Jacques Louis David and French Art in the Napoleonic Era
The text traces David as a pivotal figure in French art from the revolution through Napoleon, noting his politics, survival, and lasting influence. It describes how art shifted from aristocratic whimsy to public sentiment, drawing on antiquity and Roman patriotism, with David as a leading painter under Napoleon yet accused of a冷 cold lifeless conception rooted in classical sculpture.
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France
Grenze
Europe
Pompeii
Jacques Louis David
Robespierre
Revolution Party
Napoleon
David
Blackwood's Magazine
Unlucky Days and Garments
A woman in an eastern paper notes beliefs about unlucky days and clothing. She claims Thursdays are bad for her and Saturdays deter social plans, and that certain garments like stockings gloves or a dainty petticoat bring bad luck so they are discarded or burned.
Army as guardian of republic and city police role
Major General Howard explains in Forum that the army serves to support the republic by restraining danger, aiding the executive, and backing the nation in protecting life and honor. He likens military force to a city police function, ready to strike at command when needed against threats and violence.
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United States
Republic
Howard
Forum
Sunday Marriages Not Legal Says Cincinnati Pastor
Rev J J Blackburn in Cincinnati refused a couple's Sunday marriage request arguing that marriage is a business transaction and cannot be solemnized on Sunday He says no legal act on Sunday would stand in court and will never perform such a ceremony on Sunday a view not tested by courts.
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J. J. Blackburn
Cincinnati
Blackburn
Baltimore American
Vacuum pipe proposal to prevent bursting
Sir James Crichton Browne suggested at a plumbers congress that water pipes could avoid winter bursts if protected by a vacuum. He proposed an outer tube around the pipe, exhaust the space, and hermetically seal ends to maintain a high vacuum, insulating against temperature changes.
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James Crichton Browne
Congress of
London Globe
Scrupulous Artist and Clever Mechanical Device
A critique of realism in the arts cites a French painter who labeled Nebuchadnezzar on towels in a detailed Assyrian bath scene. The piece notes a French invention that instantly stops a heavy machine by pressing a button, halting a 20 horsepower engine at 2690 rpm in two thirds of a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebuchadnezzar
Bristol
Rhode, Island
Polock
Thersee
Mott
Jane
Bratol
Aaron Kaslerbrooka
Said
Forthery
Renee
Bristol Exchange for Woman's Work annual report year ending 1896
Secretary reports a prosperous twelfth year with steady board leadership, new entertainment events raising funds, and growing writing and correspondence duties led by Miss Slade. Treasurer notes sales remain strong despite financial challenges, with a year end surplus and patronage from consignors and the public. Isabelia J. E. Bosworth delivers the report on May 8 1896.
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Philadelphia
Bristol
Young Men’s Christian Association
Drury
Evelin B. Bache
James N. Bullock
Sid Aeson
H. H. Cabot
E. R. Trotter
Board of Managers
Byron D. DeWolf
Frank Pratt
Bache
Cheseboro
Charles Dana Gibson
Treasury
Evangeline
Rodenbaugh
Opera House
Bassett
Pratt
Daniel Stevens
Bristol Train of Artillery
Mise Slade
Miss Slade
Oursumer
Isabelia J. E. Bosworth
New Books at Rogers Free Library May 18
The Rogers Free Library lists new titles arriving Monday May 18 including histories such as Van Ligu's History of French Literature and A Century of Roundels, works by Swinburne and Crane, novels by Stevenson and Howells, children's stories, poetry collections, and educational volumes with many volumes donated or issued by the U S Eleventh Census and the Education Commission.
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van Ligu
Soois
Cunningham
Middlesex County
Mass
Leo XIII
Warwick
Davis
Houghton
Chilhower
Morrison
Cooper
Edna Lyall
Trowbridge
Celia Thaxter
U. 8
Commissioner of Education
Armory Accepted by Naval Reserve Commission
The New Armory for the Naval Reserve is formally accepted after a thorough inspection. Charles A. Barbour delivered the key to Chairman Wilbour, who handed it to General Dennis and then Lieut. Williams for possession and initial use by the Reserves this evening. Wharf work remains but is expected to finish in a few weeks. A formal dedication may be held later in the season.
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Naval Reserve
Charles A. Barbour
Chaitmain Wilbour
Wilbour
Dennis
Lieut. Williams
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