The average railway express engine consumes coal a"t the rate of *01b per mile, or three tons for every 100-mile journey. The squeaking', of new boots is due to the layers of leather in the soles grindin"- slightly against each other. The squeak "will stop when the leather becomes more pliable.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 115, 17 May 1932, Page 13
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