Building for Readers Free Advice From William A Radford
Mr William A Radford offers free questions and advice on building to readers of the paper He is presented as an authority based on his Editor Author and Manufacturer credentials Readers are urged to address inquiries to his Chicago address and include a two cent reply stamp The piece discusses a wooden story and a half house with four down stairs rooms four upstairs rooms highlighting abundant closet space and creative storage under a roof line for head room and hooks
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William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
New England
Practical 19th century home layout improves efficiency
The article describes a two story house plan focusing on storage and flow. It highlights a high kitchen cupboard, built in china closet, cellar storage for jellies, and a convenient porch workshop. It notes a vestibule for dirt control and a grade entrance for easy wood and ashes disposal.
Heiress Hunter Tall Tale of a Self Styled Lord
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt recounts a tall tale by a self styled nobleman. The narrator details feigned titles and marriages to wealthy women in Pittsburgh Cambridge New York Baltimore Missouri and England. He spins a comic yarn of cons and clever disguise ending with a $15000 pocket-money gift from an amused heiress father.
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Gallipolis
Pittsburg
Cambridge
Mass
New York
Lord Thrigmore
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Canada
Miss Ferguson
Rochester
Haskins
Baltimore
Conservatory
Old England
Constance
St. George's
Hanover Square
Missouri
Miss Hunter
Marquis of
Kinfrew
Marquis of Kinfrew
Marquis
Papa
Chicago Record-Herald
Gratifying Virtue and Mercy Toward Enemies
The remark extols mercy and virtuous behavior toward foes noting how mercy shapes how enemies seem and how virtue can feel gratifying in certain moments.
A Tenant’s Request From a Quirky Letter
A New York recipient received a comically garbled letter from a tenant. The note asks for “seller steps” to be fixed and mentions a wife nearly breaking, requesting “a Blumbber and figs” for the bath top, implying a humorous miscommunication over home repairs.
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New York
The Hypnotizing of Lizzie on the Arkham
Captain Babbleton schemes to hypnotize Lizzie Babbleton to win her against her will. The mate Jim Blake performs the trance acts then Lizzie collapses into a deep sleep in Chicago. Dr. Nicholas Marston offers a deal: marry Lizzie to avoid legal action or face charges.
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Babbleton
Jim Blake
Arklam
Lizzie
Buffalo
Jim
Chicago
Seneca Street
Lizzie Babbleton
Arkham
Blake
Liz
Miss Babbleton
Mr. Blake
Nicholas Marston
Colored Woman's Big Deal at Philadelphia Bank
An elderly colored woman dressed humbly visits a Philadelphia bank and demands to see the president. She presents a bank book and 26 thousand dollars in 1,000 dollar bills for credit to her "master's" account, a wealthy retired merchant who trusts his longtime domestic.
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Philadelphia
Financial District
Edison’s Forgetful Interview With the Tax Office
The Boston Herald recounts a story of Thomas Edison at a tax collector’s window standing among many taxpayers. His mind wandered to a pending experiment and he could not recall his name, prompting a recognizing official to step in and assist.
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Edison
Boston Herald
Pointed rebuke at breakfast after church attendance
In Philadelphia a pastor scolds a young man’s appetite at breakfast noting his habit of taking a large slice of bread. The minister bids prayers for what they have received and what the youth has already eaten, a humorous family scene from Harper's Weekly. Also mentions Defiance Starch touting safety and strength for fine fabrics this summer.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Harper’s Weekly
Doctor Encourages Operation For Nervous Disorder Cure
A surgeon tells a patient to proceed with the operation as the only option. An advertisement promotes Dr. R H Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming cures for nervous diseases and offers a free trial bottle and treatise from Philadelphia.
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St. Vitus
At Least Two Times One Edgar What Is Better
Fragmentary text discusses multiplication tables and references to bromine in a laxative. Mentions KWU and Usud the Wor. Includes stray notes on curing a cold and insomnia as contagious.
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Edgar
Emma
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Daily Story Pub. Co
Edward M. Burtt
N. Jefferson Ave
St. Louis
Charles Levy
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Nervita
Fisher Drug CO
Ill
EB. Kinzie Street
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