Felix O C Darley the first great American illustrator
Born in Philadelphia on June 23 1822 Felix Octavius Carr Darley became a versatile artist known for book illustrations historical scenes and war pictures. His work on Irving Hawthorne Cooper and Civil War subjects helped define a pictorial recording of American life and frontier history.
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Philadelphia
Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Darley
John Darley
America
Saturday Museum
Leatherstocking
Cooper
F. O. C. Darley
Columbia
E. W Kemble
A. B. Frost
Oliver Herford
Ichabod Crane
New York
American Art Union
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Hawthorne
Judd
J. Fenimore Cooper
American Society of Painters In
Artists Fund Society of New York
National Academy of Design
Longfellow
Miles Standish
Liberty
Lexington
Washington
Wyoming Valley
Pennsylvania
Harold Frederic
Robert W. Chambers
Walter D. Edmonds
Great Plains
West
Prince Napoleon
Matthew Brady
Brady
Felix Daley
Sherman
North
Europe
Rome
Claymont
Del
Frank Jewett Mather, Jr
Darley as Universal American Illustrator of Dickens Humor
The article praises William H. Darley as the principal American illustrator of Dickensian broad humor and melodrama, noting his antiquarian touches and influential vignettes such as Whittier’s Cobbler Keezar. It highlights his extensive preparation, later eclipse by new illustrators, and his versatile role in American illustration and lithography.
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Charles Dickens
Darley
Whittier
Keezar
America
F. O. C. Darley
Felix O. C. Darley
Modern to the Minute Sews for Summer Wardrobe
Clever young sewing styles promise a modern summer look with easy to make two piece outfits. Features include blouse and skirt ensembles with waistcoat flair, a slim tailored frock, and a sport dress that launders well. Patterns 1302 1286 1915 give sizes 14 to 48 with yardage details and 15 cent pattern prices.
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Chic
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Household Tips From WNU Service Feature
A compilation of practical homemaking tips including clearing stale smoke with vinegar on a hot shovel washing linoleum with sugar water softening wool with olive oil chilling canned fruits by removing labels and a rice based dish with scrambled eggs and cheese. It also covers removing tile spots with kerosene and paraffin frying donuts with a touch of vinegar and preparing a barbecued ham with a warm mustard vinegar and jelly sauce.
Beaumount Quotation on Self Correction Through Others
A reflective saying urges recognizing personal faults by observing their unseemly mirrors in others. The aphorism warns self-deception and highlights moral self-scrutiny.
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Beaumont
Great Courage In Danger Cited By Regnard Quote
A brief proverb attributed to Regnard notes that great courage thrives amid danger, underscoring a stoic view of bravery under threat.
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Regnard
Cardui advertised for menstrual relief and vitality
An advertisement urges women to try Cardui for monthly pains and nutritional weakness. It claims Cardui eases functional menstrual pains, increases appetite, improves digestion, and builds natural resistance to suffering, with a physician consult if ineffective.
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