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December 7, 1920
The Evening Herald
Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon
What is this article about?
Matthew C. Brush, leader of the Hog Island shipbuilding project, collects over 300 tiny elephant figurines as a hobby, inspired by Uncle John Brashear's advice that every man should have one. He admires elephants for their strength, sagacity, dignity, and fidelity.
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Elephant One Man's Hobby.
The late "Uncle John" Brashear of Pittsburgh urged that every man should have a hobby; and Matthew C. Brush, president of the International Shipbuilding corporation, would subscribe to that dictum.
The leader of the vast undertaking at Hog Island has a hobby that is singularly picturesque.
He is a warm admirer of the elephant. He holds that for the combination of strength, sagacity, dignity and fidelity it is the model beast. In his pocket he carries tiny ivory and ebony images of the mighty pachyderm. At his apartment there are little elephants to be seen everywhere—on the mantelpiece, on the piano, in every place of vantage.
It is said that the recent census taken by their owner showed he possessed more than 300 of the tiny figures.—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The late "Uncle John" Brashear of Pittsburgh urged that every man should have a hobby; and Matthew C. Brush, president of the International Shipbuilding corporation, would subscribe to that dictum.
The leader of the vast undertaking at Hog Island has a hobby that is singularly picturesque.
He is a warm admirer of the elephant. He holds that for the combination of strength, sagacity, dignity and fidelity it is the model beast. In his pocket he carries tiny ivory and ebony images of the mighty pachyderm. At his apartment there are little elephants to be seen everywhere—on the mantelpiece, on the piano, in every place of vantage.
It is said that the recent census taken by their owner showed he possessed more than 300 of the tiny figures.—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Elephant Collection
Hobby
Shipbuilding
Pachyderm Figurines
What entities or persons were involved?
Matthew C. Brush
Uncle John Brashear
Where did it happen?
Hog Island
Story Details
Key Persons
Matthew C. Brush
Uncle John Brashear
Location
Hog Island
Story Details
Matthew C. Brush, president of the International Shipbuilding corporation at Hog Island, collects over 300 tiny ivory and ebony elephant figurines as a hobby, admiring the animal for its strength, sagacity, dignity, and fidelity, following the advice of the late Uncle John Brashear of Pittsburgh to have a hobby.