Paine
ALBERT BIGELOW. An American author. Born at New Bedford, Mass., in 1861. He became in 1899 the editor of a department in the "St. Nicholas Magazine," a position which he held for ten years. He is the author of numerous works, but perhaps is best known by his "Biography of Mark Twain," published in 1912. Later he wrote "The Boy's Life of Mark Twain" (1916) and "Mark Twain's Letters" (1917). He was a life-long friend of Twain, who appointed Paine his literary executor. The more important of his other works are "The Autobiography of a Monkey" (1897); "The Commuters" (1904); "Thomas Nast-His Period and His Pictures" (1904).
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Paine
RALPH DELAHAYE, an American writer, born at Lemont, Ill., in 1871. Graduated from Yale in 1894 and at once engaged in newspaper work, acting as correspondent during the Spanish-American War and in China during the Boxer uprising. He wrote many books, chiefly for boys, and was a contributor to periodicals and magazines.
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Paine
ROBERT TREAT, an American jurist, signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Boston, Mass., March 11, 1731; was a delegate to provincial and continental congresses, and held offices of attorney-general of Massachusetts and judge of Supreme Court; was an able judge. He died in Boston, May 11, 1814.
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Paine (II)
JOHN KNOWLES, an American organist and composer; born in Portland, Me., Jan. 9, 1839; was Professor of Music from 1874 at Harvard College. His compositions are chiefly piano pieces, with a mass in D, an oratorio, "St. Peter," the "Edipus Tyrannus" (incidental music for Sophocles' tragedy), the opera "Azara," Columbus march and hymn for the World's Columbian Exposition (1892), etc. He died April 25, 1906.
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Painters' Colic
Important: Safety Warning This page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional. This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon. a disease which derives its name from the fact that painters are more frequently attacked by it than persons of other occupations, vit though habitual cider drinkers, and people of various callings, are sometimes liable to its attack. The cause in all cases is the presence of lead in the system. This very serious disease commands the prompt attendance of a physician. Iodine of potassium is said to be an effective remedy for lead and mercurial poisoning.
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Painting in Mosaic
an imitation of paintings by setting bits of colored stone or glass together in a surface. This form of decoration was carried to great perfection by the Greeks and Romans. It was used to form floors and pavements and to adorn walls and ceilings. One Roman artist boasted that he could produce on glass cubes 15,000 varying shades and tints. Another brought into a face of Paul V 1,700,000 bits of colored glass, the largest of which was less than a millet seed. See Pompeii ; Mosaic
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Paish
SIR GEORGE, British financier. He was born in 1867 and became attached to the staff of the "Statist," the chief London economic journal, before he was twenty, becoming subeditor in 1888, assistant editor in 1894, and associate ognized editor throughout in 1900. He became rec- England as an authority on economics and was made governor nomics. of During the London the World School War of Eco- he tories of st made frequent visits to the United States to negotiate loans, and raised a commotion in 1919 by suggesting the issue of several billions to rehabilitate Europe. His books include: "Savings and Social Welfare"; and "Railroads of the United States."
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Paisiello
GIOVANNI, an Italian singer and musician; born in 1741. Having early shown musical ability, he was well trained; and in 1763 his first opera ("The Pupil") was performed with great applause at Bologna. From this period commenced a long career of success, at Modena, Parma, Ven Venice, Rome, Milan, Naples, and les, and Florence. By the year 1776 he had composed nearly 50 operas, partly serious and partly comic, the chief of which are: " Demetrius "; Artaxerxes"; "The Ridiculous Vir- 66 tuosos"; "The Chinese Idol"; "The Marquis of Tulipano"; etc. In that year he entered the service of Catharine II. of Russia. Here during eight years' residence he composed his best productions, "The Maid Mistress," and "The Barber , where he composed "King Theodore," of Seville." He then visited Vienna another of his best operas, and 12 symphonies for the Emperor Joseph II. He died in 1816.
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Palaeste
A town on the coast of Epirus, and a little south of the Acroceraunian Mountains, where Caesar landed when he crossed over to Greece to carry on the war against 2026 Editor's Note: Located south of the Akrokeraunian Promontory, Palaeste served as the natural boundary between Epirus and Illyria in classical antiquity. The ancient site is situated near the modern village of Palasë in present-day Albania. (Ed: BR 2026-06-07)
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Palaestina
The Greek and Roman form of the Hebrew word which was used to denote the country of the Philistines, and which was extended to the whole country. The Romans called it Judaea, extending to the whole country the name of its southern part. It was regarded by the Greeks and Romans as a part of Syria. 2026 Editor's Note: After the Bar Kokhba revolt, the Romans renamed the province of Judaea to Syria Palaestina , a name that persisted into the late 4th century AD. This renaming is widely seen as an attempt to suppress Jewish national identity by applying the name of the biblical Philistines to the land. (Ed: BR 2026-06-08)
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Palate
the roof of the mouth. The fore part is called the hard palate and the back part the soft palate, the former having an osseous framework and a membrane provided with many muciparous glands. In botany, the prominent lower lip of a ringent corolla.
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Palatine Hill
one of the seven hills of Rome. It borders on the Forum and is said to be the site of the city founded by Remus.
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