Gadshill Place Last Home of Dickens Auctioned
The piece recounts Gadshill Place near Rochester as Charles Dickens's boyhood favorite home and his later purchase in 1856 for about 1750 pounds. It details his renovations, inscriptions, and the lure of the site, including Falstaffian imagery and the house's view over the Thames and Medway with Rochester Castle and cathedral nearby.
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Gadshill Place
Dickens
England
Rec
Gadshill Lace
Mear Rochester
Charles Dickens
Everal
Jett
Edwin
Pat Gadshill
Portsea
Doughty Street
Juondon
RU Sims
Boston Transcript
Ordanance Terrace
Hatham
Toderck Random
Gadshill
Spickens
Uirick
Jims
Shakespeares Gadshill
Myer
Jot Catstail
Dicke
Wills
Godshill
Dick Jens
Ioway
Mix
Keteher
Poliwy
Dabill Dinkens
Cobham Thurke
Othe
Thames
Medway
Rochester
Twelfth District Women Debate Board Ruling On Teachers
The Democratic Women's club in the Twelfth District discussed the Board of Education ruling that public school teachers should not affiliate with political parties. Speakers argued women teachers are a key civic group and all should exercise constitutional rights. A committee was formed to investigate, and the next meeting set for October 9 in the Ninth District club.
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Board
of Education
Democratic Women’s Club
America Improves Art of Building
A fragmentary discussion on architecture links form and design, arguing the practical and artistic are inseparable and that true education avoids sacrificing practicality. It references Emerson on applying largest utility to construction and manufacturing.
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America
Emerson
Seven McCreary Sisters Unite for Reunion in New Castle Pa
For the first time seven sisters share a table together in New Castle Pennsylvania. The siblings born to Bamnes l and Augusta McCreary gathered from distant regions after long separations. An initiative letter prompted the reunion drawing relatives from east, west, north, and south. Family historians note deep roots tracing generations. They hope this reunion will continue in years to come.
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Youngstown
Ives
Bamnesl
Augusta McCreary
Sone
Architects and engineers must collaborate for beauty and economy
The article argues that architecture benefits from closer ties with engineering, noting that designers should evolve to new coordinates and designs while maintaining beauty. It warns that rigid separation harms both economy and practicality, urging collaboration in municipal projects.
Urban planning ideals clash with traffic and transit needs
The text argues for applying natural law to urban design, balancing art and efficiency to protect nature and improve city life for workers and the poor, with emphasis on thorough planning. It notes heat safety and the use of rays in certain contexts, and mentions the vast number of languages spoken in America.
For Every Autumn Occasion Dresses in Varied Groups
This catalog notes diverse dress groups for autumn occasions with a wide range of fabrics such as satin crepe and charmeuse. It highlights refined workmanship, smart influences, and well fitting lines at modest prices, with afternoon shades in tans browns greys blues and black.
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Thomas Hastings
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Renzor
Ling
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