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Philanthrope. In Crookston, Minn., Harvey Jensrud bought space in the Times to voice his appreciation: "Gee, thanks to the honest person or persons who returned my billfold with everything in it but the money...
...customer acted differently, too. Part of his changed behavior was doubtless due to the discovery that once again he was always right. But mostly it stemmed from the sight of inflated prices. Shoppers who had once thrown down money as carelessly as a drunk winning at roulette now clutched billfold and handbag with a kind of desperate disbelief, and began pinching and prodding the merchandise...
...famous 'Rube?'" Yes, the prisoner croaked, he was "Ol' Rube," who won 19 straight games for the Giants back in 1912. The record had never been broken, but "Rube" was broke. "The magistrate," said an A.P. dispatch, "took a $5 bill from his billfold, handed it to Marquard, shook hands with him, wished him luck and then dismissed the charge...
What Next? Clutching his billfold, the average consumer wondered where it would all end. He had more money to spend than ever before; wages had gone up, and that was one of the basic explanations of high prices. But the consumer also harbored a suspicion that many a price this summer would be boosted by vendors who were just out to get what they could while the getting was good...
Ducks and turkeys didn't satisfy Denver Wright's killer instincts. The St. Louis billfold manufacturer was determined to go after Big Game...