Trick With Dollars
A short humorous piece by Howard Fielding, copyright 1968, explores a playful scam or ruse involving money in a lighthearted tone. The author presents a clever yet harmless con while noting the folly of greed.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
8
Farnsworth Bank Fraud Scheme Amid Murky Alliances
Alley Marrow and Bailey Barrow plot with John Farnsworth over a tangle of notes and bank fraud. Hartzell’s forged check traced to the Corn bank prompts Farnsworth to warn Hartzell, deploy a detective, and tighten control as mistrust grows between Farnsworth, his nephew Bob, and Miss Clarendon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Farnsworth
Vallombrosa
Bailey Harrow
Bailey
Dalley
Parnsworth
Moses
Batley
Tharnsweth
Pulles
Thurtzel
Cole
Uriday
Gorham
Datles
Farnsworth
Denartek
Tarnsworth
Steno
Warnsworth
Fife
Miss Clarendon
Gertie
Bob
Nestion
Painsworth
Ass Clarendon
Bobolml
Bouten
Miss Chirendon
Boss
Bobhail
Pittsfield
Bailey Barrow
Fartzell
Hartzell
Balley
Kneeland
The Gorham deal and the forged bearer checks
Farnsworth обвинился в потере денег через подставной взятки с помощью унесенных пустых чеков. Детектив Kneeland устанавливает, что письма и подписи принадлежат Роберту Фарнсуорту и что мошенник не сам устроил аферу, а с помощью племянника. Мароу признается в краже, утверждая долг на несколько дней.
Parra and Garden and the Hartzell check affair
Parra and Garden discuss the Hartzell check incident linked to a mining shares scheme and a telegraph money transfer. Farnsworth confronts Batley amid threats and Miss Clarendon denounces the deception, offering a marriage proposal instead of retribution.
Perilous Sleepwalking and a Fatal Dresden Tragedy
A Dresden woman walked midnight on her roof edge in a dangerous sleepwalking episode. Neighbors arranged mattresses outside as she danced and kept balance, then paused at the gutter. lighted candles within caused disorientation, she fell and died hours later. The incident inspired Bellini's La Sonnambula. The piece also notes loco weed’s insanity inducing effects on humans and animals, including a wife driven to madness by a husband’s execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Bellink
Washington
Loco
Baltimore American
Change of a Comma Quip Echoed by Mrs Meeker
In a witty exchange from the Chicago Tribune Mrs Meeker overhears Mr Meeker lamenting that whenever she asks him to do anything he goes and does it, while she retorts that when she asks he also acts, both calling each other fools in a lighthearted household quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Meeker
The Baby Helped Notion of a United Kingdom Family
A London Express snippet notes a baby’s birth prompting a playful claim that the household now represents the United Kingdom. Jones asserts English identity for himself, Irish for his wife, and Scotch for the nurse, with the baby crying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
United Kingdom
Smith
London Express
Equal Rights Question Quoted by Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader quote questions equal rights as a man and woman rights issue. The respondent notes marriage altered his view, saying he no longer dares to express a strong stance. The item reflects opinion in a local newspaper reader response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lime Application Timing for Fall and Convenience
The fall is best for lime but moderate use is fine whenever the farmer can. Much fall grain is seeded on corn ground that is not plowed or ready to receive lime at that season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watny Farms
Sartorial Dilemmas and Gentlemen’s Wardrobe Choices
A London Globe article ponders fashion quandaries from wearing a bowler versus a tall hat with a frock coat to handling soiled dinner collars. The piece humorously weighs style versus practicality when garments are scarce or sullied, advising a stay‑in option to dodge fashion pitfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hfe
London Globe
Napoleon Habits Show Delicate Personal Routines
An 19th century French article notes Napoleon I kept fastidious personal habits, washing with eau de cologne, sponging his head with perfume, and pouring remaining fragrance on his neck. He favored clean linen, sending laundered shirts to various towns, and wore garments only once, casting them aside after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Paris
Tuileries
Deathbed ruse ends with bold warning proverb
An old Scotch farmer fakes illness to direct his funeral plans. While his wife ignores him, he sits up, insisting in Scots that nothing will be done right without him there. She reassures him, calling him the principal man there, lightening the moment with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glauszow
Langdon Smith Anecdote and Capitol Gas Works Joke
A Philadelphia Press item recalls Langdon Smith, the New York journalist and author, describing a Washington visit. He notes the Capitol dome and quips about the national gas works, then a playful family moment about a four year old apologizing to his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon Smith
Brilllant
New York
Denver
Washington
Smith
Capitol
National Gas Works
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women’s Ailments
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a restorative for nursing mothers and women with pelvic disorders. It claims benefits for lactation, general weakness, headaches, back pain, irregular menstruation, and womb-related issues, promotes childbirth ease, and invites readers to request a free booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilfe
Pierce
Plorea
R. V. Pierce
Affaio
N. Y
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Howweed
H. Jounson
Ugace
Howard Fielding
Dob
Boston
Rob
Wlartzelk
Walt
Plat
Tartzell
James Sxuceland
Ias Bulley
Uartzell
Nhreelauel
Lob
Robert Farnsworth
Tan
Miss. Clarendon
Martzell
Bearer
Skneeland
Bailey Marrow
Hartgell
Jordan & Co
Jordan
Thompson
Bailey Hng
Httle
Iite
Telegraph Offiece
Indorse
Jacob Startzel
Startzell
Lalley
Nfartzey
Poleg
Flo
Connecticut
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Manriagh
Bellini
Napoleon’s
der Industriese Geschaftsmann
Baltimore
Achill Bill
Howard and
Lexington Streets
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
Lexington Sts
Pop
Eros
Philladelphia Press
STAG
Nuttle Hardware Company
Denton, Md
MDRIE
S Glas
Wilbur E. Jacobs
Burrsville, Maryland
Aviva
Burrsville, Md
Denton
Bee Tree
Baltimore Corner
Lowe's
Bridgetown
Camp Grove
Chilton’s
Willoughby’s
Smithson and Grove
Hickory Hill
Nichols
Cedar Grove
Thantley’s
Oakland and
Furman's Grove
American Corner
Friendship
A.W. Sisk
Washington College
Chestertown
Maryland
The
Jas. W. Cain
LL. D
Oriien
Charlotte Tait Academy
Maryland Institute of Art and Design
Normal School
Frostburg
College and Academy
Maryland Institute
EL M. Nounn
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Company
Haltimore
Rehoboth
Rehoboths
IPM
WM. P.M
T. Murdoch
J. E. Jones
Willard Thomson
Geo. C. Skirven
Carter Block
Denton and
Vicinity
Board of Health For
Caroline County
Enoch George
Windsor
Fillert ST
Philadelphia
Arehr
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