Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, Novbr 1st 1879. | ||
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Novbr 1st sat. |
Lovely day. Have a somewhat thick head are very busy. Business splendid 66 pianos shipped, being the largest week this year. Home in eveg retiring early & sleeping splendidly | |
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Novbr 2d sunday. |
Beautiful day. To Store in the forenoon. Theodore sick since friday, but better. Place many documents into new safe under the stoop of No 107 E. 14th str. H. C. & Fr. St. lunch with me. In afternoon uptown. Theodore is much better Have a talk with Louisa relative to the brutality of Adam Weber towards his wife and children Play Skat with H. A. Casseb. & Ch. St. lose $1.03. Home at 11 PM | |
| Commence Celery cure | ||
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Novbr 3d Monday. |
Fine cool day. Very busy. Conrad Behrens comes in, the Basso. Lunch at U. Sq. with H. St. & Ch. St. After supper at German Savings Bk. then with Wiebusch to Grace Church to Oratorio Society, listen to their Rehearsal, have to make a speech. Home at 10 P.M. tear up useless papers. Celery cure causes loose bowels | |
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Novbr 4th Tuesday. |
Beautiful day. With Ch. St. to poll & we vote the AntiTammany Ticket, only substituting Elihu Root for Judge of Common Pleas Take lunch at Theodore, with Louisa, Ella & H. St. to Astoria, Piling for new drying Room commenced At L.K. in eve'g. Learn that Kunoth died today |
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Novbr 5th Wed. |
Defeat of Robinson & election of Cornell. Fr. v. Bodenstedt calls, we lunch together, also Moritz & Theodore. After supper at Renos house, Damrosch & family there, splendid eveg, speech, home after 1 AM. Heavy Snowstorm |
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