Dr.. Johnson's house in Gough Square,- ';'.■' i Fleet Street, London, which has TJeen for , : { some time in the market, has, according'. j to an announcement by "C. K.S." ."Sphere,"-- been acquired, by a-' !who' intends ■to present. it. to ; the-' n'aHooi'.-:" .'j In; the first instance, ihejpremises wiillif f--it is understpod.-bs placed in >the of'tfusteeVfo be appointed by the "donor.v/j whose, identity is not disclosed. It may' r '"l be-remembered ; that an appeal by Hr;',;,- f j -demerit for, the acquisitionV-; of the'house asa Johnson memorial, vras;.':-i published in the "Times" of September...i; 13 last. A few days earlier, Lord ' Cal- ;■■] thorpe had expressing his regret ■' i that, the estates. having been alienated,, | the house-' no. longer devolved with the i title, or "I should gladly have presented :>.' it to the nation.". The purchase price' *■? originally- named was .£3OOO, for the lee', :'l simple. ~, Old engravings'. indicate!\that' !! the house.has undergone modi-, '-■ fications «sirice.. the days .of. "the^grwt; l 1 lexicographer."..; '•'':.,;■' : "' : -*^w&'
''•;;; THE.. SECRET! J, .>• Certainly it's' not; because";: of n its' ." cheapness that Oatmeal, Porridge has ■'- become so popular among society people in Great Britain and America. J 'It is because,of its enormous value .as i nerve, brain and. muscle former ; that Business and Professional men have adopted it,' while 'women-who ; desire" to' retain' the freshness of'= youth. insist on a. plate of Oatmeal ■■ Porridge for : Breakfast! v-y ; ••■ . has tW'RICH, NUTTY 'and-makes the most delicious.Porridge. It was awarded the : GoldMedal against all-comers at . last : year's Exhibition in London.,'Be ,' sure and ask for M'GlLL'S—it is so'' different from others. Made at Tokomairiro. (Milton), Otago. , ~INVENTORS,. .' Ctnsnit v \ HENRY HUGHES, PATENT AGENTS. 157 VEATHEBSTON ST, Estd. 18S2. WELLINGTON.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1049, 11 February 1911, Page 13
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