Small Town Opportunities for Young Men in Merchandising and Banking
A veteran reader recalls lessons from a long-ago schoolmaster about polliwogs becoming frogs and choosing paths. The piece argues small towns offer rich chances for young men in merchandising, banking, and newspaper publishing, citing a country store pivot to women’s wear, bank ledgers guiding farmers, and Jim Ingalls building a county paper, all highlighting local opportunity, leadership, and community growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Thornton, JR
Detroit
Horatio Alger, Jr
Istail
América
Erites
Chicago
Ngt
Flo
Beauid Phreen
Ollain
Caesar
Longfellow
Berian
Rome
United States
Ahen
Middle West
Jim Ingalls
Jim
Porter
Lawler
County Experimental Farm
County Agricultural Societies
Chere
Beaver Hollow
Pour Warners
Approval for 855 National Highway Projects by 1920
United States Department of Agriculture reports federal aid for 9 630 miles of national highways with 855 approved projects through September 30, 1920. Western states lead in fund use while Nevada Indiana Oklahoma and Florida show high percentages allocated to trail construction. Experts say concrete roads can last at least twenty years under motor truck traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Nevada
Oklahoma
Florida
Ilinois
Kansas
Montana
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Trafic
Meridian Highway
Seuss
Theadore Bansed
Ae International
Jeffrson
Lincoln Highway
Mississippi Valley Way
Dixie Overland
Jackson
Pacific
Eentererae
Colorado
Gulf
Pikes Peak Ocean
Ocean
Improvement of rods tied to intelligent road understanding
The text argues that road improvements must follow an intelligent understanding of road-prallein. It notes that despite poor roads, 10 to AU automobiles exist in Guatemala, and mentions salaries for chief highway engineers in California and New Jersey around BLOONO Ww yen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemiata
California
New Jersey
Tanlac Restores Woman From Nervous Depression Headaches
Mrs. V. O. of Lexington describes years of nervous weakness dizziness and headaches with iron band around her head She found no relief in Cincinnati until Tanlac eased her nerves appetite and digestion Improving rapidly after starting the medicine She urges others to try Tanlac sold by leading druggists everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Tanlee
Adv
Chromo remark mocks new rich taste in art
Philadelphia art critic Harvey Maitland Watts lamented at a dinner in Brettenhouse Square about the ignorance of the new rich to art. A Walnut Street buyer bought many costly pictures then asked for something cheaper for the back ball, prompting the salesman to offer a chromo at nearly nothing. The buyer dismissed chromos as the work of a struggling artist who cannot command high prices until a hit is made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Maitland Watts
Philadelphia
Bretenhouse Square
Walnut Street
Tmandam
Gage
Chromo
Ute Patron Seeks The Three Musketeers At Library
A young Ute student at a branch library requests the Three Musketeers to match his reading level. The Nirarian corrects the mispronunciation and notes the title’s era while the boy jokes about blood drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
No Workers. How many daughters haa shef
Three. And not a dish washer among then.
Then and Now: Old Fusinieheu Tik and Retirement Habits
The piece contrasts an aging individual who once saved a few hundred dollars with a newer retiree who spends several hundred dollars daily. It notes shifting financial habits and the impact on retirement readiness, reflecting changing economic behavior over time.
Wise Decision Delayed Visit From Mrs Paula Platt
In a Philadelphia Ledger item a widow Mrs Paula Platt had long planned to visit her married daughter in Ohio, but age and timidity postponed the trip. A neighbor’s query about the journey drew coy replies from both Mrs Platt and her relatives, underscoring town talk and the social hesitation surrounding the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pola Platt
Ohio
Tom Plitters
Paula
Mern
Philadelphia Ledger
Egg hatchings evoke gentle creatures in classroom dialogue
A classroom exchanges a riddle about eggs and gentle things. The teacher asks for other gentle hatched beings and Johnny answers with snakes and birds of prey, while the scene evokes a whimsical, old style dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Edinburgh Scotaman
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Virginia
Mrs. Osborne
Fletcher
Paul
Munson Mig. Coy
Wigterset
Parker
Danaral
Porras
Patghoue
Akoe
Land, Miscos Chemical Works
Patohor
Kremola
Sves
GaSe Oes
L Instant “Postum Beverage
Postum Cereal Co.Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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