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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1908
Page
26
A New York Tribune report recounts tricks used by traveling men to dodge bills and take advantage of change. The piece describes palmings, folding bills to resemble two, and a table of examples where counters and coin sleights mislead patrons. It notes a common exhibition tactic at fairs and a seller profiting from faulty change.
Fragmentary memoir style recounts a string of scam anecdotes and mistaken payments in a bustling streetcar setting. A seller and cashier misfire over petty frauds and odd purchases, with misread sums and a tense eye contact exchange highlighting a recurring theme of honest loss. Details ping between dollars and coins, caps and slips, in a dated urban vignette.
A fragmentary account describes Whiskers drawing out silver dollars and a sly transfer of money, with others noting the odd concealment and mischief in the act as onlookers observe the scene and its oddities.
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