Curious Tea Table Note Shows Money’s Circulation
An anecdote from Youth's Companion describes a five dollar note being passed around a family tea table. Debts and payments ripple among Mrs. Baker, Aunt Susan, Grace, and Frank as the note circulates, illustrating the philosophy that money moves and value returns to the owner through exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Faston
Susan
Mrs. Baker
Grace
Frank
Aunt Susan
Mr. Baker
Home Associations Amidst Nostalgia and Social Notes
A reflective piece extolls home associations and childhood memories, praising love of home and its moral influence. It cites Eli Perkins and THE MESSENGER, noting reader subscriptions and literary contrast. A brief New Orleans anecdote follows about a judge and a veil, ending with a punchline about a bachelor husband and his mother-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Perkins
Messenger
Eli
Perkins
THE
The True Woman Promised Not in Showy Wealth
A plea to seek a genuine wife over fashion and money. The speaker praises a modest, caring woman whose heart and home bring true happiness, urging men to value character over luxury and to marry sensibly. The column ends noting rising Daily Messenger subscriptions.
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COLUN
Dick and I
Marian Douglas
Carly
Bunker Hill
Moses
Mother
New Orleans
Tuk Messenger
D. B. Webster
Canaanville Mills
Canaanville
Ohio
Mrs. Golden
Childen
United States
Alfred White
West Fifth Street
Cincinnati
Aberdeen
Scotland
D. B. Stewart
Chas, Grant
Athens Mills
de Grant
Pomeroy Iron Co
Pomeroy
J. W. Thomas
Sec. and
Treas
H.M. Johns
W.H. McOwen
Cowen & Filler, N
J. A. Filler
Main ST
Zanesville
O. Co
M. Spooner
Athens
A. L. A. Forbs’ Estate
Roberts. Holmesuardian
Ada L. A
Foutz
H. K. Dorr & Co
TIN Ite A &Co
E. P. Gluck
Bedford
Mass
National Publishing Co
Chicago
St. Louis
Livingstone
B. Russell
Boston
Amass
Pittsburg US
Duff & Sons
Pittsburgh
Yon
N. Lyon
State and
Green Streets
Albany
New York
Aller & Fuller
WM. Walker
A.S. H
Miller’s Bible and Fishing House
Sansom Street
Philadelphia
Pioneer Drug Store
Sas
John Perkins
Perkin’s
Main Street
Athens, Ohio
LEGAL
A. Richeson
James R. Finley
Ian Oareares A. Richeson
Athens County
Idas
James Coe
Johnson Coe
County
Leonidas JE
George Falloon
Court Hall
Neg Co. On
America
Canton Tea CO
Chambers St
Far West
A. Hutchinson & Co
Jurubeba
Fuller & Fuller
Ill
Pond
Maiden Lane
N.Y
James Parton
Thas Prens
London Illustrated News
Ramsey
T. E. Moore
Flustrated Weekly
P. O
Smith
Mendel
P. O. Bor
Arenels
Augus
Tee Loath
Wang
A. Burdettery
Dette Smith
Broadway
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