Word: coolidgeana
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...household furnishings she put in storage. Last week she was traveling in Europe when the residue odds & ends were put up at auction in a Northampton gymnasium. Auctioneer George Howard Bean had sent engraved circulars to about 1,500 clients, announcing that each of the 400 items of Coolidgeana offered would be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Only 400 bidders showed up for the auction. Dampened, Auctioneer Bean clambered to his dais, banged a gavel, stuck out a brawny arm holding a letter franked by Mrs. Coolidge, yelled for bids. It went for $3. Followed a litter of glassware...
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