Cost Of The White House And Its Annual Bills
The White House costs about 3 million dollars to date with furniture and decor making up nearly a third. Virginia and Maryland contributed 130 000 and 72 000 respectively to build it. Annual maintenance runs 25 000 to 50 000 dollars with occasional extra appropriations sometimes reaching 30 000 or 50 000 and once 550 000 for interior work and wings. New china costs about 25 000, repairs are high, and white paint is notable. The president is paid 4 16667 dollars monthly by warrant processed through the state, treasury, and War Rant division, the secretary of the treasury signing, and Roosevelt receiving the funds. The smallest treasury warrant was one cent for Cleveland at Gray Gables to close that fiscal year.
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Saturday Evening Post
Doings in Pleasant Lane
Pleasant Lane enjoys peak summer activity with cottages full and daytime games like duck on-davy and prisoner's base. Gossip centers on Gabe Tyler and Jack Johnson's dog, while Gabe Tyler travels, Thompson plans moving to start a flower garden, and Mr Boyle will whitewash blinds during his absence.
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Senator Cranes Farmer Fights Fire for Six Years of Accounts
Farm owner Dockridge awakened by Alf the hired man as barn burns. He blindfolds horses and, in bare feet, uses a screwdriver to unscrew door hinges while the roof cracks. Neighbors note his risk, but he preserves ledgers on the door showing six years of business worth more than the barn.
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Unlooked For Balance and the Nails of Sorrow
A reflective poem on life balancing joy and woe. The speaker notes how unforeseen circumstances disturb our moral equipoise. The same divine hand that weighed the stars and bore the nails on the cross maintains the order, offering a spiritual frame for endurance.
Made in America placards now common in European shops
A Manhattan merchant returning from Europe notes how often shops display Made in America signs. He recalls that such a label would condemn goods in the past, but now it serves as a trade badge used by small and large firms across many products, making American business feel at home.
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Policy Holder Puts Premiums Toward Dinners and Pensions
A Washington Star quip features a sardonic citizen claiming he contributed to fellow happiness by paying premiums that funded fancy dinners and pensions, while a very serious person questions the claim.
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Washington Star
Mot to never allow delays guides successful business
Somerville Journal notes a successful business man insists employees tackle tasks today not tomorrow, emphasizing proactive work habits and timely action as a key to success.
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Somerville Journal
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Ad From Early 1900s
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen sore hot calloused feet and ingrown nails. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail from Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Defiance Starch Dominates Shelves and Markets
Advertisements claim Defiance Starch offers superior quality and extra quantity, making it hard to sell rival brands. Dealers report customers returning to Defiance after trying the product, noting 16 ounce packs at the same price as 12 ounces and wide store availability.
The Ideal Wife Promotes Health and Power of Women
A period essay extols female health as key to men and civilization. It champions Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female ailments, citing testimonials from Mrs. Bessie Ainsley of Tacoma and urging readers to seek Mrs. Pinkham's advice.
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South 10Th Street
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