The Library of Congress A National Treasure in Washington
The Library of Congress is a premier knowledge storehouse second only to the British Museum. Millions visit annually for research and awe as the copyright office grows, manuscripts like Rochambeau and Jones papers are safeguarded, and delicate volumes are restored by repairers using crepeline.
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Library of Congress
United States
British Museum
Congress
Library
Great Britain
Herbert Putnam
American Library
National Library
Copyright Office
Copyright
Marquis de Rochambeau
Paul Jones
Virginia Company
Washington
Braddock
Force
Halifax
Korea
George Robertson
Scotland
Asia
Amoy I
Java
Washington Herald
Japan Appeals to First Beauty Contest Enthusiasm
Tokyo weekly launches Nippon wide beauty contest inviting entries from farmers artisans and Geisha girls. Photographs submit from all over Japan with names like Cherry Blossom Jassamine and Rosy Dawn. Contest emphasizes head shoulders and graceful poses under spring blossoms with judging by Paris critics.
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America
England
Japan
United States
Lady Pole-Carew
France
Italy
Germany
Far East
Tokio
Nippon
Hattamotos
Making of a Prima Donna and Its Lessons
An essay by J. B. Bowles on Mme Nordica and the path to operatic greatness. It traces early training from Boston choirs to Italy, the value of disciplined study, language mastery, self control, and gradual progress from Italian roles to Brunnhilde and Isolde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Nordica
Lillian Norton
Boston
Gilmore
Italy
Stand Opera
St. Petersburg
Europe
Zoltan Dome
America
Great Britain
Paris
Elsa
England
Mme. Wagner
Baireuth
Spain
Brunnhilde
Violetta
Leonore
Aida
Isolde
Sheridan asks Wilson to avoid statue horse likeness
Gen John M Wilson recounts a ride with Gen William T Sherman in Washington. At Scott Circle Sheridan reveals a wish to be buried with a better mounted statue rather than the Gen Winfield Scott horse. The Scott horse was said to be modeled after a mare once ridden by Gen John Morgan.
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Wilson
Gen. Sheridan
Washington
Scott
John Morgan
Kentucky
Emerson on friendship and fashion in nature and society
Observations contrast friendship as nature’s masterpiece with a provocative remark about women and long skirts, suggesting social norms influence perception. The passages frame friendship as a defining human trait while noting gendered dress as a source of blush or discomfort within cultural expectations.
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Trescott Bros
Choteau, Teton CO. Mont
House OF Knowledge
Oyonto Oyena
Nagasaki
Oyonto
Fugi Munie
Wing Tee Wie
Wawmi Kodze
Kawmi Kodze
Lillian Nordica
J. B. Bowles
Emerson
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