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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1936
Page
2
The piece advises modernizing bathrooms with wall and floor tiling and replacing fixtures. It details tub mounting to prevent cracks, recommends metal angles and lath for strong bonding, and compares wall tile types from faience to mat-faced varieties. It notes ceramic floor tiles yield best results while faience offers antique charm.
The article outlines concrete form building for pours with proper bracing and precise mixtures, then shifts to wallpaper revival featuring waterproof designs for kitchens and bathrooms. It concludes with hot air conditioning history and modern systems merging with boilers to improve winter air quality.
In Pittsburgh a hundred workers race to finish five exhibit units for the Federal Housing Administration. The display pieces, including 12 talking towers, travel in ten railroad cars to National Home Shows in Baltimore, San Diego, Houston, and Miami.
An ETOWAH resident spent $3,500 to modernize two stores after a conference with a Federal Housing Administration field representative. Plans and specifications were prepared, and a new tenant for one store will pay more than double the previous rent.
A guide to living room planning stresses practical size and proportion, lighting and wall space, clutter avoidance, and furniture layout. It advises a room three quarters as wide as long, natural light from two sides, ample wall outlets, a proper fireplace, and minimal doorways to preserve flow.
Columbus Ohio. After vicissitudes Ohio State University tradition continues at Henrick's restaurant long a student gathering place. A modernization credit loan revived the landmark and it reopens to undergraduates and coeds.
In Healsburg California druggist A Brown expanded his store interior with a $2000 loan after a $500 landlord loan to improve the front. The changes boosted business, led to higher rent for the landlord and required Brown to hire an extra clerk to handle the influx.
New wallboards are marketed as exterior covering for houses garages and other buildings. Treated to resist water they can be painted for extra protection. Sizes up to 8 by 14 feet and can be cut to any shape. Used for shower bath linings in beach cottages and bath houses with little deterioration after several seasons.
Topics cover painting over calcimine ceilings, built in tub installation steps, and baseboard cracking. Advice includes washing calcimine off first, drying plaster before painting, hiring a plumber for tubs, using iron angle supports, and proper molding at baseboard joints to prevent cracks.
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