Home Building Advice From William A Radford Expert
William A Radford offers free building advice to readers and outlines steps to own a home. He encourages saving for a moderate home, warns against costly designs, and presents a cozy six room cottage with a 31 by 47 feet footprint, basement and attic, highlighting porch, living room, dining area and bedroom layout. He notes costs around 2800 to 2500 dollars and stresses pride and value in owning one’s home.
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William A. Radford
Prairie A Avenue
Chicago
Lfe
Seemed What She Wanted in a Quack Cure Dialogue
A Kansas City Journal snippet features a druggist praising a medicine for both man and beast. A person asks for a bottle claiming it is the right mix to help her husband, illustrating a humorous or sensational tone typical of old ads or column dialogue.
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Tiue
Kansas City Journal
Nistoma Jag Napeleon
Washington Inn’s loss for park link to Capitol ends era
The Washington Inn, once owned by George Washington and known as the Kenmore and Hillman houses, stood near Capitol grounds and connected the Union Station to the Capitol. Washington ordered two houses rebuilt in a unified Federal style, paying $936 for the lots and valuing the final homes at $15,000 before they were demolished to create the park.
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Washington Inn
George Washington
National Capital
Union Station
Capitol
Capitol Grounds
Kenmore House
Hillman
Washington
William Thornton
Federal City
Mt. Vernon
Philadelphia
The Way It Happened in Pompey Cherry Tree Plot
A fragment recalls Little George and Pompey planning to chop down a cherry tree to impress an elder. The terse line hints at a family scene or a personal anecdote set around a boat and a father figure. The wording suggests a reflective or colloquial history note.
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George
Pompey
Pop
Cherry Tree
Credit Given to Houdon and the Washington Statue
The article recalls Jean Antoine Houdon’s 1784 invitation by Thomas Jefferson to sculpt General Washington. Houdon sailed with Franklin to Philadelphia, arrived October 2, 1785, carved a life mask and bust, and produced the marble statue now in the Virginia state house, praised as superior to Gilbert Stuart’s Athenaeum head.
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France
Jean Antoine Houdon
United States
Houden
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
General Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Southampton
Philadelphia
Houdon
Mount Vernon
State House
Richmond
Gilbert Stuart
Atheneum
Scribner’s Magazine
Mexico Flag Symbolism Tied to Independence Treaty
The Mexican flag embodies purity green and red representing faith and independence. The eagle and serpent on a cactus recall Aztec settlement lore tied to the nation’s founding after the Cordoba treaty of 1822.
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Mexico
Cordova
Wisdom and Winsomeness in a Lure of Youth
A compact reflection on vanity of creed and knowledge, saying all wisdom fades before the charm of a pink-cheeked lass, attributed to Frederick Niven.
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Frederick Niven
Cold Day Luncheons and Dishes From Ragout to Pudding
Ragout of Corn and Mutton Chops cooks brown chops with corn and a tasting sauce. King William's Pudding steams apple bread and currants with lemon and ginger, served with a lemon sauce. Breaded Liver fries in hot fat after egg and crumbs, Sweetbread and Lamb Fricassee stews with tomatoes onion and parsley, Cranberry Meringue layers lemon jelly and vanilla cream for a crisp dessert.
Potato Pyramids Recipe Highlight
An unusual method blends sweet and white potatoes. Boil large sweet potatoes, slice the largest portions, layer with stiff mashed potato in the center, and top each mound with a small cube of sweet potato for a pyramid effect.
Oatmeal Cookies and Frosted Apple Pie Recipe
Instructions for oatmeal cookies using butter sugar egg yolk milk vanilla salt beaten egg white oats baking powder flour. Drop on floured sheets bake eight to ten minutes in moderate oven. cookies soft then harden as they cool. Frosted apple pie uses six apples steamed and sifted yolks of two eggs sugar lemon extract bake with one crust. frost with egg whites and sugar and brown lightly.
Potatoes’ Water Garners Sparkling Silver Shine
Save the water used to boil potatoes to clean silver spoons knives and forks. It brightens silver and removes stains, making tarnish less visible and preserving gleam without harsh chemicals.
Be Interested In Something Keeps Minds Youthful
The passage urges constant mental activity to stay young. It warns against sham interests and passive thinking, noting energy spent on art, music, bodies, or charity due to social pressure. It argues active, engaged minds stay alert while inactivity dulls appearance and spirit.
Itching cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment in 6 weeks
A Clarkfield Minnesota resident describes a long lasting itch with red yellow spots on the leg. After trying many salves the sufferer uses Cuticura Soap and a fifty cent Cuticura Ointment and is nearly cured after six weeks. The note is signed S. O. Garden dated Nov 20 1912. Cuticura advertised worldwide with sample offers.
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Clarkfield
Minn
S. O. Garden
Dept. L
Boston
Not Interested in the Hetch Hetchy Affair
A brief quip shows a speaker declining involvement in the Hetch Hetchy affair, preferring a light social pursuit such as dancing the tango. The remark highlights a casual stance amid debates over public works. No further details are provided.
LAKA TIVE BROMO QUININE Cold Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts LAKA TIVE BROMO QUININE claimed to cure a cold in one day. It urges calling for the full name from signature E W GROVE, noting the price as 25c.
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E.w.grove
Divided Hearts and Cold Shoulders in Old Verse
A fragment from a verse shows a warm claim and a cold response. The lines juxtapose affection with rejection, noting how some opportunities are too hot to handle for many men. It reads like a compact social lyric from a period column.
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Lida Ames Willis
Dr. Pierce
Conan
Hotal Hotel & Surgical Institute
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America
Duke Smixture
Woolly West
Carter
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J. ‘Keys
Denmark
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Alberta
Canada
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Peerless
Locomobile
Stevens
Cadillac
Hudson
Chalme
Halsey Automobile CO
Olive Ln St. Louie
Packard Cars and Trucks
St. Louis
At & Case
H. J. Jennemann
Pine Street
Gorden
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Crego
Gladiolus
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Lilles
Irle
John Lewis Childs
Floral Park
N.Y
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Detroit
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