reaping machine

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It is a story about a woman of the farmlands who, when her lover is killed in a reaping machine, marries an unattractive neighbor to father her child.

From Time Magazine Archive

But a reaping machine, though used by the husband in the business by which he supports his family, is not a legitimate item of family expense, nor can a plow be included therein.

From Legal Status of Women in Iowa by Wilson, Jennie L. (Jennie Lansley)

It is impossible to use a plow, a spade, or a reaping machine without injuring it and, in the end, wearing it out.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates

Mr. J. T. Wharton, of Skelton Castle, said he had never witnessed so much enthusiasm in an agricultural district as was displayed in connection with the reaping machine.

From Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap by Greeno, Follett Lamberton

For the great modern invention of the reaping machine, civilization is indebted to Cyrus Hall McCormick, an American.

From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff