Evolution of female beauty in classical and modern art
The article argues that ancient sculpture preserved life-like features but lacked expression, while modern painters break from strict classical canons to create their own truthful ideals. It notes that contemporary works like The Angelus reflect a closer tie to nature, offering vivid character and narrative potential, unlike idealized Renaissance figures.
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Dahomey
Paris
Venus
King
Zeuxis
Pausias
Apel
Dunclent
Owen Meredith
Wien
George Sands
Yelund
Nieto
Tiese
Julius Caesar
Angelus
Tiny l'Tim
Bernard
Leon Fortunski
Tranmere
Konrad Kiefel
Elnas
Edmund de Pury
Traumerei
Won't Marry J G Fair Youth Romance Tale
Mrs Bryan recalls James G Fair proposed at age 15, comparing him as soft and affectionate while she sought Thomas Bryan, now widowed, living in Sonoma Valley California. She explains why she chose Bryan over Fair, noting Fair's kindness contrasted with indifferent Bryan.
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California
Lizzie Hardin
James G. Fair
Thomas Bryan
Comstock Lode
Senator Fair
Jim” Fair
Lizzie
Jim
Sonoma Valley
Mr. Fair
Mrs. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Lizzie Marden
Zimri Skillings’ Fishing Trip Ends With Loss and Wit
The tale follows Zimri Skillings a famed Western State angler who after a day on the Cinnamon River learns his wife has died. He reacts with stoic sorrow then humor remarking the “picrel bitin’” has not bitten in a year as he struggles to cope with his bereavement.
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Izaak Walton
Zimri Skillings
Zimri
Cinnamon River
Beginning of the Year Across Civilizations and Eras
The text outlines how various cultures defined their new year differently. It notes ancient Egypt, Chaldea, Persia, Syria, Phoenicia, and Carthage starting near September 22, the Greeks shifting to the winter solstice before 432 B C, and England setting March 25 for the legal year until 1752.
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England
Two Kaca Track Proverbs Accent Washington Star Style
A fragment from the Washington Star presents two Kaca-Track proverbs. It quotes nothing ventured nothing gained and a saying about fools parting from money, tied to a moment of departure and return with a weary sigh.
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Washington Star
Monument to Cabot Honored by Bristol Citizens
Bristol England plans a monument to John Cabot the discoverer marking the 400th anniversary of the North American voyage from the notable port. A summit site at Brandor hill twenty five acres donated by the town council will host an ornate tower designed by W W Gough under the patronage of the Marquis of Dufferin. The Cabot monument committee already reports 10000 dollars raised, one fifth of the required sum.
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Bristol
England
John Cabot
Cabot
Brandor
W. W. Gough
Marquis of Dufferin
Cabot Monument Committee
Memorial Tower
Self-Operating Pump Demonstrated by Indiana Farmer
Oscar Jones of near Hagerstown Indiana showcases a self-operating water pump at the Ta gerstown smithy. The device uses a large drive wheel with a trough rim and a chain driven bucketing system to lift water, employing four fifths of the pumped water to power the next cycle.
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Indiana
Oscar Jones
Hagerstown
Ind
The Tombs prison and its infamous history in New York
The Tombs, famed New York City prison built 1832 to 1834, is being demolished for a newer facility. It housed about a half million inmates, including captains of crime and those confined during winter. Sixty executions occurred there, notably Capt. Nathaniel Gordon, the slave trader, who was hanged after trials. The piece notes self-destruction attempts and guards, plus tangential details about the origin of the cigarette and cacao consumption in earlier eras.
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New York
United States
Tombs of
Nathaniel Gordon
Gordon
Havana
Erie
Africa
Monongahela
Eldridge Street
Ramon G. Garcia
Mexico
St. Nicholas
Cortez
Europe
America
St. Louis Republic
Pecrson
Origin of saying Robbing Peter to Pay Paul in 1550
An old saying traces to an English church act in 1550. With St Paul’s Cathedral under repair and funds scarce, Westminster income destined for St Peter was diverted to fix St Paul’s, illustrating resource shifts in church government.
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Peter
Paul
Church Government of England
St. Paul
London
Westminster
St. Peter
St. Paul's
Zebras for Farm Work and Tsetse-Fly Proof Males
Reports from South Africa describe experiments taming zebras for draught work. Zebra males bred to resist the tsetse fly show potential, though zebras struggle with overdriving. A separate note cites Americans using an average of eight matches per person daily.
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United States
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Jodern Ideats
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Rks
Praxiteles
Phisix
Agesander
Alcamenes
Apolnius
Wes
Chares
Ecucues
Lysippus
Myron Soniliavlyusal
Millet
the Pfeast
Leon Forsunskil
Flower Girl
Edmond DE Pury
J. G. Fair
WITKA
New York World
the Tombs
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