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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
8
In 1907 letters from F. M. Brannan cashier and a female graduate praise Stanley's Business College. Brannan notes salary gains of about 50 percent after completing the commercial course and steady employment. The other letter contrasts a teaching career with the shorthand and typewriting program, claiming higher earnings and quicker credentialing.
A 1907 note from Bainbridge Georgia records G F and A Ry Co acknowledging G W H Stanley of Macon. The writer cites college penmanship and business arithmetic training as key to higher pay, noting current salary more than double the highest teaching salary previously earned.
An urgent note seeks contact with all parties about supporting our school as we have supported others. Request information today and offer to discuss how we can help you as we have helped them.
A letter from Clinch Georgia dated May 10 1997 praises a business college and its founder G W H Stanley of Macon noting the author trained there four years found teaching unsatisfactory and later secured a $40 monthly job then $90 a month as a managing partner after entering the firm. The writer highly recommends the school as thorough business training.
Two dated letters praise the Stanley Business College in Macon Ga and Quitman Ga. Sallie E Key reports rising from teaching to bookkeeping and stenography earning 100 per month after five months study. Alice J McCullough cites better pay after completing a course and endorses the school.
Managing directors Brunsewick Georgia respond to a request noting the writer taught school before pursuing a commercial course. They state the writer now earns less than a teacher’s salary, but finds the work lighter, more pleasant, and steadier with minimal absence compared with prior years.
An ad-like fragment touts the charming woman beyond perfect form. It claims many plain women possess admired qualities and promotes Electric Bitters to restore weak nerves and brighten eyes with a smooth complexion, priced at 50 cents.
The essay argues Napoleon would have won at Waterloo if Grouchy had prevented the Prussian join with the English. It claims Waterloo was a double battle, cites Ney in command at Waterloo, and notes Napoleon faced 125,000 with 71,947 French versus 67,661 Prussians and Wellington. It cites Shaw Kennedy, Sibourne, and Ropes in United Service Review.
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