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April 27, 1916
The Daily Journal
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois
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A young Pennsylvania Dutchman tests three girls' frugality by how they tear sewing threads and share pie dough scraps, choosing the thriftiest as his wife, as observed by Helen R. Martin.
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APPEALED TO FRUGAL SOUL
How Pennsylvania Dutchman Finally Picked Out the Girl He Wanted for Wife.
However much Americans in general may have lost the primitive virtues of thrift and frugality, the Pennsylvania Dutch still possess them, according to Helen R. Martin.
Mrs. Martin has told how she watched a young Pennsylvania Dutchman study three girls, his object being matrimony.
They were sewing, and he made test of their frugality by the way they tore off their threads. The girl who tore off her thread closest to the stitch appealed to him most. Later he watched them at pie-making. With another test in mind, he asked each of them for the waste dough scraps. One of the girls, wanting to make a hit, gave him generously. The girl who had won the first test scrimped a few crumbs for him-and won his heart and hand. Soon after, his foot was seen on the rocker of her chair as they talked-which is Pennsylvania Dutch for "I mean to marry this girl!"
How Pennsylvania Dutchman Finally Picked Out the Girl He Wanted for Wife.
However much Americans in general may have lost the primitive virtues of thrift and frugality, the Pennsylvania Dutch still possess them, according to Helen R. Martin.
Mrs. Martin has told how she watched a young Pennsylvania Dutchman study three girls, his object being matrimony.
They were sewing, and he made test of their frugality by the way they tore off their threads. The girl who tore off her thread closest to the stitch appealed to him most. Later he watched them at pie-making. With another test in mind, he asked each of them for the waste dough scraps. One of the girls, wanting to make a hit, gave him generously. The girl who had won the first test scrimped a few crumbs for him-and won his heart and hand. Soon after, his foot was seen on the rocker of her chair as they talked-which is Pennsylvania Dutch for "I mean to marry this girl!"
What sub-type of article is it?
Romance
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Pennsylvania Dutch
Frugality
Courtship
Thrift
Matrimony
What entities or persons were involved?
Pennsylvania Dutchman
Helen R. Martin
Where did it happen?
Pennsylvania
Story Details
Key Persons
Pennsylvania Dutchman
Helen R. Martin
Location
Pennsylvania
Story Details
A young Pennsylvania Dutchman observes three girls sewing and tests their frugality by thread-tearing; the thriftiest appeals most. He then tests them at pie-making by requesting dough scraps; her scrimping wins his heart, leading to courtship.