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July 26, 1881
The Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
In Hungary and Bohemia, anti-German sentiment leads to avoidance of the German language in business. A Vienna firm receives a Bohemian order, requests French instead, and now conducts all correspondence in French.
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Hungarian Hatred
The hatred of Germans and the German language in Hungary and Bohemia displays itself in public and private, in society and business. A manufacturing house of Vienna received an order written in Bohemian, which no one in the establishment could decipher. They returned to the writer with the explanation that they have correspondents who are familiar with French, English, and Italian, but have never had occasion to use the services of one who understands Bohemian. The order was thereupon sent to them again written in French, and that is now the language in which all correspondence between the parties is conducted.
The hatred of Germans and the German language in Hungary and Bohemia displays itself in public and private, in society and business. A manufacturing house of Vienna received an order written in Bohemian, which no one in the establishment could decipher. They returned to the writer with the explanation that they have correspondents who are familiar with French, English, and Italian, but have never had occasion to use the services of one who understands Bohemian. The order was thereupon sent to them again written in French, and that is now the language in which all correspondence between the parties is conducted.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Hungarian Hatred
German Language Avoidance
Bohemian Order
Vienna Business
French Correspondence
Where did it happen?
Hungary, Bohemia, Vienna
Story Details
Location
Hungary, Bohemia, Vienna
Story Details
Anti-German hatred in Hungary and Bohemia results in a Vienna manufacturing house rejecting a Bohemian-written order and insisting on French for all future correspondence.