Government Directory Shows Salary Scales for 69th Congress
The directory lists president Calvin Coolidge and key officials with salaries and travel allowances, details Senate and House pay, mileage, stationery funds, and clerks. It also notes presidential succession order and several Supreme Court justices with their party affiliations.
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Calvin Coolidge
Mass
White House
Everett Sanders
Ind
Charles G. Dawes
Ill
Senate
George H. Moses
House
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Washington
Choosing a Washing Machine Types and Principles
The United States Department of Agriculture explains that over 100 makes exist but five main designs. All operate by forcing soapy water through clothes to displace dirt, using rotating perforated cylinders or dollies to agitate.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Termite Menace Threatens Homes Across the Nation
Buildings nationwide crumble as termites, the white ants, destroy wood in contact with soil. Entomologist T E Snyder notes millions in repair costs yearly and cites simple preventative insulation to cut off water supply. Plans include a model building and urging tighter city building codes.
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T. E. Snyder
United States Department of Agriculture
Snyder
Texas August crop report shows spotty conditions and strong Panhandle boom
The August 31 crop map indicates overall cotton retrogression with some areas in excellent shape and others damaged by insects and root rot. Panhandle and Rio Grande Valley lead prosperity with bumper wheat and high oil output. East and Northeast Texas face about 65 percent cotton failure. Overall state business conditions stay favorable as markets await cotton. Gillespie County reports normal conditions.
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Texas
Department of Public Relations
Southland Life Insurance Co
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Houston
Beaumont
Southland Life
Gillespie County
Anthrax outbreak reported near Bandera Texas
Bandera Texas September 10. Carbon anthrax appears among cattle stock on the West Prong. Health officer Dr John Erwin visited last week to investigate and ordered quarantine. A veterinarian is vaccinating the ranch stock in that area.
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Bandera
Tex
John Erwin
New Braunfels Fair Promises Day and Night Appeals
Men’s 3 piece suits start at 15 dollars from Juenke and Schoenewolf. Don’t miss the New Braunfels Fair running September 23 to 26 with daytime and evening events.
Ku Klux Klan Holds Washington Parade
In Washington on Pennsylvania Avenue thousands of white robed marchers paraded from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. The event marked the second such display in a year as the third biennial imperial convocation opened at the Washington Auditorium and will run through Wednesday.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Washington Monument
Washington Auditorium
Mucilage and inks at Durst and Doell
A carload of farm implements including single and double disc plows and tooth harrows in all sizes will arrive in a few days at Fredericksburg Implement Company.
Polo Dance at Palace Pavilion September 18 1926
Fresh oysters and school supplies offered alongside shotgun shells and ammunition in a fragmentary notice. The item promotes a Saturday night polo dance event at Palace Pavilion with tickets on sale and broad invitation to attendees.
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Palance Pavilion
Wanted Young Man For Traveling Salesman Post
Advertisement seeks a reliable energetic young man able to travel and sell dealers. Must drive a Dodge or Ford car. Begin with moderate salary and expenses. Opportunity to learn business, earn money and secure permanent position. State education and wage expectations. Address this Office.
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Dodge
Ford
Frigidaire Models Shown in Local Display Room
Frigidaire appliances gain popularity as several new models are exhibited in the display room. The public is invited to inspect the frigidaires now in use at City Cafe Travelers Cafe Schneider's Produce Co Central Drug Co Henke Bros Peter Kleck A P C Petsch R G Striegler Hy Mogford R Maier F W Maier Louis Seiter Aug Lott Carl Kroll Jr Ad Dittmar.
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City Cafe
Travelers Cafe
Schneider's Produce Co
Central Drug Co
Henke Bros
Peter Kleck
A. P. C. Petsch
R. G. Striegler
Hy. Mogford
R. Maier
F. W. Maier
Louis Seiter
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Government Directory
Congress
Secy
Frank B. Kelleg
Minn
Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Dwight F. Davis
John G. Sargent
Harry
New, Ind
Navy
Curtis D. Wilbur
Cal
Interior
Hubert Work
Colo
Agriculture
William M. Jardine
Kans
Commerce
Herbert C. Hoover
James J. Davis
The
Supreme Court
William H. Taft
Conn
Harlan F. Stone
N. Y
Oliver W. Holmes
Pierce Butler
Willis VanDeventer
Wyo
James McReynolds
Tenn
Louis D. Brandeis
George Sutherland
Utah
Edward T. Sanford
Juenke & Schoenewolf
Durst & Doell
Fredericksburg Impl. Co
Walter J. Yett
Blanco, Texas
Court House
Christ
Fritz
Fredericksburg
Engel’s Hall
Luckenbach, Texas
Wm. Engel
Ad Staudt
Walter Wallendorf
Rabke Ewald Schmidt
Alfred Usener
Willie J. Berg
By Osborne
Fredo
Fanny
HE Was
Frigidaires
Felix W. Maier
Machine Shop
Machine and Blacksmith Shop
Kerrville Sanitarium
DR. Secor’s Hospital
Lee Mason & Son
Kerrville, Texas
Lee Mason
RCA
Chrysler
Charles L. Mason
Schandua
Reichenau
Noble Si Felix
GESTA
Walter Rawleigh
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