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Why Spanish colonial officials feared the power of clothing

Why Spanish colonial officials feared the power of clothing

Aug 22, 2021 | Clothing

Read a new article on clothing and colonialism, written for Psyche

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Potato Quote

At St. Paul’s Church in Blackburn, on Sunday mornings when the people were coming out from service a bell was rung called the “Potato Bell,” the popular idea being that the bell was rung on purpose to let the servants know at home at what time to put on the potatoes to boil for dinner.

— Lancashire Record Office, Preston
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