Refuse to Be Amused

Source: New York Herald, Aug 23, 1885, page 8.

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And then Narragansett had an individuality of its own, and was a jolly summer resort, where a great deal of fun was to be had for very little money.

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Happy Halloween! May your adventures bring shivers (or candy).

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Bare Naked Arms!

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There was more elaboration of costume at Mrs. Kernochan's ball than at any previous entertainment this season.

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"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And the darkness and the red death held illimitable dominion over all." - Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death (1842)

Honoring my late grandfather tonight.

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This reading is from the New York Herald, New York City, Sunday July 12, 1885, page 8.

The scarcity of men in London during the present season has been as keenly felt as it often is at Narragansett Pier and Mt. Desert before bank clerks and college undergraduates get their annual holiday.

"If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires." Horace Traubel (1858 - 1919)

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