Washington Costs Less to Build Than Most American Cities
The annual report by Snowden Ashford, municipal architect, shows Washington’s building and repair costs per cubic foot for schools are lower than Chicago New York Boston and Baltimore with fireproof construction and modern plumbing. It notes comparable costs to St Louis and outlines private-building comparisons.
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District of Columbia
United States
Snowden Ashford
Ashford
Washington
St Louis
Board of Education
Corralgsion
Schoolhouse Architectu
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Baltimore
St. L Louis
Ohio
T "Jy HL de Sibour
Howard University
Hornblower & Marshall
A. P Clark, Jr
E Desser
Mr Gwillkinton’s Vacation Plans Open to Booklet Delights
The speaker muses on summer travel uncertainly choosing between seashore and mountains, while reading booklets about charming getaways. He contemplates possible drawbacks like unsuitable rooms or mosquitoes, and prefers staying home to savor the imagined pleasures.
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Glucose Sales Tale From Buffalo Trader Turns Sour
A traveling glucose salesman recalls in 1876 selling to Buffalo candy makers while another tale reports a New York grocery house buying glucose as an experiment. In Boston a candy dealer warned him off yet boasted of using glucose for profit. the humor and caution reflect early sugar trade quirks.
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Calta
Buffalo
Boston
Bik
New York
Honey factory bees produce pure honey sale claim
A top floor was converted into a honey factory with a concrete floor and glucose poured over boards with holes. Hundreds of bees released in the room landed on the boards and pushed glucose through the holes. Bees then moved to hives to store honey, sold as pure honey per the salesman.
Coronation Robes and Relics on View at Imperial Institute
Glimpse royal wardrobe and historic relics in London displays on July 10. Coronation robes of King George and Queen Mary attract guarded public viewing while a worn Wellington hat and Marengo skeleton draw curious crowds.
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George
Mary
Imperial Institute
Admiksion I
United Service Institute
George V
Duke of Wellington
Wellington
Waterloo
Buckingham Palace
Napoleon
Marengo
England
Angerstone
St. James’ Palace
Whitehall
Gardiner Dent Sells Four Homes In City Worth $20,000
Gardiner & Dent Inc reports four real estate sales totaling over $20,000. Key transactions include a three story pressed brick residence at 1333 Fairmont Street NW for $7,250 bought by Mrs Marie R Oates, a Park Road colonial at 743 Park Road for $4,500 sold to Charles J Walker, a bow window brick house at 110 Street NE for $4,850 sold to an unnamed buyer, and a colonial brick at 3324 Georgia Avenue sold for $4,000 to Rees Murray.
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Fairmont Street
Gardiner & Dent, Inc
Henry
Marie R Oates
Charles J Walker
Park Road
Marle R. Oates
Harry Wardman
Bertha L. Schaper
Georgia Avenue
Gardiner & Dent
Reess Murray
Cement houses to rise for miners via poured concrete
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western orders 40 poured concrete model dwellings from Morrill Moulds Corporation to house mine operatives near Scranton. A cement town will feature a track loop, mobile mixing plant on a flatcar, elevator spouts and steel wall molds designed by Milen Dana Morris, with bungalows for superintendents and foremen.
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Virginia Highlands
Scranton
Ilen Dana
Morris
Senator Bailey Buys Lot Adjoining Church Street
Senator Bailey of Texas purchased a lot next to his current site at Sixteenth and Church streets Northwest. He is building a residence with plans by George Oakley Totten Jr. The home is expected to be ready for occupancy before the first of the coming year, with John H Nolan as the builder under contract.
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Senator Bailey
Texas
Sixteenth
Church Streets
Mr. Bailey
George Oakley Totten
John H Nolan
New Home for Mrs Archer in Columbia Heights
Mrs Florence Archer bought a two story detached house at 1167 Harvard street northwest from 1 S Lindley of Los Angeles California for 3350 dollars. After extensive improvements she will occupy the property. The dwelling is among the fen detached houses built years ago in Columbia Heights. Sale handled by Shannon Luchs real estate office.
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Florence Archer
Lindley
Los Angeles
Cal
Harvard Street
Mra Archer
Columbia Heights
Shannon & Luchs
Twenty Two Lots Sold in Fairlawn Subdivision
Oscar C. Brothers Jr announces twenty two lots in the new Fairlawn subdivision were sold in the past week. Deeds for the tract returned from Europe and recorded. The Christie estate trustee is American Security and Trust Company, from which Brothers purchased the property.
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Fairlawn
Oscar C. Brothers, Jr
Europe
American Security and Trust Company
Christie
Mr. Brothers
City to repair several streets and build catch basins
District commissioners ordered immediate street repairs and catch basins. Projects include River road northwest 1500, Sherman avenue 5500, Canal road 4000, Georgia avenue Northwest 17900, Pucka street 1150, Massachusetts Avenue 1200, North Capitol street 310, eighth street northwest 1200, plus a catch basin at Thirty sixth and S streets NW and a reconnection at Wisconsin avenue. Robert Daniel bought 1661 Newton sunset NW from Charles FE Ware.
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River Road
Wisconsin Avenue
Davenport Street
Sherman Avenue
Barry Place
Lamont Street
Canal Road
Baltimore and Ohio
Chain Bridge
Georgia Avenue
Northwest
Park Road
Buchanan Street
V_ street
Michigan Avenue
Eighth Street
Cathedral Avenue
Woodley Road
Thirty-sixth
S Streets
Wisconsin
Avenue
Street
Robert Daniel
Charles FE Ware
Newton Suset
Corner Dwelling Sold for Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
Irene E Finigan purchased the two story corner house at 1337 Parkwood Place Northwest from Shannon & Luchs for 5500 dollars. Architect A H Beers designed the plans as part of a row of seventeen houses recently completed. The item also includes scattered literary notes and unrelated quips from contemporary columns.
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Parkwood Place
Irene E Finigan
A H Beers
Shannon & Luchs
Wardman houses sold by Phillips and Sager firm
Real estate brokers Phillips and Sager sold twelve houses built at Third and streets southeast by Harry Wardman. Each house has six rooms and bath and dimensions from 18 to 22 feet wide and 180 feet deep. Prices ranged from 4500 to 5000 dollars. The homes were placed on the market seven weeks ago.
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Phillips & Sager
Harry Wardman
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Washington, D. C
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Post
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B. D. ER. N. Southworth
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May Agnes Flemng
Snowden
Mary J. Holmes
Effie Adelaide Rowlands
Hampton Bank
Mary R. P. Hatch
Brandt
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Otis Elevator Company
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