Cash Value In Good Manners
Charles B. Hathaway argues in Rotarian Magazine that courtesy has cash value. He cites McCullagh and Wright, a Detroit bank teller, Wanamaker, Field, and Paderewski as examples of wealth built from politeness. A firm even tests applicants on manners, proving good manners pay financially and personally.
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Charles B. Hathaway
Rotarian
Clement George McCullagh
Canada
Bill Wright
McCullagh
Wright
Detroit
Mr. Hathaway
John Wanamaker
Marshall Field
Field
Paderewski
Efficiency expert insult sparks gender debate
A humorous exchange about an efficiency expert prompts a clash over gender roles. The husband’s professional title is contrasted with a jab about women’s work being labeled nagging, reflecting ongoing stereotypes in workplace dynamics.
In a Hurry what inspired old-time pioneers to set forth
A humorous quote contrasts covered wagon travel with late 19th century rail expansion. The speaker jokes that pioneers preferred immediate movement over waiting decades for trains, highlighting frontier mobility and ambition in a compact, period voice.
High Taxes Push More Drivers Into Used Car Banks
In 1938 heavy automotive taxes and falling incomes pushed the U S used car market to a record high. About 70 percent of passenger car sales were used. 4 462 810 used cars versus 1 891 021 new. Repossessions rose, and total taxes paid by motorists topped 1 500 000 000, exceeding the year’s total factory value of new vehicles. The shift cut new car purchases and extended car lifespans across income groups.
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New York
American Petroleum Institute
United States
American Petroleum Industries Committee
Nationa Association of Sales Finance Companies
Dog Not Money Sparks Divorce Dispute in Chicago
In Chicago, Frank J. Macha and his wife split over a mongrel dog during divorce proceedings. He offered $40,000 and asked for the dog, while she argued she needed the terrier for companionship. The court ruled in favor of keeping the dog with Mrs. Macha.
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Chicago
Ill
Frank J. Macha
Macha
Three Percent See Themselves As Others Do
Psychologist William Moulton Marston reports from Rotarian Magazine a survey of over 10 000 people who scored themselves on business qualities. He finds only about three in 100 see themselves as others do and urges workers to understand the boss view, submit to superiors, and balance self drive with cooperation to advance in business.
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William Moulton Marston
Rotarian
Refusal to Lead Hampers Future Leadership Prospects
The passage discusses how willingness and ability to follow prepare for future leadership, noting that the average person often resists being led and thus misses opportunities to lead.
Awakes to Find He Slept Beside a Dead Man
In Toledo Ohio a 53 year old says he slept two nights beside a dead friend without realizing the man was dead. Deputy Coroner A H Steinberg said the death was natural and likely occurred about 48 hours earlier. A quote from Samuel Johnson follows.
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Toledo
Polies
A. H. Steinberg
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Lubbock
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
A. Y. Creager CO. M. & P. Bank Bldg
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