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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 17, 1912. 
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^ The pictures shown here show how little it costs to 
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this 7-room house. 
Plan No. 119. 
Low Prices 
on 
bvery carpenter 
■in tho country praises the 
quality of our building material. 
Roof Book 
Free 
Flight 
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Complete 
and Ready to 
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epre The Plan Book 
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Houses, Bungalows and 
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Remember, we have been established here since 1865, and the very life of our business depends * 
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for this 8-room house. Plan No. 100. 
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Stair 
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Newels 
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$286 
Porch 
Newels 
$150 
Colonial 
Porch 
Column 
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Corner 
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v°“l work for this 8-room house. 
Plan No. 121. 
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