AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



October, 1906 



CONCRETE IS THE "IDEAL" MATERIAL 



IT WITHSTANDS 



FIRE, FLOOD AND STORM 



"■ylEWED from any standpoint, 

 properly proportioned concrete 

 withstands these elements better 

 than any" other material." — J. C. 

 Ralston, Engineer, San Francisco. 



WELL-cTHADE 



CONCRETE BLOCKS 



ARE FIREPROOF 



TDLOCKS made on the "IDEAL" 

 MACHINE are conflagration-proof 

 up to the point of white heat. 

 "Ideal" blocks resist the elements 

 and live to the age of the Pyramids. 

 Let us tell you why; send for the 

 details. Catalogue "O." 



IDEAL CONCRETE (^MACHINERY CO.. station 17, south bend, ind. 



CANADIAN FACTORY AND OFFICE, 124 YORK STREET, LONDON, ONT. 



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Think of the Pleasure 



BUILT THE PREMIER WAY 



A Portable 

 Summer Cottage 



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n 



Premiers make pleasure — did you know 

 that ? 



There is no outing like the Summer Cot- 

 tage outing — it has a charm of its own. 



Premiers are portable — and practical. 

 They can be erected in a few hours — 

 but last years. 



Of course they're just as durable as a 

 permanent house, more suitable, and — 

 one-third the cost. 



Send for Booklet No. S 22 



Chas. H. Manley 

 St. John's, Michigan 



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It can 



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erected 



or 



re-erected 



in a 



few 



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