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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1893
Page
6
The article narrates a curious exchange discussing diet and pantry math. It lists quantities such as pounds of meat and eggs, quarts of coffee and tea, and a vast hypothetical stockpile to illustrate abundance and consumption. The piece ends with a reflection on how restaurant keepers survive.
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