Way back in August, I wrote about Anna Tuijnman Roomeijer who had a daughter "Beth". Anna was one of my grandfather's sisters. I wrote that Beth helped Anna in a store. I have continued to search for Beth, to no avail. However, today I again came across the story about the store and I think it's kind of charming. I'm going to reprint the story, but I'm somewhat paraphrasing. Now, be advised, this was a Google-translation, so it's far from exact, but you'll get the drift.
Anna Roomeijer ran a grocery on the corner of 36 and Poldedrweg Bothastraat. They took the existing store in May 1919 and passed on the emerging competition from the big (stores). But in the late sixties it was the canvas. (maybe this means she 'hit the canvas', as in knocked out??) Anna Roomeijer did definately not part time. She worked through Friday night at the shop in shape for the Saturday. The shop breathed its own atmosphere, that of a grutterij (grocery). "The smell of coffee, cheese and sugar vemengede(??) themselves. And of course all over the customers desired quantities." Anna was assisted by her daughter Beth.
Anyway, I loved the part about her not being part time and the the line that the shop breathed its own atmosphere - you can almost smell the fresh coffee....
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