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"Because the dollar is dirty" is one of those pained, stretched explanations people come up with to explain why they do what they do, not the actual reason (even in some small part) the bookmark was invented and became popular.
The question wasn't "Why was the bookmark invented?". If it was, I might have, for example, tried to determine the first time someone used a bookmark (or when it became popular). Then I could have told you precisely how many dollars in present value that dollar would have been worth. That is, moving the goalposts in this way has made your quote worse, not better.
Not even is some small part? That's absurd. Can you not empathise in even a small part with the aesthetic aversion many people have to contaminating things with used currency?
Are you sure you didn't just go ahead and basically make up these people who don't want money to touch their book because it's dirty?
No. I've seen such people. When I look at the mirror, for example. Notice that the standard was explicitly set to:
The observation that this kind of absurd claim is positively received and even supported by similarly ridiculous petty sniping is disheartening.
I've known at least a couple people who found it yucky to handle cash right before a meal for that same reason.
<raises hand>
I definitely wash my hands after handling money and before eating.