Tricks in Bank Notes and Treasury Tales
A Washington correspondent recounts Treasury tours with visitors, clerks, and anecdotes about counterfeit detection. An elderly official shares stories of counterfeit notes, redemption rules, and the clever tricks of forgers, along with observations of curious sightseers and a few offbeat travel vignettes.
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M Washington
Washington
Capital
Treasury Building
Treasury
Smithsonian Institution
Corcoran Art Gallery
White House
Indy
Andy
Bank of Issue
National Bank of the Republic
First National Bank
Seventh Regiment
City
New York
Mississippi
Adams Express
Draughia Carrie
Roving Notes on City Life and Rural Advice
A collection of anecdotes and reflections on politics, weathered officials, and social quirks alongside practical farming hints. The piece blends satire about a mayor with distant debates on Darwin and household routines, ending with advice on poultry housing and crop care.
Traveler Kills Joker Landlord Over Breakfast Dispute
A late call for breakfast at a hotel run by Dr. Thompson in Atlanta ends with the guest fatally shooting the jokester landlord after a tense exchange about the meal. The visitor, silent through the confrontation, asks a final question before the fatal act.
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Thompson
Atlanta
Geniuses and Madness Intertwined Through History
An old tract argues genius and insanity are often allied within families. It claims originality sparks both genius and mental disorder, noting many great minds arise from constitutional dissatisfaction and a urge to break from conventional thought.
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Paris
M. de Saint-Senoch
Straduarius
London
Rugred Range
Sil
Lodi
Banboo-in
Wisconsin
Aime
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Watertown Insurtance Company
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Cramurky, NJ
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Tion
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Newport
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Iris
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Ohio
Sharon
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Tassei
Sir Won
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Gaza
Lebanon
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Yebdua
Jaffa
Plain of Sharon
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Palestine Exploration Fund
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British Museum
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