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A Keen Purchaser

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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
October
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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The younger portion of the present generation may not remember the oldfashioned silver coin, once so plenty in the United States, of the value of tweive and a half cents. In New England it was called a "ninepence," in New York a "shilling," and it bore oiher names in other sections of the country. One day a tall, lank, tow-headed specimen of humanity, from the Mote Mountain district, entered Sam Thom'8 store in Conway, N. H. He looked round fer ft wkils upoa the teiupüng thirgs displayed, and finally drew from his pocket a battered ninepence, whiüh he clutched with an evident determination not to part with it recklessiy. "Say, mister," he said, pointing to a box of lozenges upon the counter, "haow much d'ye ask for thern?'7 "Two cents a roll," was the reply. "Wal, Til hev a roll. What do you ask for them apples?" "Two for a cent." "Wal, let's see- I'll liev one of 'em; that'll be half a cent, and the lozengers two cents - jest two cents and a half. Yeou ken take it aout of this 'ere ninepence, and give me back ten cents." Mr. Thom could not refuse. The story to telï was worth more than it cost bv f ar.

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register