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About 1810 the Rev. Henry Duncan of Ruthwell, Scotland became worried by the thriftlessness of his parishioners.

From Time Magazine Archive

To show the thriftlessness of the people, Mr. Sikes mentioned the following instance.

From Thrift by Smiles, Samuel

Yet disfranchisement for ignorance, for thriftlessness, and vice all together are acknowledged to be insufficient, and resort must be had again to manipulation, juggling, and confessed dishonesty.

From The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) by Cook, Charles C.

She penetrated the homes of the cottagers, she tasted of their foods, she rated them on uncleanliness, drunkenness, and thriftlessness; she lectured them on cooking.

From The Imaginary Marriage by Cooper, Henry St. John

Ignorance and thriftlessness in a community of laborers operates in the same way.

From Rural Health and Welfare by Fairchild, George Thompson