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Blaze himself had been taken in for questioning about a loan-office holdup in Saugus, but he hadn't been in on that job and had come across so honestly bewildered that the cops let him go.

Blaze Bachman, Richard 2007

And Becky Connolly, the loan-office manager, was so worried she could barely sleep at night.

The Leader In You Stuart R. Levine 1993

He had redeemed the things from the loan-office and pawned them with his private banker, as he called him, who gave more for them.

Jenny: A Novel 1921

She brought me word they had no such sum to spare; I said they might mortgage their house in the loan-office.

Paras. 101-150 1909

She brought me word they had no such sum to spare; I said they might mortgage their house in the loan-office.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1994 Edition) 1909

Failing to raise money directly, recourse was bad to the so-called loan-office certificates.

Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 Albert Bushnell Hart 1898

Part of this national debt was represented by bills of credit, loan-office certificates, lottery certificates, and many other sorts of promises to pay, which had become almost worthless.

A Brief History of the United States John Bach McMaster 1892

It opened a loan office in each state and called on patriotic people to come forward and loan it money, receiving in return pieces of paper called "loan-office certificates."

A School History of the United States John Bach McMaster 1892

A loan office was also established in each state, and the people were asked to loan Congress money and receive in return loan-office certificates bearing interest and payable in three years.

A Brief History of the United States John Bach McMaster 1892

He became a lender of money in several shapes, keeping both a loan-office and a pawnbroker's shop.

The Unclassed George Gissing 1880