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Something About Blankets

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
September
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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" Blanketa! blankets ! ! blankets ! ! ! '' is what. the average democrat ia this section howls at a república the moment he commeoces to tnlk tariff. How n man over In England bought $8.00 blankets for $6 00 and luid to pay $'J 00 tarltl' on them, etc. Hut would'the sume niiin wlio bought those blankets Mke to have the condition of the labnnng masaos and fermlng immi bre cxclianged for their condition in the country where (ie boujjht them ? If so, it eecins singular that' he should care lo reinain herc and rear and educatc a family and become possi-esed ol land and propcrty all bis own. Now ;is to this blanket business. 'J'he writer of lliis Item camiot atf.ml to use woven woolen blankets, and doubts very rnuch ifuedesires to. H8 women folks take cheese clotli, sew two s-trips of the right lenfrcb togethrr, on this put a reasonable laying of cotton batting, put on a coverii)K Of cheese clotu gnin, and then take a darninjr nccdlc mul some pretty colored yarns and o through the procesa of "tieing" tlie same. It makes a good looking warm covcring, and so mucti ligiiter thati any woven blanket tlnit it is a real luxury. Hei e ie the coft of one of theae blanketf: Wii yards cheef o cloth@.jo .. r.ov 4 rolls coltoQ ihUIiik(9'A)c.... "" '"üi H skein yariiWJ-jc '.'.'.'.'.'.' " ilji Almost any woman can make one in a day of eight hours, 90 yon can figure that labor accordlng to its vnliic. Oneas there isu t mueh danKer of people wlio are not too aristocratie freezing ander such blinkets aj that. And we can assure our rood frlunds that the anieles that go into the make up of this blanket can not be bought snywhere in the civilized world cheaper than rijlit here at your doors. Clininplonship eating matclius ougiit to be for larga steaks.

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News