Young Men and Women Think Open Minds Needed in Business
A 1923 essay argues that American business requires independent thinkers who can wonder, keep an open mind, gather facts, generalize, and apply solutions. It credits Michael Pupin as an exemplar of curiosity turned into innovation and urges training in thinking as essential to progress across manufacturing, banking, and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers Association
Michael Pupin
Serbia
Pupin
America
New York
Columbia University
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Crectuives
Atwater Kent
Assignee Sale of Valuable Real Estate at Denton MD
The Assignee Calvert C Merriken will sell at public auction in front of Denton Court House door between 2 and 4 PM two parcels of land in Caroline county Maryland described from mortgage dated 1926. Parcels 1 2 and 3 include multiple plots with improvements on Parcel 1 a two story frame dwelling and outbuildings Parcel 3 a one and one half story frame dwelling and outbuildings. Terms: one third cash day of sale or all cash with balance upon ratification. deferred payment if any bears interest and secured by purchaser note. Assignee L I Covey Auctioneer.
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Cedars
Garden of the Cedars
Fountain of the Lion
Hugh
Nikka
Atrium
Stnada
Jacob S. Steele
Malissa J. Steele
Joshua T. Kinder
Caroline County
Calvert C. Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Orphans’ Court
Alexine Chaffinch
Canterbury Tales Manuscripts Highlight Chaucer Legacy
Bidirectional note on Geoffrey Chaucer and his Canterbury Tales mentions upwards of 60 fifteenth century manuscripts and his travels in Italy and France while in royal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Chaucer
Italy
France
Corcoran Gallery Founded On Private Collection Gift
The Corcoran art gallery core rests on William Wilson Corcoran's private collection. He donated it to Washington in 1869 with a $900,000 endowment, establishing the museum's financial backbone.
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Corcoran
William Wilson Corcoran
City of
Washington
Vienna Bridegroom’s Duel Challenge Sparks Wedding Night
On the eve of his wedding a Vienna bridegroom challenged the best man to a duel. Jealous acquaintances of the bride declare that he subsequently remarked, "And may the best man win."
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Vienna
Diana Monkeys Named for Moon Goddess Crest Mark
The Diana monkey species is named after the moon goddess due to a crescent shaped white mark on its forehead. The distinctive facial crescent resembles lunar symbolism associated with Diana.
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Diana
School Savings Bank Movement Reaches Impressive Proportion
Almost 14,000 American schools operate school savings banking plans involving about four million pupils. Deposits exceed 26 million dollars with 947 thousand dollars in interest paid to savers. 38 cities have full grammar school participation and 47 cities boast full high school participation.
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America
American Bankers Association
Savings Bank Division
Association
United States
Truly Ducal Abode at Blenheim Palace
England’s Blenheim Palace, seat of the duke of Marlborough, is a vast private residence. The main building alone spans about three acres, underscoring its grand scale and historic status.
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Blenheim Palace
Duke of Marlborough
England
Special Frocks Showcase Left Diagonal Front and Bolero Detail
The two frocks feature a swathed hip with applied bands and a diagonal front line. Fronts cross in the blouse and skirt, the skirt cascades to the left with a chic flare, and the shou lders are dart fitted. The bolero varies from street to evening wear, cut up at the left to follow the front outline. Skirt is two piece and circular, dip possible on the left side. Pattern No 4245 fits sizes 4 48 bust, 50 cents. Pattern No 4256 fits sizes 14 18 years, 34 42 bust, 50 cents.
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
Bucoleon
Arthur D. Howden Smith
Service
Brentano
Ino
the Ridgeway Co
Kara
Jack
Tve
Tokalji
Sol
Beran Tokalji
Craig B. Hazlewood
Craig B
Hazlewood
Richard Jones
Reynolds
Lawrence Wozniak
Malissae J. Steele
Broadway
Jacob Steele
William Steffy
John Kusmaul
Said Kusmaul
Thomas Emerson
Emerson
DeNight
Susanna Steffy
Calvert C, Merriken
L. I. Covey
Chaucer
Felix
Diana” Monkeys
W. J. Martin
Denton, Md
Red Lion
M. K. Newnam
Denton, Maryland
Just
McCormick
Deering
John Deere
McCormick-Deering
R. H. Stafford
Burrsville, MD
Delaware
Ernest G. Cooper
Nisi
J. Owen Knotts
J. Raymond Charles
Lydia A. Charles
T. Clayton Horsey
Clayton Horsey
Olivia P. Roe
Executrix
Walter P. Lednum
Minnie C. Lednum
Hotel Chelsea
Cor
Howard and Mulberry Sts
Baltimore, MD
Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank
Merriken
Attorneys-at-Law
Journal
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