This Amerikanischer Dolmetscher, der unfehlbare Rathgeber für Einwanderer und Eingewanderte was published by the Philadelphia Demokrat Publishing Company probably in the 1880s or early 1890s.
Aiming to help the German-speaking immigrant learn the English language without the help of a teacher, this guidebook includes basic grammar and a guide to pronunciation. Words and useful phrases are given in German and then English, with a phonetic aid to pronouncing the English words. For example, der Abend, “evening” in English, is to be pronounced “ihw’ning” by speakers of German. Also included are examples of various forms of letters for both social and business occasions in both languages, an English-German/German- English dictionary, forms of address, the states and their capitals, postal rates, and information on attaining U.S. citizenship.

Title page

Table of contents, part 1
Table of contents, part 2

German alphabet

Begrüssungen

Beim Kaufen, p. 130
Beim Kaufen, p. 131

Auf der Reise, p. 134
Auf der Reise, p. 135

Beim Arzt, p. 139
Beim Arzt, p. 140
Beim Arzt, p. 141

Einladungen
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Zeitungsannoncen

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