Goods stacked up to indicate . . . I don’t know what, exactly; there’s probably many studies and lots of literature about how massed goods move the product. Bulk sells.
There’s a ghost between him and the empty counter.
Dinty Moore! There’s a tale there. Wikipedia says “Dinty Moore Beef Stew” was introduced in 1935, but the rest of the story, in matchbook form, can be seen here.
