Unmarried Women Hold Vast Wealth in Newport
A Newport centre story notes a dozen unattached women controlling fortunes near half a billion dollars. Eleven are widows, one never married, anchored by figures like Mrs Harry Payne Whitney and Mrs Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt, with homes at Breakers and Bellevue Avenue.
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Newport
Cara Ers
Clim Walk
Bellevue Avenue
Mra
Harry Payne Whitney
Mra Whitney
Gladys Vanderbilt
Hamilton McK. Twombly
Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vandeerbilt
Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
New York City
Mia Vanderbilt
Anita Stewart
Miguel de Braganza
William Rhinelander
Stewart
Snander
White
James Henry Smith
Moses Taylor
Watchman Recovers Five-Cent Pay After Four-Year Wait
Alonzo L. Keefer, a former watchman at the war trade board, finally received a five-cent payment from the U S government. Sent forms, letters, and multiple trips culminated with a May 18 1928 inquiry and an August 28 1982 check.
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Washington
Alonzo’ L. Keefer
War ‘Trade Board
Keefer
Government Employees
United States Treasury
Drunken Fish Parade Foils California Coast Folly
In Moro Cojo Slough California two hundred fish allegedly walked out of a rivht-well and died on shore. Local citizens including leading residents of Moses Landing testify it is not a fish story though details remain odd.
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Moss “Landing
Ligier
Moses Landing
Moro Cojo
Earth
Living Costs Match Present Day Income Decline
A compilation shows 1932 prices at 60 percent of 1929 levels with broad cuts across clothing food fuels textiles and raw materials. The analysis ties price reductions to the 18 39 and 53 percent drops in national income from 1929 through 1932, indicating efforts to align living costs with national income.
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Chicago
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Promotes Health At Home
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle stimulant for stomach liver and bowels. It claims better digestion fewer sick spells and improved school performance and notes availability at drug stores. A closing quip jokes about men and money before marriage.
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Dr. Caldwell
Opportunities Weser Wane
The message notes that opportunities wane as competition intensifies and that the greatest fortunes arise where rivalry is most intense. It implies a warning to seek early entry before crowded markets and fierce bidding reduce gains.
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Morocco
America
James B. Duke
North Carolina
Duke University
Trike
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Julia Berwind
Béllevue Avenue
Edward J. Berwind
Nicholas Brown
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T. Shaw Safe
Ocean Lawn
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Senteree
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