Your Boy's Business Babson on sales and career fit
Babson Park Mass April 15 1927 Roger W Babson concludes ten interviews on Your Boy's Business with insights into selecting the right occupation for boys. He outlines five groups including professional agricultural construction manufacturing and merchandising and argues success hinges on finding the best fit and learning to sell. He highlights insurance as a strong merchandising line and explains three main insurance divisions while noting market dynamics and the value of selling skill for young men.
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Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Roger W. Babson
New England
Woolworth
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Boston
Hartford
Adrian H. Muller & Sons
R. L. Day & Co
Traveler's Life
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Fidelity Casualty
Equitable Life
Publishers’ Financial Bureau
Appreciation of Friends and Values Across Time
The essay argues that distance does not enhance appreciation of friends, urges valuing present companions, and compares human connections to adaptable progress in machinery. It warns against radical shifts in trust, stresses testing new ties, and says those who cannot coexist with current friends will struggle to form any. It uses Ford Buick analogies to stress personal control and harmony with neighbors.
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Colorado
Wildcats Play Here Friday In Oska Loosa Football Match
Central faces Penn in a hard fought Iowa Conference game on Penn field at Oska loosa. Central scores first with a drive and Pine touchdowns set up by solid line play. Penn answers with two strikes and a blocked punt turnover, finishing 19 to 6 for Penn. Key players include R Pine H Pine Alsip Covey and Ver Steeg.
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Kris
Heemstra
Central
Penn
Central 6
Iowa
Covey
Grundman
Alsip
R. Pine
Pine
Kerr
H. Pine
Beyers
L. E. Hay Ver Steeg
L.T
Benscoter
Moody
Kemp
H. Covey
Newman
Gray
Gamble
Swim
Williams
van Voorhis
Hay
Watland
McCormick
Drake
Elliott
Cornell
Mendenhall
Ray
Fire in a tree top creates excitement
Mrs. A. E. Fowler near Rose Hill faced a mysterious blaze that began with smoke indoors and outdoors. Smoke thickened as she searched, then a heavy tree limb broke free from a rotten branch above the kitchen, landing and smoldering in a barrel of liquid, ending the scare.
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A. E. Fowler
Rose Hill
Mrs. Fowler
Woodpecker Fire Sparks Nesting Tree Blaze
The Oska loosa Herald reports a fire started by a woodpecker damaging a nest beneath dry branches. The blaze, hidden by foliage, began in the limb and quickly grew, though Mrs. Fowler did not notice any fire in the tree.
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Mid-West
High
W. Oskaloosa
Appreciation
Wildcats
Adolphe Menjou
Goodwin
Rex
King of Wild Horses
Douglas Maclean
Harmony Boys
Enney(o
High Ave
Ecru
Oskaloosa
Jacquard
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