Opengley Leads Way 10 Cleaner Healthier City
G R Spensley of Model laundry reports smoke-preventing firing apparatus at 326 32 Fourth street east proved effective after four weeks. The system, installed by Burke Engineering, eliminates black smoke from the 90 horsepower boiler, improving efficiency and air quality in Waterloo.
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Fourth Street East
G. R. Spensley
Jannary Company
Stack
East Business District
Woman's Club
Spensley
Waterloo
Spensleyr
Burke Engineering Company
Holland, Mich
Oakley Bay
Leland Avenue
Understanding insulation in old homes and heat loss
Insulation is explained as protection against heat transfer, not a perfect barrier. Buildings, like walls and roofs, conduct heat similarly to electrical conductors, so heat escapes through various paths. The piece compares materials and uses a filter paper analogy to show why heat leaks occur.
English Style Half Timber House Plan 6-F-5
A modern American six room small house inspired by English half timber tradition. Features include a roof emphasizing shelter, bay and oriel windows, ample storage, porch extension, and well lit bedrooms with cross ventilation. Plans come from the Architects' Small House Service Bureau with editor contact for blueprints.
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Wals
Architects
Small House Service Bureau of the
United States
American Institute of Architects
Department of Commerce
Building Insulation for Home Comfort and Savings
A 1927 guide explains heat loss sources in homes and urges use of weatherstripping storm windows and especially building insulators for walls and roofs. While insulation costs more upfront it reduces long term fuel costs and adds comfort, based on tests and widespread builder experience.
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Trnes Ot
Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
Home Builders’ Clinic
Missouri Tornado Kills Two Farmers
Higbee Missouri May 2 two farmers are dead and four injured as a tornado at Yates west of here last night John Fray farmer was killed outright and John Kirby died of heart disease after the storm
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Higbee
Yates
Here
John Fray
John Kirby
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Gan Oay
West Sixth St
the Architects
Bryant Paving CO
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Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Sycamore St
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Fuel Oil Service CO
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Winterbottom Supply Co
Iowa
Insurance Policy
Hartford
Iowa Securities
East Fifth St
A. K. Smith
Mgr. Ins. Dept
Missouri
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Cleve G. Miller
Better Homes
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Davidsons Lomas
Iowa Public Service CO
Waterloo Paint & Glass Co
West Fourth St
Bovee Furnace Works
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