The earliest directory for London wwv ln 1677, and contained 1/JO names on 44 pages, about the size of an ordinary prayer book. The present Post Office directory contains nearly 4000 pages. The President of the United States receives £15,000 a year. “Babe'’ Ruth, the baseball player, has up to the present received only £14,000. but he is now agitating for a three years’ contract at £17,000 a year.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 147, 21 May 1930, Page 2
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