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Newspaper

Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1900

Page

8

Art in Architecture House Plans for a Nine Room Home

The paper details a nine room model house priced at $2,500 with a reception hall bathroom and pantry. It describes construction choices including first and second floor heights, basement thickness, siding and shingles, three coat exterior paint, porches, a brick veneer on chimneys, and interior finishes in pine or poplar. The design emphasizes light, a connected first floor, ample closets, a linen closet, and modern services including furnace piping gas wiring and electric bells.

George A. W. Kintz

Method of making wood tar from ancient technique

The article notes wood tar production mirrors a fourth century B C method. A bank is selected and a hole dug for the wood, covered with turf, with a fire beneath. Tar slowly drips into a barrel positioned to catch it.

Magura Mechini Company Benne Plant Ad in St Louis

An advertisement extols the Maguire Medicine Company of St Louis established 1841 praising Benne Plant Cundurango and other products for Army Navy use. It guarantees efficacy and invites readers to request a free book, while claiming a flawless record over fifty nine years. The note includes light humor and a cold remedy promotion for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a refund offer.

J. C. Magura Mechini Company St. Louis Theublic Maguire Medicine Company

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