Quality Plumbing Progress in Modern Homes and Bath History
An exploration of plumbing as vital to home health and comfort traces the evolution from early bathing practices to modern fixtures, standardization, and the rise of in home hot water. It highlights the plumber as skilled artisan, advances in bathroom equipment, and cost reductions through industry innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Theodore Ahrens
England
Mayo
Rochester
Minn
American College of Surgeons
St. Louis
America
Adam Thompson
Cincinnati
Selentitie
Beware of the Deadly Dotted Line
A public education piece warns families against risky investments and signing contracts without careful review. It cautions consulting a banker or the National Better Business Bureau and highlights how promoters use prominent names as scenery to sell fake memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Morehouse
National
Better Business Bureau
New York
Wali Tee
Vuyuiuwu
Board of Governors
Citisens
Better Homes Advice On Home Timber Insulation And Upgrades
A reader guidance column covers handling green rough timber usage in framing with proper alignment and bracing. It explains time payment plans for remodeling and gar age projects and cautions on contractor charges. Insulation advice notes benefits and proper material selection and skilled installation. It also discusses metal coal chute windows and choosing heating equipment by thorough personal investigations.
Your Home Is First Furniture Dealers Speak
The piece urges placing home needs first and highlights small fixtures like wall shelves and racks near sinks and baths. It notes that these items save steps and can be installed cheaply to improve a home’s appearance and practicality. It mentions lavatories as well.
Pawned Manuscripts and Fire-ruined Rebuild
A student from Pavia, short of funds, pledged a body of laws and a grammar. a fire-ruined man rebuilt his house using two Cicero volumes and a pawnbroker’s loan. The text notes manuscripts as prized collateral for lenders in ancient markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavia
Cicero
Also Mentioned on This Page
James S. Prear
Bai
Philadelphia
Boston
Fiat
Ww. R. Morehouse
Warrens
Ream & Carson
Better Homes Advice
J.W. Bidwell
East Side Square
Nilson Heating Company
Washington, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!