When checking on the day’s sales at Cline’s Pharmacy Monday night, it was found that a clever attempt to make money at the expense of the store had been made. A one dollar bill was passed for a ten dollar bill.
During the course of the day, some person in payment for a purchase handed over a one dollar bill. It was folded in such a way that only one corner showed and on its corner was pasted a piece from a ten dollar bill. It seemed to be the idea that the clerk would fail to open it and give the change for the large amount.
That the ruse did not work was shown by the fact that the cash register checked up all right.
From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, August 18, 1925
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