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Typewriter marries, inherits a fortune

by on October 19, 2022

It was something of a cliche: a young typist marries her boss and gains a fortune. But it did happen and with some frequency.

The Homer Index (Homer, Michigan), March 29, 1893 –

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  • Mei Travis October 20, 2022, 3:55 pm

    It still happens! I was an office manager with a Selectric III who fell in love with my boss. Even though we’ve never married, we’re still in love 23 years later, like a Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russel thing.

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