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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1907
Page
8
A painter commissioned by the artist’s relatives completes a controversial portrait titled Portrait of a Doctor. The wife reacts with horror exclaiming it resembles her husband and seems to speak, leaving onlookers bemused at the uncanny likeness.
A narrator recalls a portrait commission where a wife asked for a less lifelike image of the doctor. The artist refuses to please everyone, comparing the plight to the man with the donkey. He seeks reliable sitters, not family members who demand constant changes.
In a rural exchange, prospectors offered to hire Phi Lander Hay as a woodcutter at 1.75 dollars per day. Hay declined the per job plan citing wear and tear on his body and equipment, insisting there would be little money and no honesty in the arrangement.
A traveler back from abroad notes improvements at home including a more comfortable barber chair. He recalls London barbers clinging to older chairs and jokes with a London shaver who attributes the old style to American-made chairs. The scene shifts to a New York visitor meeting Virginia acquaintances and a remark about sermons and recent wanderings.
A British education expert argues that discipline at Eton is influenced by class and status. The remark notes dukedom heirs may be spanked by a motorist in class privileges, while a village cobbler's son faces no leniency, prompting questions about constitutional balance and fairness. The passage also references American Roy and a football captain as part of the discussion.
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