Advertising pitch for mail order pattern service
A brief 19th century style notice urges sending 16 cents to the office for pattern No 496 and requested size by mail postpaid. Readiness to mail patterns requires full address and warns to beware of scammers. Several days are needed for delivery of multern.
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de Ware
Multern
Wainwrights Experiment and the Mary Carter Interest
A eastern college assistant professor, Wainwright, pursues fieldwork in New England and falls for Mary Carter, a hired farm girl. He volunteers for harvest labor, learns from her, and cherishes a growing bond until she leaves suddenly. Mary later reappears at a social gathering as the couple face the question if his experiment was a success. The tale blends romance with observed rural life.
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