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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
14
A 1910 letter from Kickersville Pa recounts census takers failing to enter homes and asking crude questions. It notes threats and bribes, describes a couple's union after a son-in-law abducted a daughter, and mocks the census process with sharp anecdotes about difficult questions and misdeeds.
The article chronicles an early self portrait by Frith found forgotten after a friend noticed a capital picture of the artist displayed in a small shop at Great Portland Street. It traces the painting’s journey from studio to public view and notes its historical significance in Frith’s oeuvre.
A forty five year estrangement ends when Mr Frith finds his own portrait in a shop. The dealer claims the painting is valuable as the artist is deceased and the price is twenty pounds. Frith buys it, then learns the buyer cannot revive the memory of painting it.
The Y M C A board announces a $25 gold prize to the member who brings the most new members between March 15 and May 30. The prize will be shared among the next five members with the largest intake within the period.
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