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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1893
Page
3
A Brooklyn letter writer critiques women’s clothing bans on riding and bicycling, praises gradual social emancipation, and argues against excessive reading of melodramatic novels. The piece cites Daniel Frohman and laments restrictive dress while urging practical exercise and healthier habits. Extranor Kime.
The article lists salaries for the president’s staff including private and assistant secretaries, stenographer, messengers, steward, door keepers, and a range of incidentals. It notes up to 125000 total yearly cost to the country for the president and his house, citing the San Francisco Argonaut.
The president’s official salary is $50 000 a year but he also receives $36 064 to cover salaries of his clerks. This full compensation shows the total pay surpasses European sovereign salaries.
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