Unpainted Walls and Sanitation Promoted by Paint
A prominent health official Dr Max C Starkloff cites painted walls as a key to sanitation and lower puerperal fever rates. The piece argues washable, non porous wall surfaces reduce bacteria, aid cleanliness, and improve mental well being, urging regular exterior and interior painting in homes and public buildings.
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Max C Starkloff
City of St. Laws
Starkloff
Henry A Gardner
Intitute of Part and Varnish Research
Washington
Walla
Starktoff
Luther B. Little
Metropoltan Life Instrane Company
Leonard Keene Hirsberg
Johns Hopkins University
H. H. King
Kansas Agricultural College
Harold Baron Wood
Garner
Boards of Health
Plastic interior finish ushers in vogue for Spanish style walls
A new plastic interior finish can imitate old Spanish wall textures and colors, suitable for Modern interior and exterior work. It is brush applied, adheres directly to brown plaster, resists fading, cleans easily, and allows stippling brush textures and paper textures for one coat applications with color-mixed first coats.
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Gardner
New York City
Debunking the building contract to cut costs
Trades leaders urge debunking uneconomic practices to curb building costs in New York. A 1924 drive flags delays from contractor selection, incomplete plans, and shifting specs, with bids and surety failures under scrutiny. The Building Trades Employers Association weighs endorsing the NY chapter report to raise standards and lower investor costs.
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New York
Allen ZH. Beals
Dow Service Daily
Charles L. Bidlitz
Landis
Electrical Trade of
Building Trades Employers’ Association of New York
Commodore
American Institute of Architects
F. L. Ackerman
Talbot Hamlin
Arthur C. Holden
L. C. Holden
F. Y. Joannes
C. B. J. Snyder
John V. van Pelt
Harold D. Way
National Surety Company
Mr. Biditz
Pee Ag
Associaton
American Institute of Artists
Beals
Linoleum Wins High Praise From Smart Decorators
New York decorators showcase linoleum as versatile flooring for kitchens halls living rooms bedrooms sun porches and more. Descriptions include black linoleum with gold accents and brown jasper floors with Axminster rugs, noting durability and decorative potential across homes.
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New York
Sutton Place
Pennsylvania
Axminster
Linoleum flooring and care for long life
Floors depend on laying method and care. A good solid base of builders' felt is pasted to wood, then linoleum cemented with waterproof edge seal. A wax finish enhances beauty, eases cleaning, and protects the surface for lasting durability.
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Abraham Lincoln
Dr. Gardner
Allen E. Beals
The
Dow Service
Alderney
Gov’t
Sanitary
H. L. Black & SO
First Street
N. W
Alorrmey
PAINY
J. E. Hurley
Ohio Ave
C Stu N
Bellman
Sth
St. N.W
Abc
Federal Heating CO
13Th St. N.W. M
Potomac Builders’ Supply Co., Inc
Sinclair
Pres
Albert Lake
Vico
Claxton
Treas
K Street
N.W. West
Ballard
Ballard Oil Equipment CO
Conn
Ave
N.W
G Street
Ballard Fe
Main
J. J. Bowles
Llwork “Yost & Herrell, Inc
Mac
11Th Street
Curtis Millwork
Lincoln
AMER
Walker Hill Milk
Walker Hill Dairy
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