Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 740
718 … A LEAF FROM THE PAST. In the early part of the last century therewere fewer factories in this country than now,and many things were made by hand whichto-day are the work of machinery. This wasespecially true of the braid for straw hats. Ryestraw was commonly used, although wheat wasalso in demand.…
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