Mr William A Radford Answers Building Questions for Readers
The column presents Mr William A Radford, a top authority on building, inviting readers to send inquiries with a two-cent reply stamp. It describes a country house 30 feet wide and 44 feet long with a long veranda, three front entrances, and a covered walk, emphasizing utility, architectural finish, and vine hangings for charm.
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William A. Radford
Willam A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Ill
House Plan Emphasizes Kitchen Flow and Surroundings
An editor extols practical house design focusing on a connected kitchen dining pantry and back stairs, noting the importance of ventilation and convenient external access. He contrasts small modern city kitchens with larger old country setups and stresses yard landscaping with trees and vines to blend home with nature.
Two-Legged Beast Footprints Spark Alarm in South Jersey
In Philadelphia and South Jersey towns residents report steel-shod two-legged hoofprints in deep snow. Witnesses William L. Smith, William Heimbold, and Nelson Evans describe a creature with a collie-like head, horse hooves, crane legs, and two front paws, seen on sheds and rooftops. Tracks span Gloucester to Mount Ephraim, reviving old Leed's Devil lore and prompting armed searches.
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Philadelphia
South Jersey
Camden
Gloucester
Burlington
William L. Smith
William Heimbold
Nelson Evans
Gloucester City
Evans
Mount Holly
Clayton
Woodbury
Wenonah
Mantua
Paulsboro
Lumberton
Ayerstown
Vincetown
Almonessen
Mount Ephraim
Leed’s Point
Briagantine Beach
Sansom Street
Forty-fifth Street
Harry L. Smith
Inquisitive Goat Sets Blaze At Livingston Garage
Billy the goat, a familiar sight to motorists in Livingston, nibbled at tires and caused several explosions after a gas soaked punch and a flash from a brass wheel hub ignited his coat. A garage crowd buried him under snow to extinguish the blaze.
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New York
Billy
Livingston
James Mendel
Alfred Schwartz
Schwartz
Quote by La Rochefoucauld on shared views and sense
A concise aphorism notes that few people show good sense unless they share the speaker's views, highlighting the tendency to align thinking with those who agree. The remark emphasizes social and intellectual conformity.
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la Rochefou Cauld
Rides Fast Pants Afire at Lifesaving Beach
New York reports Arthur Hulse of Lone Hill Beach life saving station suffered a fiery motorcycle accident while testing a speed machine on the ocean front. Fire from the hot box ignited gasoline coating his asbestos seat, igniting trousers and coat as the bike blazed. He jumped into the water to escape the flames, dropping 62 degrees in three seconds.
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New York
Arthur Hulse
Lone Hill Beach
Hfesat
Hulse
Cat Comes Back After Darby Grocer’s Triplets of Moves
Richard Purdy of Main Street Darby repeatedly gave away his troublesome cat to neighbors up to eleven miles away. Each time the cat returned, until Purdy sealed it in a bag with three bricks and dumped it in Darby Creek. He later found the soggy, alive cat sheltering beneath his stove, cleaned and unshaken in spirit.
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Darby
Richard Purdy
Purdy
Darby ‘Creek
No Money for Food on the Last Day Note Fall
A fragmentary report notes a note falling due on the final day as two speakers discuss money for food. The terse dialogue references keeping the last day and a personal debt.
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Seattle
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the. Trustee, Company
Wash
Milwaukee
Solvay Coke
Northwest
Pickands, Brown & Company
Colby-Abbott
Milwaukee, Wis
William ‘A. Stiles
Agotcy
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Canada
Government of Canada
Ottawa
T. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul, Minn
Salzer
Salzer Seed CO
Isse, Wis
Ouarterly
New York City
Real E State
Liberty Financial & Security Co
Ory Investing
Windsor-Purity Candy Co
Des Moines
Bes
Sili
Wisconsin
Watson E. Goleman
Liniment
Thompson
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Free
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Wheeler
J. W. Brant.Co
Albion
Mich
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WL. Douglas
Baer
Gstaiog
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brocktog, Mass
McIntosh
Ivés
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Walnut
Akers
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Netonet Tt Bank
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