Aristocratic Lenox and the Lenox Hat Shoot Rite
A Special Correspondence describes Berkshire Hills trends as Newport elites arrive in Lenox in September. Hats are shot or replaced, marriages emerge from discreet flirtations, and a Rudolph Aronson Alma Varrey pair foreshadows a stage future. A Saratoga anecdote of a waiter mimic and parasol signals adds color to the social scene.
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Berkshire Hills
Newport
Lenox
New York Stock Exchange
Financial Mart
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Long Branch
Theo
Saratoga
Rudolph Aronson
New York Casino
Alma Varrey
Rudolph
Cupid
Money No Object and the Limits of Wealth
A Texas Siftings essay notes that people who claim money is no object live a paradoxical life. The piece explores landlords grocers and banks as examples, showing that even carefree spenders face eviction and financial strain when money truly matters.
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Texas Siftings
Last Time He Would Ever See It
A Memphis Avalanche note recalls a grocer who keeps a stranger’s package for an hour or two. A visiting lady leaves a long shallow pasteboard box. He teases her until she relents and allows him to peek, finding a pair of silk stockings with a yellow chestnuts band and the word embroidered on it.
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Memphis Avalanche
Married for love and art clash in witty quip exchange
A Life magazine quote features a playful exchange: "I married for love, Dick, and I've had about enough of it" and "I'm an artist, I married Jennie for her figure." The humor pivots on the idea that the husband valued art over romance.
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Jennie
George
Southern California Tent Boom Collapse
EastERNER notes tents have fallen about half in Southern California as the boom collapses. Californian replies that everything has declined and rents have surged to about 100 dollars a month for cot beds on the ocean front.
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California
Woman’s Heart Size Debunked by Grumman Expert
A Grumman savant asserts women’s hearts are smaller than men’s, but the remark is likely dismissed as nonsense. the quip suggests women’s priorities lie with large diamonds rather than anatomical claims.
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Grumman
Moss Slinging Moss Men of Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts moss slingers abandon traditional fishing to harvest Irish moss along the south shore. Scituate hosts a hardy, primitive moss economy with wooden huts, long-handled iron rakes, and dory work. Moss banks near ledges yield wet work, bleaching, and drying steps producing white moss sold at five cents a pound.
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Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts
Minot’s Ledge
Plymouth Rock
Maul Muller
Dory
Lle
Scituate
Moss Slingers
Skeleton Found Beside Ancient Cave in Aspen Mine
In the Minnie mine on Aspen Mountain a cave opened after blasting. Explorers found a well preserved skeleton seated with a stone bowl and axe beside it, along with other bodies that crumbled when disturbed. A pool of fresh water and a strong air current were noted in the chamber.
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Aspen
Col
Aspen Mountain
Minnie Mine
Donnelly
Mackey,Taylor
Gilfillan
Perils of Aeronautism and Balloon Fatalities
A Chicago paper claims over twenty five years 300 aeronauts died or drowned during ascensions. The Times is said to err noting most deaths occur after ascent as an Irish observer recalls a broken arm from being struck by a balloon in an apple tree.
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Chicago
Times
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