– H.L. Mencken’s weekly salary in 1899 for his first job as a Baltimore newspaper reporter: $8
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $177.24
(Source: Terry Teachout, The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken)
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– H.L. Mencken’s weekly salary in 1899 for his first job as a Baltimore newspaper reporter: $8
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $177.24
(Source: Terry Teachout, The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken)