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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1936
Page
2
A looking glass window serves utility and decoration by brightening a dark corner and acting as a background for a dressing table. Hang unframed glass the same size as other room windows in the desired space to conceal indirect light and improve balance. Draperies match the room to frame the glass neatly.
If paint peels and blisters, moisture in wall cavities likely causes it. Dampness often originates in the cellar and improper wall spaces. Call a paint expert and a carpenter. together they can solve the problem.
An article explores flag walk methods using flagstones with earth and moss for an informal garden path. It describes concrete slab beds, mortar joints, and sloped earth pockets to resist frost, plus hot water cabinet designs with on demand gas heating and modern insulation materials like wood fiber sheets.
The home owner can modernize or build two new homes with almost any lumber type standardized by width thickness and length. Interior woodwork offers distinct color texture grain pattern and design due to natural variations in tree growth and cutting methods. Veneers cut by rotary or knife make bold grain patterns while quarter sawed and plain-sawed boards produce silver flecks or narrow stripes. Different surface treatments and color combinations like walnut with maple allow cabinetmakers to match grain and texture for ribbon designs and tabletops.
A home method for soot in chimneys suggests tossing several handfuls of salt onto the fire or using zinc for better results. It warns this is not a full job and advises yearly professional sweep. For furnaces, expect clinker removal and periodic chimney inspection for loose bricks or joints.
A 1909 Los Angeles house owned by P B Marcum was modernized for 840 via the Modernization Credit Plan of the Federal Housing Administration. Exterior updated with new siding gutters and windows. interior enlarged living room. smaller dining room. new fireplace lighting and closets. vestibule entrance replaced front porch. overall a modern, efficient home. Times Want-Ads offer furniture through the sale.
A brand new wall covering called Well Covering Something is shown. It is a very thin sheet copper hammered to add texture. It resists fading and tearing and withstands abuse. Acid treatment can turn it green if desired.
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