Model Laundry Installs Smoke-Preventing Apparatus in Waterloo
Spensley leads push for cleaner air as Model Laundry in Waterloo installs a smoke preventing firing system on its 90 horsepower boiler. After four weeks of testing, Spensley claims the device abates smoke and soot, aided by Burke Engineering of Holland Michigan.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Iowa
Fourth Street
G. R. Spensley
Slack
East Business District
Woman's Club
Spensley
Waterloo
Endeavoor
Morel
Invitaan
Burke Engineering Company
Holland, Mich
Oakley Bay
Leland Avenue
Insulation Ideas For Home Builders And Owners
Insulation is a modern concept explaining how to keep heat in during winter and out in summer. The piece compares building materials to heat conductors like brick and wood, noting no material is a perfect barrier except vacuum, and explains heat loss through walls and roofs as a common issue in houses.
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Ordesrtony
Atucco
English Half Timber Style Home Plan Explored
The article contrasts English half timber traditions with American small house plans. It highlights timber framing, plaster infill, roof management, and bay windows for light and privacy. The six room plan includes three bedrooms, an open porch, practical kitchen storage, and a rear entry. Plans are provided by the Architects Small House Service Bureau with government endorsement.
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Isenany
Hinlus
Bomtor
Architects
Small House Service Bureau of
United States
American Institute of Architects
Department of Commerce
Building Insulation How to Cut Heat Losses in Homes
The article explains how heat escapes homes through ceilings roofs walls window glass doors and cracks at windows and doors. It urges weather stripping storm windows and storm doors and highlights wall and roof insulation as the greatest saving, noting added cost is offset by lower fuel bills.
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Conwright
Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
Home Builders’ Clinic
Tornado Kills Two Farmers in Missouri Area
In Highee Missouri on May 28 a tornado near Yates killed John Fray and caused the death of Sonn Kirby from heart failure after the storm. Four others were injured.
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Missouri
Highee
INSI
Yates
Here
John Fray
Sonn Kirby
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