Burnt-wood art and its rise in decorative design
The article explains burnt wood art using a cautery tool to create light and dark reliefs on basswood and other woods. It covers tools, techniques, antique designs, and the shift from clumsy lamps to an aluminum tip with a bulb boiler. It notes the faster production and profits, and cites Van Delelden of Chicago as a leading figure in the United States.
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Shakspeare
Milton
Scott
Goldsmith
Dong
United
van Delelden
Chicago
Original Portrait Burning Could Shape Wood Art
The article discusses the potential of burning portraits on wood as an artistic path. It notes originality is crucial and that while unlikely to replace painting, the method may gain recognition as a distinct discipline, especially for decorative pieces like chairs and cabinets.
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St Redily
Walt Whitman’s Children and Personal Life Seen
Edward Carpenter notes Whitman never married and had intimacies outside formal bonds. He cites Leaves of Grass as impressionistic, not literal record, and observes Whitman’s discreet later life, with friendships among men and cautious relations with women.
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Edward Carpenter
Walt Whitman
London
Whitman
Washington
Carpenter
Schitman
J. Addington Symonds
Walt
Pete Doyle
Dr. Bucke
Pete
Edward Cirter
Washington prepares for Grand Army reunion encampment
Washington gears up for the thirty sixth Grand Army of the Republic encampment with broad federal and District backing. Secretary Hay to deliver the encampment oration as thousands of veterans and supporters gather for parades, religious services, receptions, and open air entertainments across the capital.
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Hay
Washington
District of Columbia
Washington Citizens’ Executive Committee
Grand Army
Torrance
White House
Secretary of War
Washington City
Board of Commissioners
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens
I Iself
Pennsylvania Avenue
Camp
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Convention Hall
Commissioner of Pensions
Ware
Must Watch Out Brooklyn Hogie Roosevelt Warns
A terse warning about surveillance mentions Mr Roosevelt and bogies watching him. It notes he rode a train on the Sandbath and implies consequences if he repeats the act. The fragment suggests a tense political or security context with unnamed observers.
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Brooklyn Hogie
Mr. Roosevelt
Bogies
A Famine for Servants Sparks a Swedish Girl Auction Tale
Indianapolis faces a severe servant shortage as cooks and housemaids vanish from the job market. An amusing incident unfolds when Swedish girl Lena, sought by many, prompts a streetcar crowd to descend on a north side cottage, only to discover she is not there and a rival call has claimed her. The scene exposes wage pressures, rising demand, and families migrating to flats to dodge future shortages.
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Indianapolis
Lberty
The
Arsenal
East Michigan
Washington Street
Lena
The Hunter's Moon Reigns Empress of the Night
Poetic fragment from the Poet's Calendar evokes night with vivid imagery of The Hunter's Moon ruling the dark. Fragments mention scales, skies, white clouds like tattered sails, red haws, and sea fowl, suggesting a moody maritime tableau.
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Handbook of
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