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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
6
A collection of old time luncheon recipes featuring Sweetbread and Cucumber Salad Apple Lemon Pie Pie with crusts Tapioca Pears Mock Duck and various desserts. Instructions mix mayonnaise with whipped cream and use gelatin thickeners with fruit and nuts for light noon meals.
William A Radford explains how simple design and well chosen materials create an inviting 24 by 82 foot cottage. The article details a porch, drop siding, six paned windows, vine trellis, and practical layout with a living room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, and a bath.
White woodwork in a house relieves daily tension and links spaces. Light colors enlarge rooms and add daintiness and cheer, while dark colors add richness but can shrink spaces and be hard to illuminate. Contrast between light and dark walls and woodwork should be restrained to avoid restlessness.
Lay shingles with straight grain sawed from ground bolta four and a half inches to the weather and fasten with two three penny blued nails each. Do not exceed six inches width. Properly nailed shingles resist weather and outlast two cheaper coverings. Poor nailing and wide courses cause curling, splitting and decay from excessive wet surface.
Architects estimate over 2 billion dollars invested in American home cellars with minimal return. A movement aims to repurpose basement space into attractive healthy living areas replacing utilitarian use as storage.
The article stresses careful flashing around chimneys in stucco houses. It advises covering masonry chimneys with metal lath, using a stone or concrete cap that overhangs the lath and stucco. An overhang and groove in the cap help direct water away to protected chimney sections.
Steel braces attached to the wall with four nails and two legs stabilize scaffolds for stucco jobs. They set up faster than wooden staging and resist bending. Made in two lengths three and three and a half feet, they weigh under 200 pounds and fold for easy carrying. A dozen or two brackets reportedly cover an average stucco job.
A young tree with smooth bark should be wrapped with burlap or rags during hot months to prevent sunburn. The sun can scar or kill one side, hindering growth. cover up to where the branches begin for effective protection.
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello DL, a physician for 47 years, criticizes harsh purges for constipated children and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, harmless laxative that establishes regularity without griping or upsetting delicate systems. A large bottle is sold at stores.
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