Free advice on building small six room cottage plan
Mr William A Radford offers free expert building advice to readers, drawing on his editor author and manufacturing background. The article previews a compact six room house with a 24 by 22 footprint, featuring a front hall bath a large parlor and dining rooms, a built in sideboard kitchen workshop area and a single chimney with three flues plus cement wainscoting and a well planned porch discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Radford
Wilam A. Radford
Weet Jackson Boulevard
Chiraca, Til
Building a sensibly designed square house for modern wartime needs
The article discusses efficient home layout with a cellar vestibule icebox pantry and built in sideboard, stressing ease of access to utilities and reduced steps for women doing housework. It compares costs of similar houses, estimates 1600 to 1700 dollars with heating and plumbing, and notes the importance of following precise specifications and using good materials.
Barrels Explode From Rain At City Construction Site
Workmen covering lime barrels on a sixty six street and Park avenue project left a canvas sheet in place to shield rain. Rainwater crept in, a watchman sat on a barrel, then a roar followed as the barrels exploded and set wooden containers afire. Firefighters and workers dumped sand to smother lime and prevent further damage. Dolan then found another seat as the scene cooled.
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Sixty-sixth Street
Park Avenue
Mike Dolan
Dolan
New York Evening, Poat
Suffragists Use Barefoot Dancer to Interest Men
The quote suggests American suffragists seek to engage men with a barefoot dancer instead of throwing bricks. This vivid metaphor reflects social strategies discussed in a contemporary context.
Uncle Sam's New Rapid Fire Gun Aims to Outgun Infantry
In Washington reports detail a portable rapid fire gun described as dangerous, weighing thirty pounds and firing nearly 600 shells per minute. The weapon uses thirty round clips, can cover three miles and penetrate forty eight inches of pine at 300 feet. Proponents say it could substitute for 250 infantrymen in battle and deliver a rain of steel. The piece notes potential cross border use should U S actions require it.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Mrele Sam
Town Talk and Notable Local Happenings
Chief of Police E A Leighton seeks information on G Voloyanus a Greek visitor. Kenneth Davis, recently escaped from Davenport home, is in Cedar Rapids custody to be returned. City Engineer C F E Pritchard to attend Watertown convention. Fire at 227 Third Street East caused minor roof damage. Mrs Henry Koepke of Athena Oregon visiting Columbus Ohio then here. Miss Anna Titzman of Minneapolis visiting Alma Koepke. Rain drenched travel en route. Farewell concert at Walnut Street Baptist honored George Moody with fine music. Kenneth Davis escape linked to Hats Denoted Liberty. Roman slaves wore cone hats at liberty, Nero era. Netherlands adopted hat in arms.
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Kenneth Davis
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
FE. Pritchard
Watertown
City Electricians
Anna Titzman
Minneapolis
Alma Koepke
Here
Wal Nut Street Baptist Church
George Moody
Rome
Nero
Netherlands
Soldiers Orphans Home Captured at Cedar Rapids
A fragment notes the Soldiers' Orphans Home at Day sonport Saturday was captured at Cedar Rapids and will be returned to the school.
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Daysonport
Cedar Rapids
Writer's Characters Amid Shifting Modern Tides
A compact meditation on characters torn between old and new in a time of transition. The narrator notes their composition from past opinions, fragments of books, scraps of newspaper cuttings, and discarded holiday attire, reflecting a soul patched from remnants of eras.
Page apologizes for Wilson attack in London
London reports Walter Hines Page the American ambassador met Sir Edward Grey at the foreign office to express regret on behalf of the United States for the assault on the British foreign office by Henry Lane Wilson the U S ambassador to Mexico. The incident is described as nearing closure.
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London
Walter Hines Page
Foreign Office
Edward Grey
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Porter Charlton Extradited to Italy for Wife Murder Trial
Port er J D Charlton, who confessed to murdering his wife and concealing her body in a trunk, was handed to Italian authorities after a three year extradition fight. He faces possible life imprisonment without the death penalty in Italy and heads to the scene of the crime aboard a Lloyd Sabaude line ship, with his father a former judge planning to attend.
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Porter Charlton
Italy
New York
Charlton
Lake Como
Haly
Ttalian
Ttalia
Lloyd Sibaude
Ashermen
Chariton
Htte
America
Ireng
Hoboken
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Washington
Porter
United State Supreme Court
Vale
Taft
Trigh
Institute Opens With Large Teacher Enrollment
The Black Hawk County Teachers Institute began at East High School with 128 teachers enrolled for six days. County Superintendent Margaret E B Myera leads a seven member faculty including L C Rusmisel Omaha. Dr John E Stout Cornell Mount Vernon. M L Howell Clarion. C A Fullerton Cedar Falls. C W Kline Waterloo. Reuben McKittrick Cedar Falls. Rollins spoke. sessions run 7:45–11:40 a.m. and 1:15–3:05 p.m. daily with spelling contests and evening lectures.
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Margaret EB. Myera
L. C. Rusmisel
Omaha
Neb
John E. Stout
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
M. L. Howell
Clarion
C. A. Fullerton
Cedar Falls
C. W. Kline
Waterloo
Reuben McKittrick
Walter H. Rollins
Institute
Iive
W. E. Larson
Madison
Wis
Agnes Kascht
Alice Miller
Neva Wilcox
Bertha Posey
Francis Heenan
Nora Luffkin
Anna Youngblut
Clara Weasel
Mary Geib
Hazel Bronson
Esther Hurwich
Daisy Olson
Lucile Logan
Dewena Peverill
Marguerite Bender
Kathryn McIntosh
Hazel Fairbanks
Margaret McCarty
Elizabeth Fike
Ada Shank
Rose Narek
Doretta Barek
Gertrude Coale
Elsie Blough
Belle Smith
Francis Sage
Alpha Mueller
Kathryn Burk
Florence Notgers
Emma Shanks
Robena Leak
Madeline McKillock
Ella Bennett
Marguerite Bennett
Mabel Wanamaker
Marguerite Clarke
Roberta Held
Vivian Slaughter
Aby Cave
Jeannette Huff
Agnes Barnes
Bridget Hanan
Hilda Behrens
Odessa Stout
Nora Shaw
Iola Davis
Sadie McKean
Olive Jensen
Edith Bunn
Genevieve Murphy
Carrie Griswold
Jennie Robbins
Co. A. Morris
Ruth Updegraff
Gladys Stewart
Mabel Rehder
Gertrude McGarvey
Osa Lyle
Ruth Sargent
Dollie Shining
Cora Shinning
Grace Shining
Eda Welsh
Hulda Byers
Wilda Byers
Gladys Boyd
Harriet Bozarth
Cigrida Madsen
Alma Kiesel
Madaline McDonald
Agnes Christiansen
Lorancy Smith
Zella Isley
Edna Isley
Maude Whillis
Bert Mattingly
Leta Mattingly
Vera Mattingly
Blanche Byers
Gladys Young
Anna Young
Wilma Knewsome
Stella McMillan
May Smith
Dunkerton
Viola Masteller
Ivadell Stoddard
Jessie May
Ruth Beckley
Jesup
Elizabeth Welch
Mabel Corcoran
Ella Miller
Alice McIntyre
Fairbank
Rosa Turner
Ada Cone
Deward Alma Larson
Dike
Margaret Brandhurst
Vera Philip
May Mosley
Hudson
Iowa Falls Tornado Lightning Storm Damages City
Iowa Falls Iowa Aug 18 a strong storm swept the city with tornado like force uprooting trees damaging buildings starting three fires killing several horses and blowing over the Ellsworth hospital smokestack. The hotel roof restaurant front and windows suffered and city lights were out for a period. Residents say it was the worst storm in years and a southeast Iowa train report noted a severe electrical storm nearby.
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Iowa Falls
Ellsworth Hospital
Towa
Rock Island
Weat Liberty
Frank C. Kelly Named Iowa Life Agent for Waterloo West
Frank C. Kelly, a Waterloo business booster, accepts a general agency for Iowa Life Insurance Co. with home offices in the Black Hawk building. He will focus on developing business in Waterloo west, as F. A. Ferguson aims to keep more premium money in Waterloo. The appointment enhances the city’s ties to a home insurer in northeastern Iowa.
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Frank C. Kelly
Waterloo
Iowa
Hire Insurance Company
Black Hawk
Waterloo West
F. A. Ferguson
Kelly
Iowa Life Insurance Company
Barbaric Kabyle bridal ritual described as pillar ordeal
An exhausted bride endures a morning pillar restraint in a Kabyle wedding custom while villagers judge her appearance. The rites feature the bride in wedding attire, eyes closed and arms at sides, standing on a narrow foothold against a central column as onlookers comment.
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Sridea
Africa
Scientific Attainment at Copenhagen Polytechnic High School
The porous lead devised by Prof H T Het over improves accumulator efficiency after years of study. Cavities near invisible under magnification reduce weight while increasing surface area, enabling storage batteries to boost capacity fivefold without added size or weight.
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H. T. Hetover
Danish Polytechnic High School of
Copenhagen
Alabama Governor Considers Filling Senate Vacancy
Governor Emmet ONeal of Alabama weighed the option to appoint a U S senator after the death of Joseph Ke Johnston. The Alabama constitution seems silent on such a vacancy and ONeal may call a special election if needed.
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Vipington
Ala
United States
Emmet O'Neal
Joseph KE. Johnston
Alabama
O'Neal
The Man in Doubt at the Camp Meeting
A West Virginia traveler recalls a squatter tale of faith and fear. A cruel neighbor taunts Bill Hope until a prayerful experiment yields a supernatural if comic reversal, leaving the man questioning whether divine help would shield him in the camp meeting and against evil.
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West Virginia
Cedar Grove
Abe Brockford
Bill Hope
Eays
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