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Pet Pig Eats Itself Into Its Own Doom
A mass of readers sees a Massachusetts tale about a tame pig Chester that consumes bread from a pantry and grows to 300 pounds, heading to market as a cautionary end to its indulgent life. The piece blends a domestic animal anecdote with a stock exchange critique and a railway switching puzzle set in St Louis, noting overhead issues and a 26-move puzzle.
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West Falmouth
Mass
Charles Burke
ST. Louis
The
Stock Exchange
Thaddeus R. Benson
Chicago Stock Exchange
St. Louia