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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1896
Page
4
An exploration of how photographers manipulate angles lighting and lens choices to alter facial features in portraits. The piece notes techniques for slimming noses lengthening chins softening foreheads and reshaping the face and discusses chalking up prints and poses as part of the craft.
A fable recounts a bug complaining to a sage about Jumbo the elephant abusing him by blocking the sun and shaking the ground. The sage suggests turning bugs into elephants and elephants into bugs, but notes the outcome would just preserve the same numbers and woes. In a separate note, a Detroit Free Press snippet questions doctors as frauds, arguing doctors chase cures and that reputations rise and fall with a few successes or losses.
Discussion traces the sport of discus in ancient times from bronze platters to standard weights and inspiring sculpture. It cites Phayllus’s 95 foot throw, notes Myron’s statue The Discobolus, and references modern athletic parallels. The excerpt also includes satirical anecdotes from Pearson’s Weekly and a London Speaker quip.
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