Interior work begins in Hotel President construction
Waterloo Evening Courier reports interior work starting on the nine story Hotel President at Park avenue and Sycamore street by the Tangney McGinny Hotels company. Brick work nears completion, stone trim set, and a large Park avenue entrance arch notable. Metal lathing partitions and rough plumbing done, a 120 foot steel shaft installed, and roof tank water supply in place.
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Waterloo
Towa
President Waterlo Evening Courier
Park Avenue
Sycamore Street
Tangney-McGinny Hotels Company
Dressing Windows to Enhance Rooms and Light
The article advocates window dressing to add beauty and distinction through t draperies and curtains. It discusses glass curtains for light control and decoration, fabric choices like marquisette, etamine, scrim, organdie, and sateen, and emphasizes consistent exterior curtain appearance, proper making, lining, and appropriate lengths from sill to floor.
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the Architects
Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
Building a Remodel Plan For An Old House
The extent of remodeling depends on the house condition and owner desires. An architect should conduct a preliminary survey and prepare working drawings and specifications. For stormy wind intrusion, install metal weather strips to seal windows and reduce drafts.
Affordable concrete masonry home plan 5-K-17
The plan features a concrete masonry house with concrete block walls, cement stucco exterior, and a cement asbestos roof. A reinforced concrete first floor may be used, with standard wooden joists or slab alternative. Fire safe, low ornamentation, practical five room layout, includes stone-finished fireplace and casement steel windows. House details include metal easements and 40 foot lot facing west or north. Reader questions answered via Architects Small House Service Bureau.
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Architects Small House Service Bureau
American Institute of Architects
United States Department of Commerce
Technical Department of the Architects’ Smini House Service Bureau
Repaint methods and damp crawl space remedy advised
A reader asks why paint is not absorbing and suspects improper priming or damp wood. An expert suggests thinning oil primer and thorough brushing, plus possibly replacing with high grade taints and making the painter responsible for satisfaction. Another inquiry covers a leaky brick cistern and outside repairs. Advice includes draining, cleaning, applying cement with waterproofing, and testing water safety by chemical analysis if repairs fail. Finally guidance on a five room frame house with damp floors recommends installing troughs and spouts to channel water away from walls and slope the ground for drainage.
Foundation joist spacing and ventilation guidelines
The text specifies at least two inches clear between soil and the bottom of the joists. It advises openings for ventilation in the foundation wall and suggests installing insulation either between the joists or on them.
Buff paint sprayed to cheer up Waterloo Savings Bank home
A buff coat of paint brightened the stucco exterior of the Waterloo Savings Bank building at Commercial and Bridge streets. The three story structure now presents a pleasant scene with a spray coat applied to the first floor housing the bank and other offices on the upper floors. Misbranding of cod liver preparations is under investigation under the federal pure food and drugs act.
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Savings Bank
Waterloo Savings Bank
Theorg
W. A. Howrey
Willam Helland
George B. Warthen
Home’ Service Section
The
Red Cross
Leavin & Jhonson Trust Co
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