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Thomas Paine Podcast

Johnny Dollar -- How I Played Santa Claus

Thomas Paine Podcast

mike moore

Daily News, Philosophy, News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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0:00.0

It was stirring and all through the house a creature was stirring and boy what a rat

0:12.2

This is another in the Adventures of America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator

0:16.8

Johnny Dollar starring Charles Russell.

0:20.0

At insurance investigation, Johnny Dollar, is only an expert.

0:23.6

At making out his expense account, he's an absolute genius. expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar to Home Office Industrial Insurers Incorporated

0:46.0

Hartford, Connecticut.

0:47.6

Attention Mr. Eben Stevens, General Manager.

0:52.0

The following is an accounting of my expenditures during investigation of small time

0:56.1

swindles of big time department stores, for how I played Santa Claus and almost got left holding the sack.

1:04.0

Or going for a sleigh ride without benefit of snow can be tough sledding.

1:09.0

Express account, item one, one dollar, hip the messenger who delivered this assignment

1:17.3

riding by hand from a apartment.

1:18.9

Thanks, Mr. Dollar.

1:19.9

You have never been known as a fast man with a buck, Mr. Stevens, and I must say your note to me also marked you in my mind as an economist with words.

1:27.0

Dear John, our client, the Association of Department Stores of Greater Manhattan, has requested help on the following problem.

1:34.0

A young man has been making the rounds of New York department stores during the current Christmas

1:37.9

rush.

1:38.9

Using his equipment and official looking sales book he goes to a business department makes a quick sale on some large item

1:43.8

writes it up in his theory of salesbook takes the customers cash and

1:47.3

disappear enclosed fine varying descriptions as furnished by victims to date and

1:51.9

check for your usual retain a fee.

1:55.0

Please put a stop to this nefarious practice at once,

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