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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Oct 1936, p. 66

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The Johns-ManviIIe approved model home,, 2226 Chestilit. avenue, WiImnette, j:iilustratedabove in. its present stage of comidletion. It wiII demnonstrate the principle of "triple-iinsulationt," agaiinst heat,,fire, and tirne. James Crabb, builder and owner of design conception, which epitomizesý that the demonstration home, explains that period of Virginia life when living was the walls and roof are completely filled an art of culture and the homes we re a with J-M isulation, itself'proof against The home is to be completely landfire and heat, so that no f ree space rescaped and furnished and announcement -mains in which fire can travel The exterior of the building is virtual-, will be made shortly of the opening date. ly a reenforced slab, as the brick are Even during construction many people backed with heavy steel mnesh, securely have visited the building to see the important structural elements, niany of knitting the structure together. *L. Morgan Yost, Wilmette architect,, whicb are necessarily hidden in the flot only detailed the structural features. cornpleted home but are nevertheless inbut also is responsible for the «nusual1 g e Instant bot water is a con- We hear a good deal about inflationi Some economists and these--ýdays. international bankers write and speak oi the inflation record of Cermaiiy,, France and other nations, others cali attention to the creclit inflation which, according to the.m, is facing our own tion. îs close enough to be visible', and every active north shore real estate man is aware of it. In our little Evanston office, pur-, chasers of reai estate as a hedge against inflation have shown themselves in the follbwing ways: -1. By the purchase of faims, in goôd n>idce 01Lo i<'1, a..,Ue J.e.qieare no ---- L-vý,C,.-.Y - "v Whether we have inflation or flot, hoarding platinum or. diamônds. Others to our kinowledg e are hoardlint- the fact remains that part of our pres,urrency in safe detposit boxes and ii, ent real estate boom is due to fear. shows no siý,vn of al',*nsvr. thloioeh of la4k. The. largest number i,,s-Tt ', r -l etate in nne f,- nor nl- course someupheava1 like a world war -,thPr. Ti;s latter ht-ç-e a-aint infla- -ngý,ht chanrP it overnki.

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