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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
6
The Leightons acquire a beagle named Peter for $25, leading to rivalries with neighbors the Careys. Peter’s antics amuse Mr. Carey while provoking Mrs. Carey, and the two households drift into subtle, escalating hostility as the dog mends or测试 the boundaries of friendship and civility between the couples.
A tale of two neighbors, Mrs Carey and Mrs Leighton, whose feud ends in a daring night burglary foiled by Peter the dog. The canine hero detains the thief while Mrs Carey and Mr Leighton rush to aid, earning Peter a silver collar as proof of loyal service.
The passage presents a math puzzle about starting with 25 chickens and cheese and ending with eight times as many, plus a riddle about Yankee Doodle crossing London Bridge with buses. It infers he passes five buses by halfway, placing him on the central span, though some text is garbled.
In Siam the liquid measure derives from a cocoanut shell that holds 830 tamarind seeds, and twenty of these units equal a wooden bucket. One ary' measure uses 830 tamarind seeds per k'anabn, twenty-five k'anabn per sat, and eighty sat per kwien, illustrating the primitive origin of many weight and measure units.
Persons who paid 25 cents per pair for inferior sex can now buy Holeproof at the same quality for half the price. Holeproof claims original six month guarantee and uses fine Egyptian and Sea Island cotton. Makers say top market price has fallen, saving buyers 50 cents on six pairs without lowering quality.
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