Venus Denatrix and the Melos Goddess in Art
John Bell argues the Melos sculpture once stood in an amphitheater as a great goddess conferring honors. He favors a Venus figure with one hand raised and the other holding a wreath, viewing the piece as a grand deity rather than a mirror viewing coquettish pose.
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John Bell
Melos
Iptor
Venus
Paris
Mars
Haceen
Nike
Sappho
Phryne
Electra
Aphrodite
Aigean
Pompeii
Bell
Louvre
Mr. Bell
Sone
Anphi
Magazine of Art
Simple diet pleases hungry family says newspaper writer
A woman columnist argues that simple, substantial meals with well prepared vegetables sustain a family of three growing boys and a hungry husband. She favors steaks and chops but warns against fancy cooks. The exchange ends with a quip from Willie Wishington and Belle Pepperton about Cupid’s arrows.
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New York World
Willie Wishington
Belle Pepperton
Washington Star
Woman's Heroism and Lydia E Pinkham Adoration
A sensational 19th century feature extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female ailments. It cites Mrs M F Fozzy of Campello Mass praising relief from severe menstrual pain, leucorrhoea, and bearing down pains after using the product and related Liver Pills and Sanative Wash.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
M. F. Fozzy
Campello
Mass
World and People portfolio series announces new portfolios
The notice describes a 26 volume high art photography collection charting global portraits and views from creation to present. Portfolio No 23 covers foreign lands while Nos 24 25 and 26 focus on American scenes with resorts historic buildings and cities. Readers may secure copies.
Veterans Remembrance Poem From Dixie's Land
Harry J. Shellman recalls Civil War memories and veterans marching to honor the fallen. The narrator contrasts past battles with present peace, stressing fraternal unity beyond faction, and ends with enduring comradeship as veterans thin but still honor the flag.
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Dixie's
North
Malvern Hill
Round Top
Chancellorsville
Mobile Bay
Lookout Heights
Alla
Toona
Petersburg
Dixie's Land
Origin of Memorial Day Reflections from a War Log
An 1862 diary entry from Warrenton Virginia describes camp life after arrival on November 8 1862 and notes rebel graves near the town. The writer recalls wreaths on graves and locals decorating fallen soldiers while remarking on currency usage by shopkeepers. The piece cites G T in Washington Star.
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Army of the Potomac
Warrenton
Secesh
G. T
Washington Star
Memorial Day Gems in the Garden of Patriotism
Voices urge dropping daily passions as Americans honor fallen heroes. The piece frames Memorial Day ceremonies as sanctuaries of patriotism where unity, fraternity, charity, and loyalty guide the nation toward a grander destiny. It reflects on graves as gardens of glory and the enduring memory of heroes.
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Republic
John S. Wise
J. H. Davidson
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