A DOLLAR BILL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12732, 24 August 1934, Page 2

A DOLLAR BILL.

LEADS A WILD LIFE. In order to obtain some idea of the life and adventures of a dollar bill, the Waukegan Chicago Chamber of Commerce started out a new bill, with a circular attached, requesting every person handling the bill to make a notation of its use. Here s the history of fourteen days, changing hands for service : Five times for salary. Five times for tobacco. Five times for cigarettes. Three times for candy. Twice for furnishings. Tw ioe for sh ave s. Once for automobile accessories. Once for ba con. Once for washing powder. Once for gaiters. Once for tooth, paste. The dollar was spent twenty-seven times, hut it never got into church or theatre, and was not used for amusement in fourteen days. When it started out it was rew, but when it came hack it was soiled, wrinkled, and d ejected -‘‘ W estin gb ou se El ectric News.”