August, 1923 
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Oak Flooring Bureau 
1047 Ashland Block,Chicago 
Put your flooring problems 
up to our experienced floor' 
ing experts. We will gladly 
serve you. 
If you live in a home without hard¬ 
wood floors, there is a thickness of 
oak, called ^-inch, made especially 
to lay over the old worn floors. Beau- 
ty and durability are the same as if 
oak had been laid originally. There 
is a grade suitable for every room, 
and within the reach of every purse. 
A booklet which tells you all about 
oak floors, with colored illustrations 
of finishes, will be mailed on request. 
Write for your copy to Oak Flooring 
Bureau, 1047 Ashland Block, Chicago. 
Freedom from "floor drudgery” 
‘‘V HINK of the heart-breaking, hack-breaking days of 
the old fashioned carpet! Twice a year, prying out 
the tacks, dragging out into the open, beating out accum¬ 
ulated dirt; then back into the house, scrubbing the old 
floors, covering with heavy paper, stretching and tacking 
down, cutting corners or doubling under. Half the dirt 
and all the germs remain in the carpet, and constant 
sweeping or vacuum cleaning is necessary for the bal¬ 
ance of the year to have even a semblance of cleanliness. 
What a change today! 
A bright expanse of gleaming oak floors, crossed by 
shafts of sunlight, that display the beauty of the grain in 
oak. Just a few rugs beneath the furniture, whose grace¬ 
ful lines are reflected beyond the margins of the rugs in 
the lustrous surface. The whole effect is one of richness, 
dignity, and incomparable beauty. The floor of each room 
may be finished differently to harmonize with the hang¬ 
ings and the color of the woodwork and walls, resulting in 
an interior entirely your own idea—an expression of your 
individual taste. You can have your choice of soft grays, 
forest greens, natural, weathered, or medium finishes. 
Aside from beauty and durability, for oak floors will 
last for all time, this is the new emancipation for the 
woman who does her own housework, or who supervises 
others. Oak floors are easily cleaned, and kept in perfect 
condition. There is no accumulation of dirt. 
FOR EVERLASTING ECONOMY 
