Waterloo City Building Boom in Nine Months of 1924
Waterloo shows a dramatic 1924 building surge with permits totaling 2,361,980 dollars for nine months, up nearly 200 percent from 1923. The model city includes 148 houses, a 400,000 dollar hotel, a 320,000 dollar department store, and a six story John Deere factory, with 27 business structures and additional factory districts planned along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
David 8B
Taonjes
Conmmmissioner
Water Street
Walnut Street
Fifth Street
Park Avenue
John Deere
Model City
Third Street
Sixth Street
Suggestions for Use of Color in Kitchen Offered
A fragmented early 20th century style piece argues for color in kitchen design. It discusses how color choice affects perceived space and mood, offering rules for small and north-facing kitchens and specific color pairings for woodwork, cabinetry, and flooring to achieve brighter, cooler, or warmer effects.
Beauty of Design Based on Substantial Construction
Substantial brick construction and six room design 6-B-14 in an English spirit house. It features a large basement recreation room with a fireplace, three upstairs bedrooms, a side octagonal stair tower, built in shelves, a breakfast nook, and an up to date kitchen with iceless cooler. Plans and notes promote The Architects Small House Service Bureau cooperation.
Orange panels and earth tones for small house interiors
A 1928 guidance from The Architects' Small House Service Bureau outlines panel and curtain ideas. It favors orange or blue chintz for hints, broad light transmission with push tack, and floor coverings in near earth tones to minimize visible tracks, noting suitability for homes with children and kitchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Architects' Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
Important Rules Govern Painting of Exterior Walls
Moisture at the bottom of painting troubles. New wood must dry but not remain unpainted longer than two weeks to prevent cracks and warping. Apply priming coat promptly after carpenters finish, but avoid film-forming primers. Weather timing matters. 35 to 40 degrees or above preferred. Do not paint in rain or on wet lumber. Windy days trap dust in wet film. Use skilled workers, quality materials, and proper techniques to avoid peeling and early repainting. A good paint job costs more upfront but lasts longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
Precautions for Painters and Home Repairs in Old Homes
Guidance on painting practices stresses steady work and multiple coats for durability. Advice covers chimney tar streaks from defective flues, rebuilding flue walls for safety and draft, and sealing windows where brick and stone meet to prevent water intrusion. Also mentions legal contracts and hiring an attorney for onsite purchases.
What You May Want to Know About Building
A Q and A style piece discusses back painting woodwork to prevent moisture absorption and wood movement. It covers brick walk laying on concrete beds, using hard bricks in cement mortar, and avoiding cracks. It also notes insulating plaster base methods and warns to follow manufacturer directions. Steel beams for basements are recommended where masonry walls exist, despite higher cost. It ends with legal questions about lien laws and hiring a competent attorney for contract matters.
Modern Richelieu Cafe Sets Up Complete Kitchen Equipment
The Richelieu cafe opens with full modern devices including an electric baker's oven and mixer in the kitchen. A long cooking range, industrial dishwashing area, and stationary electric dishwasher are installed. Basement refrigeration with an electric vegetable peeler and a water softener carbonating machine are featured. The dining room seats 160, with booths and draped tables, and a brown beige wallpaper motif.
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Richelieu Cafe
Ihelf
Eight Billion Dollar 1928 Construction Goal Set
Minneapolis report to a national contractor conference shows 1928 construction value likely near eight billion dollars based on nine months of data. It notes overbuilding limited to a few cities with apartment surpluses and a rise in public works offsetting declines in speculative small-home building. Some contractors criticized as “irresponsible” for poor workmanship and delays, with committees to report findings next February.
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Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Associated General Contractors of America
D. A. Garber
Washington
DC. C
Contractors’ National Organization
Yahime
Public Works
Hoover Laboring Under Campaign Advice In 1928 Race
Hoover faces Republican advisers urging a hard campaign like Smith. The Californian ignores attacks, holds regular press conferences with Coolidge, and rivals like Borah and Moses dominate radio, while Smith gains western crowds. Notable figures include Norris, Blaine, Younger, and Dawson, shaping a tense, tactical election scene amid party splits and cross country tours.
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Herbert Hoover
Smith
Hoover
Coolidge
Weaver
West
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
New Yorker
Norris
Nebraska
Blaine
Wisconsin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Waterloo Evening Courier
Tacnies
Toenjes
Dep
Ivery
Editon
American Institute of Architects
Fas
United States Department of Commerece
Technical Department of the Architects’ Small Mouse Service
Mureau
Thoe Architects’ Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
G. Wyth
Wyth Really Co
Hartman & Speter
Cedar Falls
A. Mnilarky
Cede Falls
River Plat Park
Cedar Fale
Tawk
J. G. Wyth
Hatimian & Speers
Grdac Pauls Vsyys
Perpetual
Tom Evanoll
Ricker & Bratnober
Nauman
Walter
Wheeler, Jols
Riverview
Teteene Ees
Wilno Frott & Compuission Co
John Henry Lorenzen
Ewing & Crozier Insurance
Independent Electric CO
Jefferson St
Lez
Johnny
Kilowatt
Frederic William Wile
George Moses
New Hampshire
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
New York
Senate
Mach
Tfarrison
Moses
Linesin
Mouglas
Capitel Hill
Borah
Ures
Idahorn
AL Tulsa
Okla
Horal
Harding-Coolidge
al Smith
John W. Davis
Calvin Coolidge
Fredericksburg
James Monroe
Uttle Law
Laurence Gouverneur Hoes
Virginia
and Younger
National Woman's Party
Hoover-and-Curtis
California
San Francisco
Miss Younger
Woman's Party
Wiliam Dawson
Foreign Service
State Department
Mexico City
Mr. Dawson
L'frole Libre Des Sciences Politiques
Paris
Quest & Smiths
Mr. Quick
Oil-O-Matic
L. E. Glaza CO
Cleve G. Miller
Better Homes
Henry W. Sedvert
Outler Street Water
Loo, Iowa
New Colonial Furnace
Stegman & Trainor Repairs
Waterloo Roofing & Supply Co
East Fifth St
Walker & Myers
Stevenson
John G. Wright
Jefferson
S. F. Stevenson Plumbing Co
Jefferson Street
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