Practical home building advice from William A Radford
William A Radford offers free questions and guidance on practical home building for newspaper readers. The article describes Radford as a top authority and outlines a home design with an office, private entrance, living room with fireplace, built in bookcases, a separated kitchen and dining area, a breakfast nook, and three bedrooms with closets. The house measures 84 feet by 8244 feet deep.
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William A. Radford
William A. Redford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Rusty Flashing Causes Roofing Trouble
Construction experts say rusted flashing is a leading cause of roof failures. Using sheet copper for flashing can prevent costly interior water damage caused by leaks at chimneys dormers and other roof projections.
All Form Lumber Needs One Side Surfaced
All form lumber should be surfaced on one side and one edge to ease work and improve appearance. Surfaced lumber forms tighter, holds cement and sand better, and avoids rock pockets and rough surfaces in concrete. Ship lap or tongue and groove lumber is most satisfactory.
Garden Walls and Cracks Nurture Quiet Growth
Garden walls with cracks provide a sheltered seed bed where fine soil, seeds, and earth conceal them from birds. Nature then tends the rest, allowing plants to emerge in time.
Little Financial Gain From Immortal Works
Shakespeare rose from poverty to relative wealth late in the 16th century not mainly from writing plays but from earnings on shares in the Globe and Blackfriars theaters. His plays yielded modest income, with about 1500 dollars a year in modern terms, while court performances and acting fees grew. Tax arrears in 1596 show financial strain, and his wife borrowed money before 1596 not repaid by 1601.
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William Shakespeare
Globe and Blackfriars
Shoreditch
Southwark
Collie attends church with Lincoln family every Sunday
Collie a churchgoer Jack, a collie owned by Mr. and Mrs. Russell Smith of Lincoln Nebraska, started going to church as a puppy. He arrives at church on time each Sunday to act as a reception committee member but refuses to go inside. After services end he waits on the stoop and returns home when the bustle subsides.
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Jack
Russell Smith
Lincoln
Neb
Esperantist Money Promises Private Spesmile Note
The Pathfinder Magazine describes a 50 cent spesmile banknote issued by the Dutch Esperanto association at Laren as private tender for Esperantists. It notes the first U.S. country club in Roland Park Baltimore and ends with a caution about the milk of human kindness.
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United States
Roland Park
Baltimore
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