Permits Issued for Field House and Local Projects
The week’s permits total 15 with expenditures of 337,307 led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute field house work. Duncan & Cahill to erect ice rink piping and bleachers. rink to be 180 by 120 feet with bleachers along the building. Other permits cover residences, remodeling, repairs, and garages in multiple streets and addresses. Local list includes Mabel Large 113 Winter Street one family dwelling 7,000. Callahan's Restaurant 31 Fourth Street remodeling 5,000. James Flynn 8th Avenue single family dwelling 8,900. several repairs and additions with varied sums.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Pea
John J. Mitchell
de Carl Moser
Wolivar Avenue
Duncan & Cahill
R.P.L
New Deidhouse
Mitchell
Hiern
Mabel Large
Winter Street
Wmreage, Co
River Street
Union Fern Co
Syrace Methodiat Church
S Eat Avenue
James Lemon
Congress Street
Jame Flynn
Eighth Avenue
Florence Dallas
Joseph Tannacito
Third Nue
Fill Cracks Before Painting Kitchen Walls
A practical note advises filling cracks and crevices with plaster for a smooth kitchen wall finish. It mentions market mending plaster alternatives, noting it is not plaster of Paris, but slower to harden, aiding amateur use. Also highlights a new portable aluminum drainboard with a draining trough for one end and a level resting surface.
Closets In Bathroom And Kitchen Useful
An old note suggests bathroom closets as handy for storage with a 11 inch deep unit and towel hanging space. Ventilation through door is advised. A kitchen food cupboard with screened doors is proposed to cool items too hot for immediate refrigeration.
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Ams
New Home Improvement Folders Highlight Modern Efficiency
Folders promote practical home upgrades such as steel cellar bulkheads lighter basement walls with Grasa bricks, ash drops for fireplace cleanup, and dampers to curb heat loss. Weatherstripping seals drafts, decorative rims for fireplaces, double windows for cold regions, asbestos reproductions mimicking wood, and new wire screen guards for shutters to keep debris from waterspouts.
Conditioning Systems Popular in Homes of the Era
The article explains common methods of home climate control, noting that many houses only have a wartime furnace with a blower to circulate air. True air conditioning requires cooling equipment, and an attic fan is another popular but less comprehensive solution.
Shaved Soap Cleans Enamelled Woodwork
To clean enameled woodwork, melt a cup of shaved soap in two years of bowling water, whip to a lather and apply with a sponge to a small area. Wash, wipe with a dry cloth, and rinse with a clean cloth. Proceed until all woodwork is cleaned. This method helps prevent stressing.
Square Type House Has Much Appeal
A detailed look at The Pascoag, a Garrison Colonial home offered as Home of the Week Plan Service. Describes 2x36 foot first floor, optional two-story garage, brick and clapboard exterior, white walls with green roof, bay window, fireplace with built-in bookshelves, dining room with china closet, kitchen as a 12x21 foot work area, and a full cellar for heating and recreation space. Second floor provides extensive bedroom storage, insulation advised, and plans available by request with pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascoag
Washington
National Coal
Whites New Rome Bureau Attends Large New York Meeting
About thirty members of the Whites New Rome Bureau attended a meeting in New York the end of March. Attendees included Marie Hospital delegates and Mauray Raphel from Swrangee University. Plans were made for an annual picnic on July 12 at Mrs William Retatic's home with a covered dish dinner and elephant cake.
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Wenanteh i
Anna DaGraat
Weet Send Lake
Mary Gandjean
Hame
William Retatic
Charlie Smath
Charles Haile
Glass Usage Expands In Small Homes With Large Windows
In recent years glass has become key in small house design with more and larger windows to create spaciousness and invite outdoor views. Picture windows frame vistas while mirrors and glass partitions improve light and space. glass bricks provide light and insulation where views are undesirable.
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Bettween Ra
Louvres for attic ventilation and pest prevention
Louvres in attic openings improve air flow to upper rooms in warm weather but admit cold air in winter. Close with shutters or install movable louvres. Add interior fasteners and wire netting to keep birds and squirrels out.
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Trervao
Full length mirrors in children's bedrooms urged
Full length mirror in each bedroom to help accustom children to neatness of person and of the room, including children's rooms recommendation for daily grooming and tidiness.
Farmer shoots two wild pigs with single bullet claim
German farmer Heinrich Winkelmann of Leitanger says he borrowed a life from the military government to hunt wild boar damaging his crops. He fired at a sow, the bullet passed through her, and struck a boar that rose up behind her, according to Winkelmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luenebure
Germany
Heinrich Winkelmann
Leitanger
Gust
Win Jkeeimann
Insulating Board Demand Rises in Home Building
J B Blackburn of Chicago says growing appreciation for balanced insulation drives heavy demand for insulating board. Builders increasingly specify insulation during construction, making it near standard in moderate priced homes. Balanced insulation protects walls and roofs, reducing winter fuel costs and keeping interiors cooler in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Blackburn
Chicago
Insulation Board Institute
Walla
Blaze in car reported owned by Willem Connell
Firemen were summoned at 3 17 am Saturday to Congress and Fourteenth Streets for a slight car blaze. The vehicle is described as owned by Willem Connell with a Bot address placeholder in the report.
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Congress
Fourteenth Streets
Willem Connell
Connell
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