Word: cast-off
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...Edward W. Schoyer '39, and Peter F. Cunningham '39, will also have charge of the drive for old clothes which is soon to commence through the Yard. In connection with this baskets are to be placed in each entry of every dormitory and a resident appointed to solicit cast-off garments...
...kinds of loaf cake, cookies, candy, popcorn balls, potato chips, spiced apples, pickles, jellies, jams, conserves, canned fruit, sun preserved fruits; for the best pillow case, cross-stitched spread, French knot spread, Cluny centerpiece, six-piece doily set, crocheted infants' socks, cutwork, Roman embroidery, boy's suit made from cast-off garments, rompers, Afghan, artificial flowers, pieced quilt, hand-painted cake plates (professional and amateur), fruit group, picnic table. Money winnings were small (first prize: $2), but eminently satisfying to the victor was the distinction of being known as a right smart housewife back home...
...greeted with a shower of brickbats, and the curved and pointed toes of the wooden clogs were studded with rows of brass nails with which to "purr" or kick the shins of the nonconformist. Even a neat patch was regarded with suspicion, its purpose being adequately covered by the cast-off coat of an older and bigger brother...
...Clothes Wanted by Max Keezer. 3 Bow Street. I am paying higher cash prices than any other dealer for your cast-off clothing. Old gold, watches, chains, diamonds, bric-a-brac, furniture, carpets, etc. Remember Max Keezer...
...further snub to Scapegrace Carol II, George V. who detests "that bounder," caused to be invited Carol's cast-off wife, Her Majesty Helen of Greece and Rumania who resides in England...