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Story October 25, 1855

The Daily Minnesota Pioneer

Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

What is this article about?

A servant girl in Detroit exemplified self-denial by saving $225 of her four-year earnings to bring her mother and four siblings to America, spending only $139 on herself.

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A servant girl in this city, who has remained four years in one family has given an example of self-denial and economy worth following. She has been paid fourteen shillings per week, or $364 for the whole time. Of this money she has sent $225, to enable her mother, two brothers and three sisters to come to America, and only expended $139, or $34 75 cents per annum, for her own comforts. She is a brave woman, and the man who now has her for a wife, must prosper and be happy. The aristocracy may sneer at her lowly occupation and humble attire, but there are few who ever do deeds from which they obtain such lasting satisfaction as that poor servant girl has experienced, when by her own labor and frugality she has relieved the distress and poverty of her mother, brothers and sisters.-Detroit Advertiser.

What sub-type of article is it?

Biography Personal Triumph Heroic Act

What themes does it cover?

Moral Virtue Family Triumph

What keywords are associated?

Servant Girl Family Immigration Frugality Self Denial Economy

What entities or persons were involved?

Servant Girl

Where did it happen?

Detroit

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Key Persons

Servant Girl

Location

Detroit

Story Details

A servant girl worked four years, saving most of her wages to bring her mother, two brothers, and three sisters to America, demonstrating frugality and family devotion.

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