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From Mark Twain in the German Language Press
[“Smith Manufacturing Co.”] | 4 Aug 1872
Westliche blätter. Cincinnati [OH], 4 Aug 1872. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Lib. of Congress, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045582/1872-08-04/ed-1/seq-5/.
| Transcription | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Woher die vielen Smiths kommen, erklärt Mark Twain so: „In einer kleinen Fabrikstadt in Maine existirt ein colossales Gebäude mit der Aufschrift: | Mark Twain explains where the many Smiths come from: “In a small factory town in Maine there is a colossal building with the inscription: |
| “Smith Manufactoring Co.” | “Smith Manufactoring Co.” |
| Da werden die Hunderttausende Smiths erzeugt.“ | That's where the hundreds of thousands of Smiths are produced.” |