estate salesmen emphasize that lawns, flower beds, trees, and shrubs boost appeal and value. The piece covers lawn care, hedge edges, foundation shrubbery, and garden placement to create pleasing vistas. Rock gardens and small pools are noted as trends expanding property charm.
An overview traces lighting from fire and torches to candles, oil and gas lamps, Franklin's wicks, and Edison incandescent lamps. It notes rapid modern gains over the past century, driven by electric lighting, with searchlights, white-lit streets, and healthier, efficient home systems as civilization advances beyond primitive illumination.
Incinerators help modernize homes without regular garbage pickups by reducing trips outside in bad weather to dispose of rubbish. Newer models burn combustible trash with some requiring no fuel and lessen fire hazards from open burning near houses and buildings.
A home laundry chute extends from a hall or attic down to the laundry room with a door on each floor. It allows disposal of soiled garments without piling on floors or chairs, improving interior neatness by avoiding hanging or storing clothes until transport to the basement.
An earth embankment holds rocks and stones with a water filled tub. Water plants and goldfish occupy the tub. The space available allows a small tub to become a concrete pool several yards in diameter.
Winters the ideal time to plan and carry out major home grounds improvements so spring growth is ready. A fish pond adds beauty and a leisure spot, but excavation and masonry must occur when grasses and shrubs can grow undisturbed. Masonry should harden before filling to avoid alkaline water, and water glass coats protect the surface.
An old farm house near Elgin Illinois was modernized under a motion picture project titled The Transformation. Carpenters replaced worn porch, added a dormer, opened a new breakfast room, and installed new siding while preserving sound timbers. The project highlights show a dramatic before and after, with the home becoming a lighter, more inviting country residence.
The article argues that hammering typewriters, ringing phones, and office chatter reduce performance, causing costly errors. It highlights that installing sound-deadening materials pays for itself through improved conditions and profits, noting restaurant owners report up to a 10 percent rise in business after such improvements.
A guide for stair design cites a total of 17 1-2 inches for riser plus tread. It gives examples like a T-Inch riser with a 10 1-2 inch tread as excellent proportion and warns against too low or too high risers with shallow treads. The text also notes roof fire prevention via fire resistant shingles and mentions wainscoting and a forthcoming Soviet atlas.
Amherst notes list several Hallowe'en parties at St Peter Evangelical and Reformed, Pythian Sisters, St Ann's circle, and church circles with costume wearers. Also reports concert attendees, Amherst Garden Club dinner invite, and local social visits plus brief hometown briefs on residents’ travels and moves.
A reception for Reverend Theo Paul and his bride was held at Vincent Methodist Church with about sixty attendees. Decorations in red white and blue honored Columbus Day. Group singing led by Mrs. Trochley, piano by Mrs. Reese, and a candy guessing contest awarded prizes to Mrs. Paul and another contestant. Eleanor Lewis won second prize. A lunch followed and gifts presented by the group.
A local board meeting was held in the pehuted parlors with sixteen persons present. Reverend Paul attended as part of the proceedings.
In a Sunday School talk on cooperation two school affairs were discussed. The superintendent remains in charge with Mrs. Frank Eschtreth as assistant superintendent. The regular PTA met at Vincent School and announced a fall festival for Friday evening October 22 with bingo planned in the cafeteria.
Mrs Richard Leach hosted the Congregational Methodist Union Society with about forty attendees, Rev Karl Darkey leading devotionals, and a vote to hold meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays monthly. W H Myers entertained a Pinochle Club of sixteen. prizes went to Rose Richmond and Clayton Babel with consolations to Evelyn Myers and Howard Andrews. Japan will have a whale oil plant.
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