 | De Kalb County (Ill.) - 1898 - 576 pages
...possesses great business acumen. He is a citizen of sterling worth and through his own exertions he has attained an honorable position and marked prestige among the representative men of De Kalb county, and with signal consistency it may be said that he is the architect of his own fortunes... | |
 | S.J. Clarke Publishing Company - Ogle County (Ill.) - 1899 - 510 pages
...HARLEM AN. —To a student of biography there is nothing more interesting than to examine the life history of a self-made man and to detect the elements...position and marked prestige among the representative farmers of Ogle county, and is to-day the owner of a large amount of valuable land in White Rock township,... | |
 | Knox County (Ohio) - 1902 - 652 pages
...the outset of their careers were more advantageously equipped, or endowed. The subject of this review through his own exertions attained an honorable position...and marked prestige among the representative men of his state, and with signal consistency it may be said that he was the architect of his own fortunes,... | |
 | Lewis Publishing Company - Hancock County (Ohio) - 1903 - 858 pages
...pass on the highway of life many of the companions of his youth, who at the outset of their career were more advantageously equipped or endowed. The...through his own exertions attained an honorable position among the citizens of Hancock county, and it may be said truthfully that he is the architect of his... | |
 | Calhoun County (Mich.) - 1904 - 728 pages
...encampment and belongs to Calhoun Tent, No. 54, Knights of the Maccabees. Through his own exertions he has attained an honorable position and marked prestige...it may be said that he is the architect of his own fortune and one whose success amply justifies the application of the somewhat hackneyed but most expressive... | |
 | Leigh Hadley Irvine - California - 1905 - 774 pages
...He is a Mason, having attained the Knight Templar degree of the order, and is a popular citizen. He has through his own exertions attained an honorable...and marked prestige among the representative men of his adopted county, and with signal consistency it may be said that he is the architect of his own... | |
 | Henry Park Collin - Branch County (Mich.) - 1906 - 1173 pages
...active part in its work and serving for twenty-five years as a deacon. By his own exertions he has attained an honorable position and marked prestige among the representative men of the county and with signal consistency it may be said that he is the architect of his own fortunes. CLARENCE... | |
 | Abraham J. Baughman - Morrow County (Ohio) - 1911 - 486 pages
...Mr. Jago has gained a noteworthy success in the business world of this section of Morrow county. He has through his own exertions attained an honorable...position and marked prestige among the representative business men of Mt. Gilead and with signal consistency it may be said that he is the architect of his... | |
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... and with signal consistency it may be said that he is the architect of his own fortunes and one whose success amply justifies the application of the somewhat hackneyed but most expressive title, "a self-made man. 