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Verdier the luckiest bettor and a physiognomist
An officer Verdier famed for winning every bet is tested by General B who strips to reveal no old wound. Verdier exposes the bluff, wins five hundred francs, and later a friend concedes Verdier’s wager cost two thousand. Also included are short anecdotes and excerpts from texts for the people about rent, interest, and monetary reform.
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Verdier
Eral
Peter Cooper
Edward Kellogg
Thomas Jefferson
F. W. Hughes
Hayes
Republican Party
Indiana
Western Press Association
Association
Crble
Telegraph
United States General Land Office
General Land Office
Department of the Interior
Gilmore & CO
Washington, D.C
The
Scientific American
Munn & CO
Park Row
New York
Tvrp
Paten I Sune
Scientific American Messrs. Munn & Co
Mann & CO
F & 7Th Streets
Washington, D. C
Portage
Engling
Alma Xtram
Mos
STAR
Cincinnati