<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:33:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/vare/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[“$5000 Man in $1000 City Job is Ousted"]]></title><description><![CDATA[On January 12, 1918, Horace Thompson Carpenter was fired. For two years he had been the superintendent of Independence Hall, accepting the annual salary of $800 (worth around $12,000—just below the poverty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/explore1918/@tmaust/usd5000-man-in-usd1000-city-job-is-ousted</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/explore1918/@tmaust/usd5000-man-in-usd1000-city-job-is-ousted</guid><category><![CDATA[explore1918]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tmaust]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 16:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChTM9TBJH6qkrtAdSF4r4BXd3KBnpiZAJHvEMdrYaawAEFz3ornSHpPPuFJhBrsiueEp4vDqKeATLjtVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>