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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jul 1935, p. 42

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OUR 42nd ROOF ON ASJLMANDAVNU We have.just completed roofing the restdence and garage of Mr. C. D. Ewer at 1111 Ashland Avw- nue, Wilmette. It is our 42ndjob. ,on this street east of the C. & N. W.R. R. There must be a. rea- son! Who'iI beé next? We ,alSo .furniish,and instal Asbestos Siding Shinles-Tile for kitchens, bathrooms-InsuIa- tio)n-Asphait 7Tue Floors. AJAX SHINGLE AND MODERNIZIN G CO. Q. W. SWINEY, Mgr. 1137 Central Avenue Phone Wilniette 1248 MORTOAGE LOANS We are in the market for conservative first mortgage loans on residences, apart- monts and office buildings. 1 N La Salle St., Chicago Central 0227 1571 Sherman Ave., Evanston Univcraity 2600 Paronize Our Advertisers, By an act of legislature, ail prop- erty ini the. state of Wisconsin upon wbich modernizationà work b as been doue is exempt from'increased as-. sessmets dueing tbe next three years, according to State Director Ernest C. Fiedier. The b il, signed. recently by Governor Phillip La Follette,'als o exempts f rom asse ssments, and taxa- tion ail niew bomfies to be built ýduring, the next -three years, léaving only- the lot to: be asses1.sed, "preciseiy the same as if no homewere ýbuilt on :it," according to Mr. Fiedler. CALK. CRACKS. The infiltration of outside air and dust into à. homecan.be largely over- come by 'carefully, calking ail cracks around window and door frames. The wedge-sbaped opening between- the silI and the framning requires spe- cial attention. HOME MORTGAGE LOANS R ur Real Estate Loan Department invites applications for firat mort-, &hall be giad of the opporutunitY to negotiate with you for its renewal. CalI, write or telephone. MERCANTILE TRUST & SAVINGS BANK 0F CHICAGO Clmaton St. and Jackson BIvd., TeL Wajiash 0438 Ajax Shingle Firm Has Unique Record The Ajax Shingle anid Modernizing companyv, north shore contractors with ofices in Wiixette, bave justl completed roofing the Ewer resi- denice at 1111 Ashland.avenue, WiI- mette, a job which marked the forty-, second roof applied by the conceril on.that street alone witbhin the past ten years. Tbe c oncern ba s roofe d hun dreds of buildings on tbe 'north shore, but considering the lelngtb of Ashiand avenue tbe numerous- jobs, concen- trated on that street, mark, a di stitnct achievement. The Ajax Shingle company wvas organzied by .1. W. Swiniey »in 1911 and one of the first contracts in, Wil- mette was tbe residence of Will C. Braun .at 807, Centrai 'avenue, WiI- mette. This roof bas given. 22 vears of service and stili retainis perfect dîirabiitv and fine appearance. The concern is the only authorized Johns Manvilie contractor in this vicinity. Its activities, besides roof- ing, include insulation tule 'or kitcbein and bath, asphait tile. floors iii ýki t- chens and basements and asIhe.tos siding shingles. Show Much Activity'Wi t otaled 19 in amount of $136,520 for the nortbern Illinois district, wh cb comprises 16 counties, according to Carroll H. Sudler, district director. This brings the total to date of ap- proved boans and applications for the district to 276 amouuting to $1,432,- Title II covers goverumnental-insur- ec l ans in two divisions; mie, boans for new construction and the other, loans for the refinancing of old mortgages. on existing structures. Depollenizer Is New A dj#nct to Air Conditioning Primitive man required no mech- anical air conditioning deviçes and because of the type of home con- structionand dress.he was-immune to: many modern forms of respiratory diseases., Witb, our modern pavedstreets and cities of ouses. bult to kep ot the e lements, we have become. soft, so to speak, and manypeople cannot bear' to be out-of-doors. regardiess of the season of the year, it being either too hot, too' cold. too damp, or too dry, and as a resuit have beconie susceptible tio. the, various ailments induced by their fear of thiese con- ditions. With the development,,of the heat- iing inidustry,, eliginieers" realized the necessity of Wvbat we today hear so rnuch about, lpamely air conditioning. There are matiy phases of air con- ditioning, ail of ivhich are important, but there is none so obviouslv bene- ficiai 'as the introduction of cieanl air, to the living quarters. It bas been stated -that gerrns couid iot'circulate* uniess there were particles of dust for themn to be conveyed upon. This heinig correct, the elimination of gerni laden dust froni tbe air would indeed give us pure air to breathe. A recent -development to accoin- "Depollenizer to araw inuthe out- side air wbich passes througb a specially constructed glass wooifilter which eliminates more than :99 per cent.of ail pollen and other foreign matter carried on, the outdoor. dust particles., The air' is circuiàted in the room. at the correct rate f or coni- fort wjthout the' Sensation of drafts. To those suffering with>hay fever or pollen asthma this invention is a real blessing. Physicians agree that the élimination of pollen frorn the 933 Shermn,. Ave. OIL CO@ WILMETTM 5383 SRCENLEAF 2200 IALL M AKES' iWIuuetlka 75Day ovNight 01 OLVER,,H ANS'EN

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