Henry Ford and the art of careful buying
The Grafton Sentinel discusses Lloyd George and Tittoni on international honor and arms limits, then recounts a Ford story where Henry Ford forces open bidding with steelmakers to secure a year’s supply, showing how a careful buyer can cut costs and deter collusion. The piece highlights the need for practical ideals in government and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Am. Ford
Henry Ford
the Sentinel
Henry
Ford
New York
Empanies
Sentinel
Grafton News Classified Rates and Policy
The paper notes subscription price at $2.00 and credits The Associated Press for news dispatches. It invites letters to the editor up to 300 words, declines anonymous communications, and lists advertising rates and the business office address at 102 Latrobe Street, Grafton, W. Va.
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Associated Press
Busin Hess
Latrobe Street
Grafton
W. Va
Imitations and real food questions in modern times
The piece discusses why imitations abound despite plenty of genuine food and links this to factors like loss in transit and profit motives. It mentions Malthus and population concerns, the notion of a Malthusian league in Europe, and reflects on ancestry pride and genealogy as a social topic in contrast to real food supply issues.
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Malthus
Europe
Rhat
Why Can t Let It Alone in Reform Debates
A Chicago firm bans bobbed hair for women, a trivial rule prompting wider complaints about meddling in minor matters. The piece critiques overreach by reformers and laws dictating daily life, warning that extreme individualism and welfare activism erode personal responsibility and home authority.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Lord Melbourne
Bergdoll Case Report Divided On Key Guilty Parties
A congressional committee report on the Bergdoll case is split, with majority blaming a Bergdoll attorney and a prison warden, and a minority charging the Bergdoll family and another attorney. Both sides agree money bought the dodger’s release, yet the full truth remains elusive and the public deserves to know who profited and ordered the release.
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House
Dodger
Bergdol
Bersdoll
Governor's Island
Hunt
Washington
The Latest From Paris Fashion Salons
The Paris fashion salons announce longer skirts and sleeves with higher necks. More of the a lady's charms are to be left to the imagination. The question remains whether designers set or follow styles. Modest designs reflect popular taste, but continued trends may push boundaries.
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Paris
Congress must protect rights in beer bill debate
The piece argues that no law may strip constitutional rights, urging careful beer bill framing to avoid undermining prohibition. It warns that home brewing could threaten enforcement and that Congress should promptly enact protections preserving citizen rights while maintaining prohibition.
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Castle
Congress
Relative Few Smokers Show Cigaret Habit Big Growth
A Census Bureau report reveals huge cigarette consumption with 46 005 900 000 factory made cigarettes confu ied in the country last year. Only about 12 percent of the population smokes, averaging under 10 per day, suggesting a vast potential market for manufacturers.
All Star Show Of Disarmament Conference
Premier Briand’s announcement to attend the armistice day disarmament conference signals that the assembly will carry maximum weight and dignity. France will set the tone with Premier Briand, joined by other nations, a gathering akin to a Supreme Council meeting with US and China represented. The event promises greater respect than the Paris conference and may extend its influence to other capitals. France and Briand are to be congratulated for prioritizing this conclave, whose prompt move will affect international capitals.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Briand
France
Supreme Council
United States
China
Thaan
M. Briand
Reading and Lincoln the power of books in life
The passage discusses Abraham Lincoln’s humble upbringing in a log cabin with a small, genuine library that helped shape his future. It praises great books as life enhancing and warns against literary indigestion from excessive quick reading of trashy novels.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Lfe
Bible as Chief Textbook for English Study
A discourse on reading habits and savoring complete works. It argues against rapid-fire reading of new books and praises Abraham Lincoln’s method. The Bible, especially the King James edition, is described as the finest English text and a model for students’ language and rhythm.
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Abraham Lincoln
James
Air Force Fatalities Rise After Armistice
An analysis notes increasing aviation deaths in the Air Service after November 1918, with rates dropping from 1 fatality per 2,208 flying hours to about 1 per 3,000 in peacetime. Causes range from mechanical failures to personnel, while questioning wartime budgeting and the need to defend aviators and coast defenses amid ongoing modernization. The piece argues America lags internationally in aviation safety and defense readiness.
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Congress
Army
Navy
America
Baltaic
Jaden
National Defense Needs Air Force to Defend Coast Line
The speaker argues for a large well equipped air force to defend every mile of the coast. He emphasizes that flying safely in peacetime is essential before achieving a capable national defense.
Morrow Dies Monday at 63 in Clarksburg
Morrow, 63, a Harmony Grove native and lifelong Baptist member, died in Clarksburg hospital Monday after kidney disease surgery. Funeral set for Harmony Grove Baptist church at 2:00 PM Wednesday with Rev. N. B. Hamrick officiating. Surviving wife, one son Bernard Morrow, two daughters Madge Reed and Mable Tucker, two brothers St A Morrow and O J Morrow, five sisters.
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Morrow
Harmony Grove
Clarksburg
Harmony Grove Baptist Church
N. B. Hamrick
Simpson
Bernard Morrow
Fairmont
Madge Reed
Newburg
Mable Tucker
Shinnston
St. A. Morrow
Taylor County
O. J. Morrow
Sarah
Local women named in county social notices
Morrow, Taylor county, Mrs. Mary Tucker and Mrs. Ona Currentz, of Pruntytown, Mrs. Candeta Nutter, of Annamore, and Mrs. Elsie Hucksey, of Richmond, Ind.
Schedule of Teachers Meeting Schedule and Announcements
A detailed timetable outlines sessions from 9:20 to 4:00 over Thursday and Friday including addresses by instructors, music segments, drills, and debates on educational topics. General announcements urge prompt attendance, a $2 State Educational Association fee, and pickup of bulletins in the hall.
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Showalter
Pres. Allen
White
Barbe
State Educational Association
Huntington
Hall
Institute Social Week Reminders and Committee Roles
Friday afternoon program urges teachers to dedicate full time to Institute work and subscribe to the school journal. It emphasizes attending the social, reading the general program for valuable information, and lists Social Committee members Grace White and others, along with Ushers Earl Ray Zinn and William Grimes and Reporters Pearl Thomas and Helen Pownall.
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Ineal
G. Minette Watkins
Grace White
Dorris Selvey
Mattie Jaco
Lillie Waters
J. W. Hicks
Walter A. Wood
W. E. Gibson
Ida Davis
Bessie Loughridge
Florence Jaco
Blanche Pinnell
Earl Ray Zinn
William Grimes
Miss Pearl Thomas
Helen Pownall
Conference on Uniform State Laws Opens in Cincinnati
The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws begins a week in Cincinnati with emphasis on uniform Blue Sky laws and protections for illegitimate children. Delegates from all states plus DC, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Philippines will organize, hear drafts, and push for state law uniformity.
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Nnati, O
National Conference of Commissioners
National Bar Association
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Henry Stockbridge
Maryland Court of Appeals
Committee On Compacta
Sea funeral by wireless on Carmania voyage
Liverpool August 24 A recent Carmania voyage from America received a wireless request to transmit the burial service by radio for a fireman who died aboard the Canadian Trapper. The captain found no copy of the prayer book, so the Carmania operator sent the entire burial service by wireless. H B Sherwood of Beech Street was visiting friends in Clarksburg Tuesday evening.
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Liverpool
Durius
America
Carmania
H. B. Sherwood
Beech Bt
Clarksburg
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