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The Foursquare and Fireproof House shared the common cause for simpler, more economical design. The typical American Foursquare was a simple two-story box divided into four equal quadrants per floor. On the main level, the entrance hall and living room occupied the front corners, while a dining room and kitchen split the back of the house.
The most prominent served space is the two-story living room that occupies all of the house to the right of the front door. Most of its front wall is occupied by a built-in bookcase (Margaret Esherick was a bookseller) [3] that reaches up to the horizontal window at the second story. The side wall contains a deep fireplace.
Mike Shenk (born 1958) is an American crossword puzzle creator and editor. He has been the editor of the Wall Street Journal crossword puzzle since 1998. He is considered one of the foremost crossword constructors of his time. [1] [2] [3]
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon are a married, retired American puzzle-writing team.They wrote the "Atlantic Puzzler", a monthly cryptic crossword in The Atlantic magazine, from September 1977 to October 2009, [1] [2] and wrote cryptic crosswords every four weeks for The Wall Street Journal from 2010 to 2023.
In 2010, Cox and Rathvon's efforts began to appear monthly in The Wall Street Journal. [53] The pair retired at the end of 2023, but the WSJ continues to offer a cryptic crossword each month. In the United Kingdom , the Sunday Express was the first newspaper to publish a crossword on November 2, 1924, a Wynne puzzle adapted for the UK.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal or WSJ, is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscription model, requiring readers to pay for access to its articles and content.
Back (fireback)—The inside, rear wall of the fireplace of masonry or metal that reflects heat into the room. [21] Brick trimmer—A brick arch supporting a hearth or shielding a joist in front of a fireplace. [21] Chimney breast—The part of the chimney which projects into a room to accommodate a fireplace. [21]
A Franklin stove. The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1742. [1] It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. [2]