1903, The Business Woman's Magazine, Volume 1, Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs, National Business Woman's League (U.S.)
Almighty Dollar! The lovely; the chief of all my joy. Most gracious and worthy dollar; the pride of my heart, how can I stand and hear thy name pronounced to me, "depart."
Almighty Dollar, thou hast certainly been my friend. And, most gracious dollar, we ask thee to be with us just now—for we need thee every hour. O, we need thee.
And, if thou cannot be with us, why let us have thy little image—such as nickles. dimes and quarters.
Almighty Dollar, when I was on my bed of affliction it was thy great power that brought nurses and the best of physicians to my relief.
And, Almighty Dollar, thou hast set up hospitals for the poor, asylums for the blind and homes for the fatherless and motherless children.
And, Almighty Dollar, we kindly ask thee in these few words: "Make in our pockets thy resting place;" for we need thee, O. we need thee every hour.
The fact without the truth is futile; indeed the fact without the truth is false. I have already noted that this is especially true touching our observations of a strange country; and it is certainly true touching one small fact which has swelled into a large fable. I mean the fable about America commonly summed up in the phrase about the Almighty Dollar. I do not think the dollar is almighty in America; I fancy many things are mightier, including many ideals and some rather insane ideals.
