Battery Station To Erect Fifth Street Buildings In City
Construction progresses on a pair of new buildings for the Community Battery and Electric Service. A one story structure at 515 517 Fifth Street West will house offices and shop with a basement, costing about 5000 dollars. General contract is by W H Buxton. Proprietor A F Hagensick plans 1500 dollars in new equipment including a generator starter and magneto test stands. The firm, local Grant storage battery representative, offers battery and automotive electrical repair. Lichty Realty received a permit to build a greasing station at 408 Lafayette Street costing 4000 dollars.
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Hallow
Fifth Street
A. W. Brown
Hubbard Avenue
Community Battery & Electric Service
Fifth West
A. F. Hagensick
O. P. Davis
W. HH. Buxton
Hagensick
the Community Battery & Electric Service
Lichty Realty Company
Lafayette Street
Electric Power Dooms Hollands Historic Towers
Washington dispels windmills as Holland’s past as progress brings giant chimneys and modern pumps. Geographic Society notes America’s mechanized life speeds up Dutch energy shift. Across the globe, ancient water-raising methods persist in some regions while Asia and Africa deploy old and new systems side by side. In the Nile basin and China, Archimedes screws and water wheels illustrate enduring ingenuity, whereas the Aswan dam and US dams embody large scale engineering and reliable supply. Mental health discussion follows, urging simplicity and self control to curb disorders as medical science advances.
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Washington, D. C
Holland
National Geographic Society
Western Hemisphere
America
Central
Africa
China
Chengtu
Szechwan Province
Orient
Nile
Soclety
Archimedes
Aswan
United States
Painted Walls Make Modern Homes Look Great
A 1928 guide from The Architects Small House Service Bureau explains plaster walls versus other coverings, stressing dry plaster, proper priming, and a three coat painting method. It warns against cheap sizing varnish, rushed work, and insufficient drying time, noting plaster lath, metal lath, and wall board porosity.
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Paris
Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
What You May Want to Know About Building Heat
A reader asks about heating options hot water warm air and their pros and cons. Hot water costs more to install but heats evenly while warm air is cheaper yet lowers headroom. The reply cautions affordability and warns against unsafe ceiling lowering and suggests insulating between ceiling and roof.
Five Room Bungalow Design for Narrow Lots
A five room bungalow design 5- C-1 offers economical one floor living with extra attic space for two bedrooms. Front vestibule opens to a living room with fireplaces, dining room with bay, and a kitchen set for a coal or gas range. Two bedrooms and a bath are on the left, with closets throughout. Exterior features include a porch bay dormers and shingles, with brick base and steps. suitable for 30 to 40 foot lots.
Architect Advice on Home Repairs and Improvements
A home guidance column answers reader questions on damp proofing paints, sash installation to reduce frost, removing old paint before sealing, engaging an architect for attic plumbing, floor squeaks, cork over stone, asbestos shingles, cement roofing costs, ceiling heights, concrete mixes, metal versus wood lath, lightning rods, and basement wall leakage.
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Chitect
Avi
Airship Helps British Bidder Win Havana Parliament Decor Contract
London dispatch reports a British interior decoration firm using an airplane to deliver designs for furnishing and decorating the houses of parliament in Havana. Facing late plans from foreign rivals and a tight deadline, the firm secured a two week extension, completed the designs in three weeks, and shipped them by ship, train, and air, achieving delivery in 20 minutes to seal the bid.
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London
Havana
U S Postal Act funds new American ship routes aim to carry mails homeward
Washington reports the Jones White Merchant Marine act allocates 250 million dollars to build and outfit American ships. Loans cover up to 75 percent of cost, with 5.5 percent rate for coastal trade and 1.5 dollars per nautical mile for 10 knot ships. Expected annual mail pay nears 15 million as routes expand to over twenty ocean lanes.
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Washington, D. CG
Post Office Department
Jean
Shipping Board
Mental Diseases of Youth Caused by Stress of Life
Dr Charles W Burr argues in October Hygela that the U S education system will raise mental illness among youth. He says widespread schooling pressures the weak and increases life failures while modern life stress harms those who might have coped quietly. He also blames excess money in unwise hands.
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United States
Charles W. Burr
Burr
Mile
Awards and Placings at Cattle Congress and Belgian Show
Readable portions detail Helfer awards for Ayrshires and Holsteins, dairy and produce of dam classes, and multipleGet of Sire placements. Winners include Ayrcroft Kirsty, Cavalier lines, Fairfield Farm entries, Elmwood Farm, J J Lynes & Sons, and Adam Selitz & Sons among others. Senior Junior and Grand Champion designations noted for cows, bulls, and herds with various farms and breeders listed.
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Ayrshires
Alberta
Robert Seltz
Cavalier
Adam Seltz & Sons
B. B. Simmons
Fairfield Farm
J. J. Lynss & Sons
Adam Selte
Sotia
Lord Roseberry
Sir Hugh
B. D. Simmons
Alta Crest
Alte Crest
A. J. Lynes & Sons
B. Bimmans
Adam Seitz & Bons
Aldebaron
Honnte Alberta
Adam, Geltz & Sons
A. B. Simmons
J. J. Lynes & Sons
Adam Seitz & Sons
Robbie Vernon
Ayrcroft
Rock Hiver Farma
R. Star Jewel
State School
Homa
Redfield
Redfeld
Judith
Maytag
Princess Bess Burka Della
Helfer
Elmwood Farm
Oakwood
Piche Ollie
Wisconsin School For Blind
Sadie Ormsby Piche Angele
Logan
Young Herd
GC. E. Griffith
J. D. McDonald
Wisconsin Behool
John J. Logan
J. B. Jones
Fred Pleplow
Town Board of Central
McDonald
Carolyn Net
King Dessie Ormsby Pictertje
J. DL Ma
Donald
Carolyn
Paul PF. Stewart
Ormsby
King Homestead
Plebe Lie Kol
Oldenburg
Ormaby
Pontiac Walker
Iowa City Police See Fewer Drunks Town. City, In.
Iowa City police report a drop in intoxication and more traffic violation arrests for the quarter. Eighty drunkenness arrests compare with 101 a year ago, while 804 traffic law violators were cited, 285 more than last year. The third quarter saw two automobile deaths.
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U.pk
Iowa City
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Noth
Huilting
American Institute of Architects
United States Department of Commerce
the Architects’ Small House Service Waresau
Mome
Architects
Small House Service Bureau
The
United States, Inc
Tsao
Democrat
Ia Ratar
Bureau of Standards
Amercan
Hul Ormsby Fayne
B. W. T. Rawleigh Co
Ravtelgh Ormsby
Bosch
Uam
Elmwood Farny
Forum Diamond Homestead
Byron Champton Fayne
Florence
Sedgland Rasa Creamtile
Angelo Segis Pontiac
G State
Rawleigh Canary Ormsby
Wisconsin School For Hilud
Rimwood Farm
Paul P. Stewart
Stale Schook
Grace
Golding
W. H. Reece
New Providence
Joe Creany
Hudson
Buck
W. A. Beemer
Chapin
Pete
Gailey Bros
Joe
Mila Allen Alexander
Om Pride
Maurice Eltel
Hammpton
Om Benuto
Dale al
Alexander
Lady
Junior Roberts
Hampton
Queen
Charles Miller
Buckle Hem
Sheffield
Willard Roberts
Robert Hansen
Willie
Marc
Chib Hoy
Girl
Milo Allen
Pride
Klaurica Eltel
Dale Allen
Charles Miter
Dull
Lucilla Wemm
Wilard Roberts
Billie
Oliver Kathenbeutel
Bop
Fool
W. A. Heemer
Junior Wenberger
Wheelers
Boul Jer Bridge Parm
Joe Grenny
W. B. Reece
B. Reece
Oil-O- Matic
L. E. Glaza CO
Watkins Coal & Lumber Coo
Quest& Smith
Mamma
Mr. Quick
Fly & Smith the Plumbers
Henry W. Sedvert
Cutler Street
Waterloo
Iowa
Cleve G. Miller
Better Homes
New Colonial Furnace
Jefferson St
Waterloo Roofing & Supply Co
East Fifth St
Walker & Myers
Stevenson
John G. Wright
Jefferson
Jefferson Street
S. F. Stevenson Plumbing Co
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