Word: poorbox
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Refund. In Brighton, England, Mordicisa James, 42, caught with his hand in a church poorbox, explained that he had contributed to it in the prayerful hope of finding a job, landed one that didn't pay enough, wanted his money back...
Down the Hatch. In Butler, Pa., the Rev. P. K. Collins finally fooled poorbox thieves by installing a hidden chute from the box to the basement...
...himself no different from common citizens in the law's eyes, or because he was ignorant of the fact that the Governor of New York cannot be subpoenaed. With the subpoena, Governor Smith accepted the customary witness fee-50 cents -which he soon dropped into a Roman Catholic poorbox. When notified that the Governor of New York cannot be subpoenaed, Governor Smith had to return the witness fee-50 cents...
...himself no different from common citizens in the law's eyes, or because he was ignorant of the fact that the Governor of New York cannot be subpoenaed. With the subpoena, Governor Smith accepted the customary witness fee- 50 cents-which he soon dropped into a Roman Catholic poorbox. When notified that the Governor of New York cannot be subpoenaed, Governor Smith had to return the witness fee-50 cents...
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