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December 12, 1904
The Chickasha Daily Express
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
What is this article about?
Two men, one from the far West, share humorous anecdotes about the inconveniences and losses associated with lightweight paper money versus substantial coins, including dropped bills and mistaken payments in places like Denver and 'Frisco.
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A late arrival from the far West was expressing himself with vigor.
"Blank this blank Eastern butcher paper they call money!" he said. "Here I am $3 shy on this roll. Where did it go? Oh, just dropped it. I've been here three months, and I've lost $36 in ones and twos. The gold and silver I've always carried has some weight in my pocket. I know it's there. But this stuff gets mixed up with the cigarette papers and loose change in my pockets, and the first thing I know it isn't there. The other night I stood at an elevated station rolling up a wad of the blamed stuff and a puff of wind caught a $2 bill. It dropped down and I saw a newsboy grab it and make a getaway."
A man who heard his remarks said:
"I've been West. I tried to get bills, but there was nothing doing. I wore out two trousers pockets carrying silver cartwheels and dropped about $10 in loose change through the hole. Hadn't been in Denver a day before I gave a $5 gold piece to a street car conductor, thinking it was a nickel. Maybe he thought so, too, for he didn't say anything. In 'Frisco I gave away a tenner for a quarter, and so on. Put me down for civilized money!"-Chicago Inter Ocean.
A late arrival from the far West was expressing himself with vigor.
"Blank this blank Eastern butcher paper they call money!" he said. "Here I am $3 shy on this roll. Where did it go? Oh, just dropped it. I've been here three months, and I've lost $36 in ones and twos. The gold and silver I've always carried has some weight in my pocket. I know it's there. But this stuff gets mixed up with the cigarette papers and loose change in my pockets, and the first thing I know it isn't there. The other night I stood at an elevated station rolling up a wad of the blamed stuff and a puff of wind caught a $2 bill. It dropped down and I saw a newsboy grab it and make a getaway."
A man who heard his remarks said:
"I've been West. I tried to get bills, but there was nothing doing. I wore out two trousers pockets carrying silver cartwheels and dropped about $10 in loose change through the hole. Hadn't been in Denver a day before I gave a $5 gold piece to a street car conductor, thinking it was a nickel. Maybe he thought so, too, for he didn't say anything. In 'Frisco I gave away a tenner for a quarter, and so on. Put me down for civilized money!"-Chicago Inter Ocean.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Paper Money
Losing Bills
Coins Preference
Western Complaints
Money Mishaps
Where did it happen?
Far West, East, Denver, 'Frisco
Story Details
Location
Far West, East, Denver, 'Frisco
Story Details
A Western arrival complains about losing paper money easily compared to heavy coins, citing instances of dropping bills and a newsboy stealing one; another man shares similar mishaps in the West, preferring coins and recounting accidental overpayments.