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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1923
Page
4
Nature as salesmanship in courtship, experts say
New York psychology teacher George Cromwell Blower argues nature trains men to market themselves to their future wives. He says courtship mirrors salesmanship with grooming and gifts as proof of provisioning ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cromwell Blower
New York
The Psychology of Salesmanship in Everyday Life
The author argues that much of life hinges on salesmanship as people seek to please friends and build trust. We consciously cultivate manners and honesty to gain advantage and overcome handicaps on life’s short journey.
Salesmanship as a life skill in education and diplomacy
The discussion argues for teaching practical sales psychology to youth and notes salesmanship applies to nations as well as individuals. It suggests amiable foreign relations hinge on selling ideas and even diplomats act as sales engineers selling "gold."
Emersons Compensation Touts Sanest Text Longevity
A brief note extols Ralph Waldo Emersons essay on Compensation as the core lesson in sales and character. It suggests bookstores offer cheap copies while libraries provide it for free, calling the essay perhaps the sanest writing in centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Responsibility for Taxes and Public Extravagance
The piece argues the high US tax burden stems from public demand driving allocations. Locally funded spending is welcomed, while distant expenses are seen as extravagant. It calls for taxpayer opposition to all public extravagances including local beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Nationwide Tobacco Production Surges Beyond Sixty Billion Cigs
The nation produced over 60 billion machine-made cigarets last year, with about 600 per person. Some was exported mainly to the Orient as 450,000 farmers in 42 states grow tobacco on 2 million acres and 60,000 workers support 183,000 in manufacturing. Leaf tobacco yields over 500 million dollars yearly. internal revenue exceeds 300 million. Even critics acknowledge tobacco's role in national life despite opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Matthew Arnold
Art Fakes and Bakers in Renaissance Masterpieces
A report on art forgery involving a bust bought by the Louvre and attributed to an Italian master. The forger Bastianini admitted authorship, while fakes and enhanced pieces duped critics and major galleries. It details methods, famous scams, and calls for tighter controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louvre
Bastianini
Florence
Tastianini
Olf Crar
Washington, D. C
Metropolitan
Petronius
Nero
Rome
Saiiapharnes
Olbia
BBC
Tler
Odessa
Etiara
Riccardo Nobili
Italan Export
Italy Guards Against Sham Botticelli Exports
Signor Nobili explains export officials resist allowing fake Botticelli works to leave Italy. Dealers may attach a photo showing original mediocrity to prove the piece can pass as authentic. Inspectors hold the photo to defend against dupe exports, though some dons still succeed in shipping altered paintings abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor Nobili
Italy
Botticelli
Thete
Scientific aids combat art forgeries in old master market
The passage notes that experts use X rays pigment analysis fingerprints and brushwork study to detect fakes in paintings. It mentions Leonardo da Vinci fingerprints found on some works and that such methods supplement traditional expertise though fakery still prospers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe
Leonardo da Vineti
The Robber Bridegroom Told For Kids In Athens
A humorous arc from Athens Watch Dog presents a cautionary tale The Robber Bridegroom with a miller and a daugh ter plot The young man arrives with money and proposes marriage prompting adventures and a perilous escape The tale ends with the groom punished and the moral noted for young listeners Also a lighter note on Jack Grimm’s gardening misadventures is included
Disabled Woman Seeks Affordable Wheelchair in Messenger Territory
A paralyzed Athens area woman asks for a donated chair or a cheap purchase. Her current patchwork chair is unstable and she maintains her home and laundry. The Messenger Want Ads ask readers to help by donating or selling a chair to improve her mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Information Bureau Q and A offer from The Athens Messenger
A notice explains The Athens Messenger Information Bureau answers general questions from readers. It states the service provides information not advice on legal medical or financial matters and requests the questioner’s full name address and two cents for return postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Entomology
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Monroe Doctrine half dollar to be minted in San Francisco
The Monroe Doctrine memorial half dollar will be coined at San Francisco with dies prepared at the Philadelphia Mint. The Los Angeles Clearing House will sell these coins and further price details may be obtained from Saint Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Rome
Tech Quiz and Science Notes From a Historical Page
The fragment lists Q and S exchanges about timing of vibrations and water shelf life, trolley car wheel swing, oil color causes, unbreakable glass making, and navy submarine counts. It reads as a late 19th or early 20th century educational column with short Q and A prompts and partial answers.
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Iff
Ruiki
Hving
Art
By Frederic J. Haskin
C. Ek
Lochinvar
Jack Grimm
the Messenger
China
Fachan
Fatshan
Canton
Birmingham
K Abez
United States Navy
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
West
Washington St
Ohio
SS In. Postum Cereal Company Inc
Battle Creek
Michigan
U.S.A
NET
Weicht
Post En Ade
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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