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From Wall Street to a Business Destiny
A NY merchant story shows tact and confidence shaping a young clerk’s rise after he asked for work and, with bold audacity, borrows cash to prove himself. The episode ends with the merchant hiring him and assigning a desk in the firm. The piece then notes early compass references in Chinese history and the identification of loadstone’s role in magnetism.
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