The A B C of Finance, Or, The Money and Labor Questions Familiarly Explained to Common People ... |
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act of Congress bank Bank of England bills of credit bonds borrow bread capital cents circulation coin debt DEPRECIATING CURRENCY depreciation diminished Eagle entitling the holder ernment evil fact firm flour food and clothing FRANKLIN SQUARE French Revolution gold dollar Government greenbacks hand to hand HARPER & BROTHERS HARPER'S MAGAZINE Harper's Weekly history of money houses hundred interest irredeemable paper issue kind large number lars less LESSON live loaf matter measure ment necessary number of dollars Ocean Wave paid paper dollars paper money pass from hand pay the bearer payable perhaps piece of paper pound sterling preciated present quantity railroad reader real value reason redeemable redemption rency resumption rich rience shelter silver dollar SIMON NEWCOMB specie payments speculation stamp starvation wages strikes suffer thing tion trades-unions U. S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY United wants whole worth