Word: calico
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Calico Pie, -R. W. Atkinson...
...department of Practical Science at Brown University, he observes that "hitherto it has been chiefly distinguished for its thorough training in chemical science, as applied to the industrial arts, the effects of which have been largely felt and appreciated in the industries of the district, namely, bleaching, calico printing and papermaking...
...college. [New York Sun.] According to the Sun it would be better for young men to devote themselves from early childhood to learning the art of making money. The Sun thinks that a special education is necessary for a man who intends to devote his life to selling calicoes and pins. We venture to say that a Harvard graduate can sell calico and pins as well as any man who has not attended college...