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Wealthy Hetty Green Lives Frugally In New York
A long profile describes Hetty Green, America’s richest woman, living in a $7 weekly room in Manhattan and managing a vast estate. It details her frugal habits, daily routines, bank dealings with the Bank of the City, and the contrast between immense wealth and austere living, including her boarder-like lifestyle and minimal public appearances.
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A & Tribe
Edward H. Gree
Uoloa Club
Sylvia Howland Green
Aqua Leary
Fifth Avenue
Miss Grecn
Hetty
Edward H. E. Green
Mrs. Green
Mra
Herssif
Lnr
New Yor
Brookten
Norvel
Hetur Gree
A.B. Baustals
Sd Plertepuat
Brooklyn
Monta
Arelebte
Lilesea
Crowley
Hotty Sot
New York
City Hall Park
Chember National Bank
Quinlan
Williams
Green
Mrs. Mackay
Jessie
Mr. Barrauld
Mary Ogilvie
Miss Mackay
Mr. Burrould
Theo
James
Jame
Mr. Barrould
Mary
Jack
Jessi
Male Ox