Elizabeth Strong and the animal portraitist triumphs
Miss Elizabeth Strong, a Connecticut born artist who traveled to Paris and London, gains fame for animal portraits and a Salon picture. Her early life in Sandwich Island, schooling in Dregon, and time in Paris shaped a career praised for skill with animals, now showcased in images like a wind-whipped scene of dogs and a greyhound, set beside a studio with rich furnishings and a gathered circle of friends.
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Elizabeth Strong
Connecticut
Sandwich Island
San Francie
Degion
Assauiter Tarrison
Europe
Paris
Jeiel
Iigrin
United States
Srecoral
Heston
Piraty
Haiti
Temperance and spine of Corniaro’s creed examined
The piece reviews Corniaro’s regimen of temperance and self-denial, detailing his daily food and wine allowances, discipline under pressure, and belief that temperance extended life. It notes his end at about a century, his writings, and the notion that his calm, disciplined life inspired followers to seek similar happiness and spiritual health.
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Ateilier Corniaro
Why They Do Not Marry A Young Woman Explains A Social Problem
A letter writer recounts a small party where a young woman argues marriage is slipping from the reach of many. women seek independent professions and resist inferior husbands. She notes men in first class society often rely on wives for support, while wealthier families show fewer men willing to sustain wives. The discussion highlights shifts in romance, social class, and perceptions of masculine energy.
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J. H. Tryndal
Unikven
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New York
Matt and Express
Mer
Madenhood
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Mets
Stcivts
Prominent Journalists and a Crime Wave in Texas
A Cambridge-like statistical note suggests 26 of 37 prominent journalists died over 60 last year, implying longevity follows rising status rather than toil. In western Texas crime climbs, Cotulla reports more murders as money troubles drive offenses. An old Scot’s dame recalls fourteen minister changes since joining the kirk, each preacher worse than the last.
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Lfe
Texas
Cotulla
Tex
Changing History in the Century's Civil War Series
The Century reviews Civil War memory with opposing Confederate and Federal accounts of Bull Run. Imboden Johnston and Johnson challenge legend, arguing Federal retreat and misrepresented blunders were overstated. Johnston defends leadership, while Imboden critiques McDowell’s battery moves.
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Chicago
Washington
Richmond
Imboden
Gustavus Smith
J. E. Johnsson
George B. McClellan
Bull Run
Joseph E. Johanston
Johnston
Tinboten
Doh Ston Ie
Jefferson Davis
Bonham
Longstreet
Are Kant
Tot
Awsay
Cor Sponadentes
Imbaten
Luboden
McDowell
Rickett
Griffin
Neoiay
A Meeting-louse in the Tonnesser Mountains
A rustic meeting at a log church on a Smoky Mountain spur described in sensory detail. The Notch church sits amid pines and oaks with simple benches, a pulpit, and benches creaking under horses and the town’s quiet unease. Voices rise and fall as the reader foregrounds mountain life and fleeting youth.
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Heaven
Hell
Jake Tobin
Anecdotes and historical notes amid a tangled century
A garbled clipping surveys a scholar named Stidge Black of Pennsylvania and his deep, ironic grasp of English liberty, recounts a Washington visit in 1877 with clashes over fundamental principles, then shifts to military defenses of Halland and a bizarre tale of frontier lawmen and a stubborn old settler. The piece brushes on war planning, naval blocks, and a Boston newspaper marvel about a corset stopping a fatal wound.
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Europe
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Runnymede
John
Higa
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Jndee
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