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Scientific American Building Monthly
Established in 1885
Appeals to the Architect and Builder Because it illustrates the latest works of other architects and builders. Because it publishes timely articles and notes on ventilating, plumbing, legal matters, etc. Because it has interesting talks with prominent architects.
Appeals to Those About to Build Because it publishes views of country houses of varying architectural styles and costs in all sections of the country, only illustrating those actually built. Full floor plans and descriptions are given.
Price, $2.50 per Year. Sample Copy, 2,5 cents.
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The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Is the most useful single magazine in existence
It furnishes a current index to 62 leading magazines
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Registers an accurate account of work done on printing presses, grain tallies, weighing, measuring and other automatic machines. Counts up to 100,000 and repeats automatically. Other sizes. Simple, accurate, durable. Special counters to order. Send for circular.
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