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How to cure a BAD CODE
ST. LOUIS HAS DONE IT. A lot of tireless people have tackled the worst of housing's several costly problems-- an outdated building code-- and have hammered out a solution that is truly community inspired. This is just the kind of fuss we've been trying to kick up during recent months, and we believe the accomplishment deserves countrywide recognition. (See "Don't let 'gas-light' codes waste your housing dollars!", March, 1959 and "Could houses cost less?", June, 1961.)
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Are charge accounts for teen-agers necessarily a bad idea?
Teen-age charge accounts have spread throughout the country. Stores offering such plans usually permit credit at age 14 or 15, and some even at 13.
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How to build a garden in the shade
Having trouble with a shady spot in your garden? No need to. You can easily turn it into a place of beauty-- a real asset to your landscape. All you need for success is a proper selection of plants and general garden knowledge.
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Good ways with outdoor lighting
To get a good idea of what you will need in a permanent outdoor lighting installation, experiment with clamp-on or extension lamps with 40-, 60-, and 75-watt bulbs. Use temporary reflectors, such as aluminum foil, to direct light.
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Screens, seats, and planters
Plan to have light, airy screening for privacy and protection around your garden. Also, use short sections where partial screening is desired for separation within the garden.
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Outdoor storage cabinets
For easier gardening and outdoor living, everyone needs a convenient place to store equipment such as tools, the barbecue grill, hobby items, and games.
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Recreation areas for adults and for children
The whole family can have much more enjoyment and healthful exercise from a lawn by converting a part of it for a multi-use game court.
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Planning ideas you can use
1 Plan your projects in detail on paper, preferably on lined graph paper. This not only will eliminate costly mistakes, but also will give you a good perspective on the over-all plan.
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You can grow grass in the shade, too!
It is perfectly possible for you to have grass in a shady spot-- providing you plant the right kind and give it the proper maintenance.
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ELEGANT ANTIQUES CIRCA 1800-25
These were the great early years of the White House. In this Girandole looking glass with its symbolic Federal eagle is reflected the elegance of the just-dawning 19th Century-- the time of Presidents Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe.
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What it's really like to move to CALIFORNIA
One of the best-kept secrets in the U.S.A. is the fact that there's no such place as California. Californians are the first to admit it.
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What to do for a child who suffers from HAY FEVER!
For an estimated four million American youngsters, there is nothing funny about the sniffles, sneezes, and red eyes resulting from ragweed pollen or the seeds of other drying weeds. It is physically and emotionally exhausting. Also, at least one-third of the youngsters whose allergy is not treated develop asthma, which can cripple and kill.
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HURRAY for the housewarming party!
When is your new home ready for its official unveiling? The time is ripe for entertaining from the instant the first barrel arrives till the moment you have ordered everything from attic to basement. Don't wait for that pink-cloud state of perfection to give a housewarming party.
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the man next door
Bill Norman bragged that although there were 23,869,751,000 packages of cigarettes sold last year, he did not buy a single one of them.
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