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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
10
Jennie Clausen, once a mill hand in Allentown earning eight dollars weekly, prepared for marriage to a wealthy man after saving his life twice in the Lehigh Valley. Living in a Fifth Avenue home with a fortune of 250000 a year, she educated herself to fit the social position and has reportedly doubled her money.
In Allentown a factory girl named Jennie Clausen saved a young millionaire from drowning after a polo trip wreck. The man, Joseph Mack, a leading employer in the city, plans marriage soon but keeps the bride's name confidential. The romance, celebrated for secrecy, reflects social ties between mills and New York wealth.
Maggie Stickney of Nineteenth street Darby Pa slipped down the steep bank along Darby creek while picking violets. Her oversized Merry Widow hat snagged on a blackberry bramble, stopping her fall and prompting rescuers Policeman Smith and Crumback to pull her to safety. Her headpiece suffered damage but she escaped drenched and uninjured.
A Salon merchant, Audibert, learned in June that six cases of his brandy were found in Durand’s cellars after a police raid. Durand got six months, cases returned, but Audibert’s appeal failed as excise officials confiscated the brandy for illegal circulation. Audibert appeals to justice amid continued confiscation.
A brief exchange shows a mother cajoling Tommy to hurry upstairs for the baby’s nightgown. Tommy balks, and the mother warns that being unkind to the new sister could cause her to “fly back to heaven,” prompting a quip from Tommy about letting the baby fetch her own gown.
A four year old, spending the night with a hostess, knelt to say prayers but could not remember them. She concluded with a plea to God for help, saying she was with a lady who does not know any prayers. This item, sourced from Home Herald, reflects a simple, humorous religious moment.
A reform era remark questions women’s voting rights and future participation in offices. It contrasts imagined roles for women with a dismissive tone, hinting at resistance to female candidacy and civic leadership within a social circle.
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