Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-25
THE BRUNSWICK DOLLAR.
A Tagged Coin Recently Sent Out
Upon Its Travels.

Yesterday CThursday) a silver dol
lar with several shipping tags at
tached started from the Record office
on = most interesting journey through
the business channels of Brunswick.
The dollar is a genuine specimen of
Uncle Sans coins and has a small
silver ring soldered to it. TO this
ring the tags are attached. The fol-
lowing is printed on the face of the
first tag:
THIS DOLLAR
started from the office of the Bruins
wick Record. May Il, 1906, on II
journey the object of which is to
demonstrate that dollar spent at
home will return tn the original
Spender eventually to be paid again.
while dollar spent out of town
rarely, if ever. finds its way back
through the channels of trade to it's
starting point.
When this dollar comes into your
possession. please write your name
and the date and hour Of day when
received on the first vacant ruled line
on the attached cards. Then spend
the dollar, but be sure not to spend
it with someone who trades out of
town or with someone who is liable
to "salt it down. Keep it circulat-
ing.
The mission of this dollar Is
worthy one and everyone who gets
it i'm his possession should assist in
proving the advantage of trading at
home by carefully following the in
struCtions on this card.
Note-ThiS dollar has not been de-
faced or altered in any way by the
attachment of the silver ring and is
worth 100 cents at any bank or at
the office Of the Brunswick Record.
Caution-If the tags become filled
with names. please bring them to the
Record and have new tags issued to
replace them.
The rest of the tags are ruled off
into spaces for names and dates and
it is expected that when all the cards
are full they will he returned to the
Record for rcplcnshing.
The dollar was paid to Myrick
Gatchell. an cmployc Of the Record.
and he spent it at once at the store
of Fl. ]. Given.
f.. A. Crawford was making lis
rounds with freight bills and received
the dollar from Mr.. Given Mr..
CRAY ford wouldn't allow it to tarniSh
in his hands. He spent it at Nelson
McFadden's for groceries. Mr.. Nc
Fadden paid it to f. G. Patton for
cream. Mr.. Pattcn passed it along to
F., s. BO1well; he in turn paid it to
A. j.. Varney.
Mr. Narncy put his name on tn"
tag and went across the street to the
]. F.. Davis Go. store. where he spent
the dollar. Mr. Davis passed the
dollar along to F. p. Shaw and Shaw
spent it at Morton's So it goes.
The story will be continued next
week.
Several merchants hearing Of the
unique journey of the "Brunswick'
dollar have offered premium to get
the dollar into their possession. For
instance. BodwelI offers to allow 81
for it when 1t is rendered in payment
on a1v suit or overcoat valued at SO
or over. At Wilson'S pharmacy it
will be reckoned as 81 every time 1t
is presented as part payment on any
bill of goods amounting to 81 The
Record will receive the dollar at any
time for payment for a years sub
scription.
]. w. e. 0. r. Pencil in their adj
vertisement offer to allow Sl.50 for
the Brunswick dollar on any prr-
chase amounting to s. or over and 81
on any purchase amounting to $40 or
over.
The Record will endeavor to keep
track Of the dollar in its interesting
travels. and the readers should
keep us posted on it's whereabouts. II
this dollar is kept in Brunswick II
will pay many little bill.-Bruns-
wick Record.