The Gloves of Charles Schwab and Public Image
A New York feature portrays Charles Schwab wearing ragged gloves and questions the sincerity of his boast. The piece argues hands reveal character and condemns worn gloves as unfitting for leaders while noting many men ignore such signals in their appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharles Schwab
New York
Ashman
Mr. Schwab
Charles Schwab
Mr. Dempsey
Mary Garden
Babe Ruth
Debts of Honor and Gambling Across Nations
A Montreal Family Herald summary notes that many countries treat gambling debts differently from general debts. Gambling debts are often not legally enforceable, while some states like Venezuela allow collection. Exceptions exist in Holland Sweden Belgium and China with various creditor remedies and social consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Holland
Siweden
Belgium
Tonnar
France
Montreal
Altitude Test Seeks Life Sustenance At 12000 Meters
A French aviation lieutenant tested survivability at 12000 meters in a sealed cylinder. The experiment used an oxygen mask and tank as pressure rose to 13500 feet. By 30000 feet he struggled to move limbs and near 34300 feet he closed his eyes. at 39360 feet the trial ended with air admitted to prevent danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Aviation Corps
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Kansas Oil Production Ranks Third in 1918
The United States Geological Survey notes California leads with 97,531,997 barrels and Oklahoma 103,347,070 barrels, while Kansas produced 45,451,017 barrels. Kansas shows the largest gain in petroleum products, rising by 8,914,892 barrels compared with 6,336,140 barrels elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
United States Geological Survey
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
California
Oklahoma
Barels
The Little Countess and the Reverend Philip Forrester
Olivia visits Reverend Philip Forrester seeking advice for a friend who married into foreign nobility for a life of flowers not jewels. The countess expresses love and loss while Philip urges the woman to keep truth and bloom in her own life, a lasting memory in the garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Forrester
Philip
Olivia
Big Ocean
Indian Plantain and Pipe Noted in Colonial Flora
The text explains there was no Indian connection to the plantain, a European plant accidentally introduced in early colonial days. It clarifies Indian plantain is not a true plantain and notes that Indians reportedly had no use for it. It also mentions Indian pipe common in rich woods from June to September and compares the flower’s form to a pipe, but says it resembles other tobacco varieties.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ramsey & Summe
Silver Lake
Ind
Lippincot’s
Lilly Brand
National
Lottie Barnes
Fordson Tractor
McKown & Hill Motor CO. ‘Inc
Silver Lake, Ind
Undertaker
E. L. Scott
E. T. Baber
Brush & Hanson
Charlee Schwab
Mildred White
Western Newspaper Union
Thos. H. Ince
House Peters
Florence Victor
May Edington
Nancy Abbott
Blair Cornwall
Thomas H. Ince
Lyric Theatre
Bouse & Bowen
Tudiana
Triumph
National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Notaries
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