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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1906
Page
2
The piece notes that children show early interest in living scenes and that teaching begins with patient guidance. It explains that pure aesthetic appreciation appears late and that educators use drawings to lead children toward using human figure symbols as a developmental step.
The passage describes teaching a child to place the letters O W H in a vertical line near stick figures to study action. It notes the child’s courage as the key asset, making the method rely on willingness rather than intelligence. Symbols like squares and circles teach action through inclination and angle.
The article discusses simplifying the human figure into stick drawings as a practical teaching tool. It notes stick figures convey actions like walk, run, jump, weep, rage, and dance and are easier for children to grasp before progressing to block figures. It recommends Dr. Rimmer's Elements of Design for deeper study.
The article describes using basic block figures to teach children drawing of humans. Start with squares and parallelograms for body parts, add head arms hands and feet, noting shoulder differences between genders. Keep backgrounds simple and progress to three quarters view only when ready.
A clergyman travels to a distant backwoods district to conduct a funeral for a friend who died while visiting a farm from his boyhood. With no book, he reads from memory the Epistle to the Corinthians as the service unfolds. The farmers call it excellent and request Bible distribution for missionary work.
A historical overview of early coffee houses in England from 1650 onward. It notes Nathaniel Copius in Oxford drinking coffee, early shops in Oxford and London, the Rain Booth coffee house, and the spread of coffee as a common, regulated nuisance. It cites advertisements in the Kingdoms Intelligencer offering coffee, chocolate, sherbets, and tea with prices and terms.
A London paper argued the fable is natural history false. An Oxford professor bought grapes then offered them to a fox at the zoo, and the fox ate them greedily, challenging the paper's claim.
A Detroit Free Press fragment records casual remarks from last night's concert noting a spectator who had been to New York and was familiar with Alice Roosevelt's trousseau. The exchange references opposition and a pianist's performance in a marketable, no-standout style.
A fragment from the Tribune hints at a trust magnate named Multim who has retired from business and amassed immense wealth. The snippets imply a record-breaking fortune, though exact figures are not disclosed.
A Savannah woman Irene Crosby reports Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured irregular and painful periods after other options failed. The ad urges women with cramps backache and other monthly suffering to seek relief and write Mrs. Pinkham for free advice in Lynn Mass.
A tale of G Bernard Shaw rejecting bloodshed for life and love of children, Stephen Phillips drawn to poetry by illness and Coleridge, and George Meredith voting from a donkey chaise after a broken leg. Friends helped him reach the poll, where he was cheered on return.
An old health tonics advertisement describes grip recoveries and flesh gain from Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites Mrs Amelia Hall of Norwich Connecticut crediting the pills with curing nervous exhaustion, dyspepsia, constipation, and rheumatic pains after unsuccessful treatments. The notice promises a booklet from Schenectady New York creators.
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