Climbing the ladder of success lessons from H P Davison
B C Forbes asked H P Davison about goals and effort at J P Morgan. Davison said every job is the best, focus on doing it well, helping others, and learning to fill the next role. He urged readiness, courtesy, and alertness over mere cleverness. He recounted turning down a gold pen gift to avoid bank loan conflicts saving the bank money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Forbes
Lesslie’s Weekly
H. P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
Pension for Daisy the heroine horse at Cape Cod station
Daisy, a dapple gray mare famed for guiding lifeboat rescues at Peaked Hill Bars Cape Cod since 1895, has been pensioned. The seven man crew credits her with providing motive power in storms and aiding in bringing hundreds of half frozen sailors ashore.
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Daisy
United States Coast Guard
Peaked Hill Bars
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Uncle Sam
Southern recruits weighed lighter on average
United States marine recruiting officers report that men south of the Mason Dixon line are four to six pounds lighter than those north of it. They propose lowering the South recruiting minimum from 124 to 120 pounds, noting the lean, wiry Southerners are strong hikers and fighters despite smaller builds.
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Mason and Dixon Line
United States Marine
Marine Headquarters
South
Marine Corps
Southland
New York Forms Girls Hockey League Aiming at Canada Match
The fair city of New York forms a girls hockey league as players answer a call from QUO. The sport, long seen as dangerous, draws hardy participants who relish the risk. Teams have sharpened skills and plan to meet top Canadian girls teams after exciting local matches.
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Fair Sey
New York
QUO
Canada
Wood warns against opposition to preparedness at New York dinner
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood argues in favor of preparedness at a New York dinner. He compares opponents to a man who avoids his duties and jokes about marriage and living on love, criticizing shirkers who expect others to fight for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wood
New York
Love
Washington Star
Kitchen as a pleasant space in home design
The piece urges turning kitchens into attractive rooms rather than necessary evils. It notes cooks spend much time there and a pleasing space improves comfort and service, citing old Dutch German and New England kitchens as proper references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
Marriage Licenses Issued In County List
Ernest J Crickmore a carpenter of Indianapolis and Elizabeth Marr of Paragon obtain a marriage license. Baldo Stierwalt a farmer and Dea Ogles, both of this county, also secure licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest J. Crickmore
Elizabeth Marr
Indianapolis
Paragon
Baldo Stierwalt
Dea Ogles
County
Invention Lets Learner Practice Flying On Ground
A new training machine uses two intersecting steel arms mounted on a concrete pyramid. The device balances at rest and moves with the wind. The aviator sits over the intersection and shifts weights to simulate the effort needed to stay in balance as if aloft.
One Two Three Returns in Old Dance Revival
The Omaha Bee notes a trend toward revived dignity in dance as the masters ban violent forms and favor the waltz era of the old days. It predicts Johann Strauss regaining prominence while Irving Berlin’s influence fades from the scene.
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Johann Strauss
Irving Berlin
Omaha Bee
Real estate transfers listed with county maps
Several transfers recorded including Jefferson D. Flake to Duncan R. Kenney for 119 acres near Cope, John W. Anderson to Davis Cooperage Co. for lot 52 in Martinsville, Harry P. Barnes to Phillip W. Gilblom for parcels near Herbemont, and others covering parcels in Blankenships addition, East Hill Cemetery area Morgantown, and multiple sections near Martinsville with various acreages and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone
Martinsville Democrat
Jefferson D. Flake
Duncan R. Kenney
Wis
Cope
John W. Anderson
Davis Cooperage Co
Martinsville
Harry P. Barnés
Phillip W. Gilblom
Nis
Herbemont
H. Alexander
Sarah BE. Walters
Theodore H. Fletcher
East Hill Cemetery
Maggie Gross
Morgantown
Wn. S. Cramer
Edwin Mitchell
Urkhart Etux
Notice of Administration in Morgan County Estate
The undersigned is appointed Administratrix of the estate of Elizabeth Jane Rushton, deceased of Morgan County Indiana. The estate is said to be solvent. Atty J M Bishop. Date June 20 1917.
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Circuit Court
Morgan County
State of
Indiana
Elizabeth Jane Rushton
Atty J. M. Bishop
Deaths of Infants Tied to Bottle Feeding in Early 1916
Dr. Godfrey R. Pisek of New York presented figures before the New York Academy of Medicine showing that in the first eleven weeks of 1916, 50 percent of infant deaths occurred in the first month of life and 85 percent of infant deaths were among those artificially fed.
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Godfrey R. Pisek
New York
New York Academy of Medicine
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Wilson & White
Ealersirectors
White Star
Mooresville, Ind
Richardson Bros
Hudson, Ghalmers and
Gaevro Letgars
Frank E. Carlisle
Phonograph
Ruy
Pathe Shop
Hamilton, Brown Shoe CO
ST. Louis, U. Sta
CG. i
H. M. Smith
Raspberries
Vernon
Plunkett
Monrovia
Ind
C. C. Everts, M. D
Booker Biosk
Phong
Ooresville Sanitarium
Mooresville
United States
Calvert
G. L. Hallam
Brackney, M. D
Mooresville, Indiana
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