Word: discarding
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1908-1908
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...numerous and the benefits to be scattered far reaching. This year many charitable institutions have found themselves destitute of funds which heretofore they have been able to rely on and so are unable to supply many of the urgent demands of poverty. It requires no great sacrifice to discard old clothes, and it is well worth the effort to have them ready for the collectors and thereby feel that they will fall into deserving hands...
...three times each day realize the ubiquity of clothes solicitors more forcibly perhaps than the rest of the community. On passing through the '87 gate towards the Hall, or even walking quietly down Cambridge street, one is accosted by a small regiment of eager solicitors for clothes. We must discard our old clothes, of course, and if we cannot arrange to save them for the philanthropic societies, we are led to resort to these parties from whom we can expect a slight return. But it is quite impossible to sell the same waistcoat to four different people...