Business men weigh workers with psych tests and micrometers
A New Yorker profile notes employers now demand a scientific character reading and a latent ability rating before offering jobs. The piece laments the loss of old virtues as business judges meekness and generosity as flaws, arguing modern hiring favors cold efficiency over kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Gilat
Naleetandee
Fim
Lew
Brotherhood of Man
G. K. Chesterton
Nietzsche
Helen Keller’s Early Struggles and Breakthrough with Sullivan
The Detroit News recalls Helen Keller’s childhood disability from infancy to her breakthrough with Anne Sullivan. Keller, blind and deaf after illness, learns through touch, first spells "doll" and "cake," then rapidly expands vocabulary to 900 words in a year and becomes a noted writer and lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Napoleon
Helen Keller
Detroit News
Anne Sullivan
Miss Sullivan
Everyday Procedure and Cash for Soft Jobs
The item questions if exceptions to paying for work with hard cash exist in routine tasks. It notes London Answers examining whether a fair exchange applies to a soft job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Novel Service to Men and Women in Art and Letters
Fragmentary remarks discuss how novels sustain and renew male contemplation and female artistic centrality. The text cites Joseph Hergesheimer from Yale Review and mentions Fuller’s earth used in laundry and refining lard, with references to mining near Denver and clay in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller's
South Dakota
Denver
Packere
Germany
Burone
Saint Swithin Saint of Winchester and Rain Lore
Saint Swithin, bishop of Winchester from 852 to 862, renowned for church building and piety. He died in 862 and was buried at Winchester, later translated to the cathedral on July 15, 971 amid ceremonies. A popular superstition ties his saint day to lingering rain if July 15 showers continue for 40 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Swithin
Swithin
Winchester
Gottslin
Hgbert
Ethelwulf
William Malmabury
Passereby
Peasant Life and Culture Center in Detva Slovakia
In Turciansky Sv. Martin the inn acts as a social hub for locals as they gather for song and gossip. Detva peasants in northern central Slovakia remain among Europe’s most cultured, with a regional printing trade and a notable museum. Women persevere in embroidery amid loom shortages, continuing traditional crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slovakia
Turciansky Sv. Martin
Europe
Detva
Sheta
Is Golf Really an Irish Game
A New York Herald reader questions whether golf originated in Ireland citing early Irish legends and Patrick at a Druid feast showing feats of strength and a nine holes game. The writer argues Ireland helped popularize the game, suggesting golf may be an Irish forerunner and keystone of the world’s golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Ireland
Scotia
Scotland
England
Germany
Patrick
Milton Items Recap of Local Social and Church Events
Miss Nettie Bennett visits from Richmond for M. and homecoming. Rev. Charlies Bunday preaches at That church and will alternate Sundays. Embroidery Club gathers with Mrs. Wilbur Elwell hosting. Mrs. George Kiem guest. Obituary note for William Remy of Fairfield. Multiple gatherings: dinners, visits to Abington and Hagerstown. Cary Club, Lute Lantz recovering, Oklahoma trip, evangelistic union services across three churches. MEF homecoming well attended with guests from Richmond and Cambridge City.
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Nettie Bennett
Richmond
Charlies Bunday
Friends Church
Frank DaGeanrer
Wilbur Elwell
Embroidery Club
George Kiem
Charter Nugent
Mary Passmore
William Remy
Fairfield
Dale Cemetery
Connersville
Chester Hall
Elmer Hall
Oliver Smullen
Will Smullen
Vernon Hess
Pro Yam
Earl Gehring
Clifford Braden
Alvin Lowry
Abington
Lawrence Wisler
Elmer Lowry
Raymond Lowry
Mary Beachont
Hagerstown
Cary Club
D. H. Warren
Oliver Wallace
Henry Mueller
Europe
George Kelsey
William Weasell
Earl Crawford
Lute Lantz
Anna Hittle
Oklahoma
Lute Lants
Hattie Sills
Alice Vardaman
Munice
McCormick T
Centerville
Christian
Methodist
Friends
Charles Ray
Charlotte Newman
Cambridge City
Florence Newman
Edwin Moore
M. FE
MFE
Henry Caswell
Mary Hollingsworth
Indianapolis
A. M. Gibbons
Mary Wike
Columbus
Ohio
Edwards
Johan Macchiar
Westhafer
Life Saving Corps Enrollment Reaches Ten Thousand
Red Cross Life Saving Corps shows growth with 160 corps and over 10 000 members in the last fiscal year. Fourteen hundred seventy six members are examiners, and the Naval Academy at Affinportia organized a life saving corps possibly the largest in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red Crags
United States Naval Academy, Affinpotia
Queen Keeps Diary for Five Decades Revealed
Queen Alexandra has reportedly kept a diary for nearly fifty years. The small satin bound volumes measure about nine inches by four inches and feature floral artwork on the bindings.
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Queen Alexandra
School Pageant and Community Dinner at Christian Church
A Sunday pageant at the M t church features a four part program The World Seeks Freedom from Bondage The Church of Christ Shows the Way of Freedom The Spread of Truth Through the World and The World's Deliverance Cast includes Alma Trowbridge Almira Trowbridge and Miss June Templin with songs duets and choruses The crowd includes many out of town visitors and a following dinner cafeteria style was served afterward.
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Dwight Brown
Homer DuGranrat
Olive Davis
June
Aileen Tempt
J. A. Brown
Rebecca Werkine
Ree Jones Trowbridge
Wonderful
Christian Church
Hondage
Church of Christ
Eaten Datley
War William Hilton
June Templin
Harold Larnon
Abbie Hoshour
Misa Cora Wise
Mother
Babe
Mia Watter Heigham and Son
Florence Beeson
Loose Templin
Almira Trowbridge
Heginnera
Reading
Clase
Junior Bove
Frances Marley Margaret Thompson
Luetla Hubbell
Maxine Hoshowr
Pear Tebanen
Rey
Maurice Ingerman
Louise Heeson
Meadames
Harold Hoahour
Park Manlove
Home Sweet Home
Ozro Datley
Walter Templin
Margaret Obmit
Chinaman
Dean Manlove
Misa Ruth Reeson
Mra
Henry Larson
Agnes Trowbridge
Trowbridge
Aimple
M—t
Fort Murley
Clarence Langston
Mary Walker
Dublin
T J. Caldwell
Conneraville
Frank Brown
Passadena
Cal Mine
Fern Heater
T. J. Roberta
Chicago
Lewis Raye
Heatonville
Ed M Graw
Glenwood
Fern Landis
Benlee Etler
Dayton
Clara Watt
Connersville
Jenate Hormel
William Anderson
Richmond
Allsingers
W. EF Lamb
Gerald Renard
Muncie
Will Coffine
Strangin
Fall Display of Carpets and Draperies Invites Purchases
Our display features rugs carpets linens laces and window drapery fabrics from leading makers. Visit to see new fall styles finishes and window treatment ideas at low market prices. Extensive lines include Irish Points Marie Antoinettes Lace Arabian Duchess and Madrases Voiles Etamines Scrims and sectional Lace panels for elegant yet affordable decor.
Linoleum and Window Shade Offerings From Local Dealer
See Our Line of Linoleum Surface and inlaid for kitchen bathroom office halls and churches can be covered with nothing more lasting cleanly sanitary and satisfactory than our unsurpassed solid color cork and battleship of which we are the largest handlers in Richmond. Always come to us when wanting best Window Shades. Get orders in early to insure delivery when needed. Hand made Oil Opaque Austrian and casement Cloth Shades made to order.
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Joseph Hergeshheimer
The
Yale Review
Richmond
Rug variety leads in style with Wiltons and Axminster
The catalog touts Rug lines including Hardwick Bundbar Imperial Sarouk Kashgar Wilton Royal Turkish Oriental Wiltana Velvets Turkana Axminsters Newtana Tapestry Rugs. Save by buying now as prices are rock bottom. A full line of Wiltons Axminsters Velvet and Tapestry Carpets is shown in the rolls with or without borders. We can cover floors entirely or make room size rugs at much lower prices than ready made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardwick
Imperial
Sarouk
Wilton
Wiltana
Newtana
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Cambridge City, Ind
Jersey
Amonta
Acta
Farmers Grain Company
Pershing
Ind
Hoover
Bissel
Richmond, Indiana
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