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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
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The comfort center of the home 
HE. only feature of comfort available in the modern home not 
T available fifty years ago is that shown in the little circle. This 
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Of the Sagamore on Lake George and the 
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April, 1912 
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By Hanna RION 
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