Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
5-23-1949
Keywords
Myerstown, cows, Franklin County, apple butter bread, whooping cough, Lebanon County, cuds
Description
A typed letter from Viola K. Mohn addressed to Alfred L Shoemaker, dated May 23, 1949. Within, Mohn details a few superstitions surrounding cows and whooping cough, explaining variations on the theme of buttered bread as a folk remedy.
Sender
Viola K. Mohn
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 422
City
Myerstown, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Mohn, Viola K., "Letter From Viola Kohl Mohn to Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949" (1949). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 101.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/101
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