Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| Astoria-New York, June 24th 1890 | ||
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I make a rousing speech and command Musical Salamander for him with great success home very late in Carriage to Ferry |
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June 25th Wed. |
Feel slight cold in throat, remain all day at Mansion, take first swimbath, but sit in the draft during eveg Get a fearful cough and cold during the night | |
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June 26th Thursd. |
Tremble with fever and take some cough drops, am unable to work in evg almost hounded to death all day by pressmen and callers, Chas. Held [obscured by ink blot: & wife] visit us |
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June 27th friday. |
Chas H. St. arrives in Steamer “Normannia” in afternoon. I feel dreadfully sick + feverish, cough and spit and to my horror commence to feel gout in right elbow, go by 4th Ave horse car to 92d str. Ferry | |
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June 28th sat |
Feel very sick. Have first F. Grote & Co. Directors Meeting & election of Officers at 7 P.M. and St + S Trustee Meeting, Give Henry W. T. St. fair warning that he must behave more gentlemanly hereafter | I |
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June 29th Sunday. |
Beautiful day. My arm very bad & cough terrible, Immense throng of people at Bowery Bay Beach, both Cars & boats overcrowded |
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June 30th Monday. |
At St. Hall. Gout in both feet, another Meeting of F. Grote & Co. I suffer great pain | |
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July 1st Tuesd. |
Remain in bed all day at Mansion Astoria, get Dr. Jones + Dr. Hupfauf, try remedies of both, now have only my left arm well | |
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July 2d Wed. |
After great pain get down stairs, My George who lives at Cassebeers, assisting me, drive in |
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