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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1875
Page
3
Readers recall childhood scenes of battle and peace as a banknote exchange turns into a playful lesson on money. Letters and essays celebrate home associations, love, and memory, while Eli Perkins is praised for terse, vigorous writing and the value of steadfast devotion.
An eye opening anecdote shows how a five dollar note circulates at a tea table as debt is settled and repaid. Mrs Baker hands money to Mrs Faston, Grace, and Aunt Susan in turn, with the note shuffled among friends while conversations reveal loans and credits in a playful yet instructive exchange.
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