Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
2-4-1949
Keywords
humor, Bible, preacher, Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, lying, fish, dogs
Description
In a typed letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker, H. Wayne Gruber lists two humorous stories: one about a preacher's best sermon and the other about a lying farm boy. Following Gruber lists four pieces of advice, which he titles: "Alte Weiver Clawwe."
Sender
H. Wayne Gruber
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 4-3
City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Language
English, Pennsylvania German
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Recommended Citation
Gruber, H. Wayne, "Letter From H. Wayne Gruber to Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949" (1949). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 143.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/143
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