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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1928
Page
15
Waterloo's August building value reached 193 835 dollars, up from 80 135 a year earlier and higher than July's 92 900. Iowa totals fell to 1 385 457, with Waterloo standing out as a gain amid a statewide decline in construction activity.
Clean aggregates, sufficient cement and minimal water are key to strong concrete. Too much water or dust reduces adhesion. improper mixing or harsh chemicals harm the bond. For home projects, use measured amounts, keep water clean, and mix thoroughly for the intended structure.
New construction in Iowa for August 1927 totaled 4 196 100 dollars, up five percent from the prior year’s August but down 53 percent from July. Public works and utilities led with 1 703 000 dollars, followed by commercial 679 500 dollars and residential 672 800 dollars. Educational projects accounted for 533 800 dollars. Over the past eight months Iowa contracted 42 681 700 dollars in new sliding and engineering work, a 45 percent rise from the same period in 1927.
A design example 6-6-4 shows a small home with a sloping roof and dormers. Exterior clapboards or shingles with a partly enclosed porch and pitched roof add architectural interest. Rooms are generous, hall large, and a large pantry suits the kitchen. Construction is frame with siding or shingles and a south or west facing shingle roof.
The illustration highlights a simple living room with a colonial fireplace, an arched dining room entrance, built in bookcases, a hall view to the staircase with slender spindles, and doors opening to a porch. Norse drawings and specs can be obtained through the Home Building Editor at a moderate cost. the Architects Small House Service Bureau is endorsed by the AIA and the Commerce Department.
Hilda Rehling, aged eleventh year as waitress at EB M cafe in the First National Bank building basement, shares her technique for pleasing customers. She describes balancing dishes, handling quirks of diners, and the jazzy lingo of kitchen banter while noting tips average 10 to 25 cents. She started Sept 12 1917 after working at the White Senate.
Minneapolis conference opens Monday under the Associated General Contractors of America to study prevailing construction costs and methods. Topics include flood control work on the Mississippi River and conditions surrounding building, highway, public works and railway projects.
London historian Thomas Hannon traces Westminster Abbey from Roman Britain to the Norman conquest, detailing St Mellitus and St Peter legends, the Confessor's rebuilding, Henry III to Henry VII renovations, the coronation stone, and royal burials including Edward VI and Elizabeth I.
Paris September 22. The department of labor reminded employers to meet wartime hiring obligations. Firms with 10 or more workers and farms with 15 or more must reserve a percentage of jobs for veterans. The current quota is 10 percent, with fines of 35 cents daily for each violation.
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