AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
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g CONCRETE I5 KING! 
crete Blocks partake hardness and 
solidity by exposure, and are ever- 
lasting. The expense of wear and 
repair is entirely eliminated. 
The blocks made by our "Borst 
System" produce a non-porous fac- 
ing in perfect imitation of any design 
in cut or hewn stone of any natural 
color. The blocks have a hollow air 
space, Insuring warmth in winter and 
a cool house in summer. 
By the use of our face-plates (inter- 
changeable), the face of blocks made 
on our machine produces a wall of 
such design as to entirely destroy 
sameness and monotony. To any 
intending home builder we offer an 
“Ideal” Block Machine of such sim- 
plicity that, with our instructions, any- 
one can produce the blocks. Our - 
machine is a recognized standard prod- 
uct, both tried and tested. It has been ah enc 
on the market for two years. 
February, 1906 
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Houses used to be built of 
wood, brick or stone; now \ 
they use 
| ; : Ee Concrete 
Building 
Blocks 
T is not a new building material— 
itis the oldest and best known to 
man. Used many thousand years 
ago, it has withstood the test of time, 
and to-day affords the greatest combi- 
Frost Proof nation of advantages. The use of 
ollow Concrete Building Blocks 
Heat Proof will build you a house at a saving of 
; 18 to 27 per cent. The blocks can 
Fire Proof be laid in the walls more rapidly than 
brick, each block taking the place of 
Damp Proof fourteen bricks. A block wall eight 
inches thick is more durable and will 
sustain more weight than a brick wall twelve 
inches thick. 
Wood, brick and stone deteriorate. 
Wear and Tear 
Eliminated 
It is sold at a price within the lnsaraae Lessened 
No Painting 
reach of all, and will save you No Furring 
its cost, no matter how low- No Lathing 
riced construction Interior Space 
3 Enlarged 
Further details, cuts and infor- 
mation can be had by 
addressing 
Ideal Concrete 
Machinery Co. 
5 Se ee 5 South Bend, Ind. [& 
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Architects and Builders:—Jack Frost is here! 
It’s a good time to call your prospective cus- 
tomer’s attention to the expansion and con- 
traction feature of Cortright Shingles. 
Cortright Metal Roofing Co. 
Philadelphia and Chicago 
For anyone 
interested in 
beautiful and home-like 
country places, 
Country Homes of 
we still keep up 
the old habit of giving 
special directions, when 
Famous Americans 
By OLIVER BRONSON CAPEN 
has real value. One large, handsome volume; the only work 
of its kind in existence; profusely illustrated. 
Net, $5.00 (postage 50c.) 
THE GARDEN ise COVNTRY LIFE (9) THE won 
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DOVBLEDAY PAGE «CO NEW YORK 
asked, in addition to those for 
raising each variety of vegetable 
and flower contained in our 
catalogue—sent free. 
J. J. H. GREGORY 
& SON, 
Marblehead, 
Mass. 
BURR AIR—IT’S CHEAP “Sear 
Consumes 395 Barrels of Air to one gallon of Kerosene. 
r> Penny fuel, burns like gas, hottest fire, won *t explode, saves 
work and fuel bills. No coal, wood, dirt, ashes—no wick, 
no valves, easy operated, handsome, durable 
Grand heater For) ouses, office, store; no pipes 
or flues; j pomables also splendid cooker, baker 
offer. 
713,000 Harrison Wickless, Valveless Oil-Gas 
and Air Burners sold one month. $s 
WANT ED—$40 WEEKLY. Greatest MONEY 
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Address World Mfg. Co., 121 World Bldg., Cincinnati, Obie. 
