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I see no present solution of a great and intricate problem but that the rich should realize their duty to the poor.
Gertrude Atherton
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Gertrude Atherton
Age: 90 †
Born: 1858
Born: January 14
Died: 1948
Died: June 14
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San Francisco County
California
Gertrude Franklin Atherton
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Frank Lin
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We never care to know new people unless we are sure we shall like them.
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