Women Who Wield Witchery Across History
The article surveys famed women of beauty and wit from Cleopatra to Nell Gwynne, noting a mysterious allure called witchery beyond mere looks. It cites Sophie Arnould, Delilah, and Delilah’s era, then traces how charm blends with intellect, social power, and influence in salons and courts, especially in Paris and London.
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Walter Besant
The
Royal Acdery i London
Thes
Lady Hamilton
Mr. Jordan
Sophie Arnould
Kiama
Mra
Jordan
Sophie Arnouhl
Delilah
Busheba
Helvy
Aspasia
Cleopatra
Diane de Poitiers
Mary
Queen
Sears
Nell Gwynne
Anse Boleyn
Duchess of
Surgundy
Louis XIV
Versailles
Mme. de Maintenon
Marguarite de Valois
Duchess de Berri
Walter Scott
Tuileries Chapel
Swift
Etella
St. Patrick’s
Uogels
George Lewes
Goethe
Paris
Sine
de Rambouille
Mine
Delfand
Mme. Necker
Moe. de Stal
Mme. d'Teniletot
Scott
Nodor
Ens
Amy Robeart
Sivey
Nobin
New York
Lan
The Business Hen and Poultry Breeds for Profit
The article reviews poultry farming priorities for profitable egg and meat production. It compares Leghorns, Minorcas, Wyandottes, Plymouth Rocks, and Asiatic breeds for different climates and markets, notes crossbreeding, and stresses balanced diets with oyster shells for eggs. It also covers queen cell rearing methods, fruit tree planting guidance, and global egg production figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupiness Fen
I. W. Gollingwood
Ty Leghorns
Courwood
Collingwood
P. IE. Jacobs
Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
Northwest
American Agriculturet
Indian Corp Ang Plat
Nfe
Remember Alamo and the Texas defenders mythic tale
A long excerpted reflection on the Battle of the Alamo recounts Colonel Bowie and Captain Travis defending the Alamo against Santa Anna’s forces. It notes 145 men under Travis and 4,000 attackers, the stubborn ten days of siege, and heroic deaths, ending with “Remember the Alamo.” The piece cites San Antonio’s mission walls, heroism, and enduring American memory as taught to children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Ong
Alamo
Alamoa
San Antonio
Tejas
Mexico
Lexis
Santo Annie
Mora
Travis
Santa Ana
the Alamo
Davy Crockett
Santa Anna
Mission
Alamo Herons
Tou
Captain Smith
Lamein
Tom
Houston
St. Louis Republic
Turner and the Inward Arrangement of Color in a Studio Scene
A fragmentary account describes a Turner painting scene where artists study color mixing at a table, visit a stair gallery, and encounter a dramatic incident involving wine and a corked decanter. The narrative blends artistic ritual with a disturbing subtext as the incident unfolds between Owen and Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuvnee
Cartels Lysiaitens
Jenieordie Oriney
Hell
Onoy
Owen
Hove
Turner
Bottat
Fear as a Cause of Death and Odd Medical Tales
Fragmentary 19th century column discusses fear as a factor in mortality with anecdotes of mobile experiments and phony prophecies. It notes criminals tempted by sleep in a cholera rumor house, a professor pranked for health, and cruel French fashion of fabric dyeing linked to cruelty.
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Russia
Simdenis
Apolling
Phil Pach
Pork World
Curtain
France
Chicago Post
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B. Howes & Son
Fawmillers
Benalla and
Toombullal
Benalla Railway Station
Desinous
Ailling
Smith
Collins-Street
Melbourne
Chiergo
J. A. Green
Philadelphia Farm Journal
Peoria
Mls
Italy
Hungary
Mitory
London
College Prustee
Collage Papulty
Chicago
Renard
Dr. Waugh
Lanout Das
Doris
Byron Moore
Bommeville
Day
Coorambat
Thayne
W. J. Lonkin
of Mowrs, Hall, Bros, Goorambas
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Benalla Roller Flour Mills
John Reilly
Nalla
Lutige
Tansiow
Rey Wie
Cael
Huylog
Frederick A
Benalla
Liege
Fuente
John Gerlope
Geblofp
Uh Bridge
Ayer
Engle
Ieee
Nglisis
E. Newport, Sons & CO
MBS. J. Wes Greengrocer & Pruitarer, Nunn Sprue, Benalla, ‘Opjeaite Shire Halk
Teurtonia
Saike Hall
Tradiw Ab
Henella
Bowdla
Credit Foncier
Marchese Tasd
Maleum
Provinenin
Sayinien Hank
Inspector-General of Savings Banks
Market St
Ve Irw Tailors
Mackerell Bros
Bonalla Amd Oi Thiat
Bring Street
Broken River Hotel
Abbott
Misner
Wrillye Street
Benalla West
W. G. Abbott
Bride's
Reanvigo
Ride's
Kotlee
Osters
Rose
Leorely
Lieraely
HA Rose
George Street
Sydney
Tamilah
Lon
Rylon
Ceylon
Fea
Tamilah Tea Company
Colombo
J. Gregerson
Briannise Street
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