James Russell Lowell as versatile American man of letters
A tribute noting James Russell Lowell and the broader pattern of American writers engaging in varied professions. The piece recalls many figures—Stedman, Poe, Halleck, Aldrich, Bancroft, Hawthorne, Twain, Holmes, Bellamy, Carnegie—who combined literature with law, business, or public service, illustrating Lowell’s view that letters and worldly activity often go hand in hand.
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James Russell Lowell
Lowell
E. C. Stedman
Edgar Allan Poe
Charles King
Mayne Reid
Pitt Greene Halleck
John Jacob Astor
Abbotts
Adamses
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
New York
George Bancroft
Hawthorne
Bape Taylor
W. W. Astor
Bret Harte
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel L. Clemens
Ativer
Mark Twain
Holmes
Bellamy
Bryn Mawr
Philadelphia
America
Lowell’s Career From Poet To Diplomat And Politician
The piece traces James Russell Lowell from his rise with the Biglow Papers through his tenure as Harvard professor, editor, and poet. It notes his travels, service as minister to Spain and then Great Britain, his roles as rector and elector, and his later withdrawal from politics. It also mentions personal losses and his final years of quieter work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Lowell
England
Lowell
Byron
Southey
Harvard College
Atlantic Magazine
Massachusetts
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hayes
Spain
London
American Republic
D.C. L
LL. D
Cambridge
United States
University of St. Andrews
Cleveland
Washington
Golden Specific Ad Promises Quick Alcohol Cure
A damaged ad claims a product named Golden Specific can cure drinking problems by adding it to coffee or tea without the drinker knowing. It boasted thousands of drunkards cured with no harmful effects and offered confidential circulars from the Golden Specific Co. at 185 Race Street, Cincinnati Ohio.
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Dyrenfurth
Midland
Tex
Senator Farwell
Illinois
Carter
India
Mar. Carter Medicine CO
New York
Golpen Epecific Co
Race Street
Cincinnati. O
Augusta
Maine
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Germany
England
France
Austria
Tulke
Cyrice Hovns
Oa Minde
Aterona
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Lowell Homestead
Clay
Fred C. Darron
South
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
North Carolina
Paul Berger
van Buren
Polk
Johnson
Johnson O Co
Bustoy
Mass
Scott
Chamberlain Institute and Female College
Randolph
Chautauqua Lake
Business College
J.T. Edwards
Kov
J.K. Ronne
Merchant Tailoring
Hickory Street
Maines
Catarrham
ELY Brothers
Warren Si
Warren
A. J. Hazeltne
Prest
O. W. Beaty
Vice Pres
T. G.B. Ellsworth
Cashier
M. B. Dunham
J. B. Wood
Chas
H. Noyes
James Clark
L. R Freeman
Charles W.stone
F. H. Rockwell
A.J. Hazeltine
L.D. Wetmore, Pres
M. Beegher
Cash
Warren County
Ireland
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Europe
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
D. L. Gerould
Cashie
H. A. Jamieson
V. Davia
8. P.johnson
A. Hertzel
W.D. Brown
G.N. Parmlee
A.T. Scofield
Struthers
Alron
Warren, Pa
Mistudor
Meadville
Pac
Ollege
Yeirhevins
Darhoth Seres
Tite Nis
Mars Mshueton Par
Ualogues
David H. Wheeler
Washington & Joleen
Tie
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Balanc
Kopf & Henry
Water ST
Wyman & Davis
THE
Ware
Water Street
Carver House
C.&e.bartsch
Ater Street
Diamond Block
H.wallett É& Co
Anna Page
Austin
Ixes
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Bonn
Toledo
Ohio
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Portland
Crocker
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L. M. Hazeeke
C. B. Hamlin
Allits V.irons
Zeus Aday
Hogges
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Aviations
INO. Finzer & Bros
Louisville, Ky
Larns
Diuugist
Allegheny, Pa
Avery
Toan
F. C, Fowler
Geo, S. Davis
Fase
Dingo Paten
Neall
Liberta Streets
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St. Bor Grea
Patladelphia
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