On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:17:19 -0400, "Reggie Dunlop" slap@shot wrote:

"K. G. Ulicni" wrote in message
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I have a house built in the early 1920's. Every wall in every room was
wallpapered with the paper applied over the bare plaster, multiple
layers no less. No paint, no primer just plaster. It was a major pain
to get all the paper off those walls, lots of scrapes and gouges left
behind to patch when done. Was this a common practice back then?

My grandfather was a building inspector back then and he says they did that
mainly in places that were going to be used as whore houses....


That explains the stains.