The Craft of Casting a Large Bronze Statue
The article explains the complex process of creating a large bronze statue in one piece. It details sand cores imported from Fontenoy roses France, hundreds of sand blocks, clay cores, and precise reductions to fit the plaster model. It notes famed works like the Astor door Trinity Church and Washington statues, plus alloy compositions and historical methods.
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France
Fontenoy-aux- Roses
Paris
Astor
Trinity Y Church
Washington
Wall Street
New York City
J. Q. A. Ward
President Garfield
Pausanias
Liberty
New York World
Lecture on the sense of smell at Innsbruck meeting
Dr Herrmann of Vienna lectured on olfactory sense noting noncarnivorous animals retain smell better than carnivores and humans. Crowded cities dull noses while civilized people lose sensitivity to coal smoke. Silk best transmits odors, linen holds them, wool retains decay scents. artificial aids to smell unlikely.
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Innsbruck
Herrmann
Vienna
Dainty maid and white dove in Purvis poem
Miller Purvis in Womankind presents a verse about a graceful girl wandering at twilight. The speaker recalls her golden curls and dreaming eyes as a white dove signals loyal love across the night.
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Miller Purvis
Painting the Hand in Portraiture and Photography
A London Queen critique urges meticulous rendering of hands in portraits, noting masters like Holbein and Rembrandt as exemplars. It proposes using photography to capture accurate hand forms and textures, preventing age or sex incongruities on painted likenesses.
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Lely
Vandyke
Reynolds
Lawrence
Court
Hampton Court Palace
Mholbein
Henry VIII
Erasmus
Moore
Rembrant
London
Legal View on Stallion Service and Damages
The article explains no universal rule. outcome depends on facts and contracts. Without a guarantee, payment hinges on fault of the stallion. if the stallion routinely produces imperfect foals and the mare owner knew but hid it, damages may be possible. Most cases end with paying the service fee, or accepting a guarantee that the foal stands and sucks, shifting risk to the stallioner up to birth.
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Iowa Supreme Court
The Bull Portrait by Rembrandt as a Holland Masterpiece
Century describes The Young Bull as a celebrated Dutch painting in The Hague, praising its lifelike portrayal of temperament, anatomy, and texture. The work commands attention with a rising ground, vast sky, and white cloud, while other figures serve as accessories to the bull’s dominance.
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Holland
Hague
Thoroughbred usage differs between England and America
An Exchange note explains that in England thoroughbred refers specifically to race horses, while in the United States it is used for all purebred animals. It contrasts full blood, pure blood, crossbred, and grade, predicting American usage may shift toward British practice.
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England
America
Great Britain
Exchange
Breeders See Crosses Aiming to Improve Horse Stock
An English breeder orders five stallions and 650 brood mares from America to test crosses with hackney stock led by a 2:25 record expectation. The Poland China hog is widespread in the south with Berkshire Essex and Duroc Jersey also common. Western beef herds are in excellent condition this summer.
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America
Berkshire
Essex
Lou Chief
J. M. Garrett
Woodford County
Kentucky
Thomas Telford and the value of solid foundations
The article recounts Thomas Telford as a devoted believer in strong road foundations and perfect drainage. It traces his early work as a stonemason in Langholm and London, his move to surveying and engineering, and notes his emphasis on cross drains under roads every 100 feet. He died in 1884 at 77 after a life of extensive practical engineering.
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Thomas Telford
Telford
Tom
Langholm
Scotland
London
Portsmouth
Good roads and freight costs across nations
Analysis notes that harsh road conditions raise freighting costs from Revere to Lynn and across U S states, with California needing far more horses than England for the same work. It cites figures from Pomona Progress and New York Press, stressing economic gains from better roads. It also advertises Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and ovarian tumor cures by the World's Dispensary.
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England
Scotland
France
Massachusetts
California
Revere
Boston
Lynn
Pomona
Cal
Roy Stone
Agricultural Department
Asbury Park
Ooon Roads
New York
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