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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1936
Page
2
With growing sports interest every family member needs space for golf clubs tennis racquets and skates. Use sturdy hooks shelves and pegs to organize gear to prevent damage and save money over time. Plan the closet layout to fit all items and keep them in good condition.
Recessed radiators free wall space for furniture, allowing low window sills and drapes. Grilles at floor and near ceiling conceal heating units while wall stacks pull heat away faster for even warming. Smaller concealed units provide adequate warmth with minimal heat loss.
The article argues careful consideration of glass for windows in remodeling and new buildings. Plate glass provides clear unobstructed vision and is easy to clean. It is produced in standard thicknesses and does not require special sashes or weights for installation.
Home repair Q and A cover cracking putty and why paint may fail, removing awnings for winter storage, chimney smoke from old houses and tile flue lining repairs, winter concrete framing, and checking floor joists for a grand piano to prevent floor failure.
Damp cellars often come from surrounding ground that slopes toward the foundation. Grading to form a smooth steep downward slope away from the walls drains surface water and helps remedy the problem.
The piece outlines when a dining room is needed based on family size and budget, and offers practical planning tips. It weighs dining room versus dining area in living spaces, and details layout priorities such as wall space for furniture, passage room, natural light, lighting options, and proximity to kitchen and butler’s pantry. It also notes a fireplace is decorative but rarely used due to furniture clearance.
Paneled rooms impart tidiness and refinement through wood paneling. The grid of squares and rectangles creates formal regularity versus casual wall decor. Originally to conceal masonry around the fireplace it evolved into a decorative feature and central focal point of the room.
Phoenix firms report stronger business with Barrows Furniture up $100 000 from 1934 due to home interest, Dorins Hayman sold 200 washing machines in a 10 day sale under FHA plan, Daniscis Jewelry posts 102 percent volume rise after moving to a modernized store, Walgreen Drug Co. sees 83 percent sales rise since its November modernization.
Safety advice urges rewiring homes to add outlets for lamps radios and appliances to prevent fires from worn rugs. It also recommends painting light shafts white or light colors to maximize interior daylight reflection from 15 20 percent in red shafts to as high as 80 percent in white shafts.
The article notes that extra warmth in a bathroom is desirable and that an electric wall heater or a gas heater are practical and adequate options. It says standing before such an appliance after a bath is a luxury.
A home improvement tip suggests installing a shelf about 30 inches from the floor to hold wrapping paper and twine. Create wall brackets for a paper roll and a twine area, with a beneath shelf rack for paper and a small drawer for supplies.
The article describes turning a dining room into a bedroom under the FHA Modernization Plan. A wainscoted room with white paint, a converted dish shelf closet, neutral furnishings, and mahogany furniture create a bright, neutral palette.
Advice urges checking floor strength before adding two bathrooms in a hall bedroom. If joists lack capacity, strengthen by deeper joists or steel beams, add joists, brace old ones, or install Flitch plates to support plumbing and fixtures.
Simple tips describe mounting hooks above a shelf to hang twine. This method prevents tangling and keeps strands accessible for use.
The text explains that metal bolting between wooden joists stiffens the structure to prevent sagging. It notes that the Federal Housing Administration does not lend money directly but insures loans made by private financial institutions under the National Housing Act.
A home with a garden can hold a doll house and teach children to care for furnishings. The play house keeps children at home and stimulates the home instinct, encouraging original ideas and safe play under fatherly carpentry influence.
If you use exterior sloping coverings for a cellar entrance and face leaks, plow a groove in the frame just under the crack on the hinge side of the doors so water can drain out at the bottom.
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