Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, Aug 12th 1875 | ||
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Aug 12 |
It rains in torrents all day Remain home, Dr. Brueninghausen attends me, prescribing Colchicum, Iodine & Aconite internally and liniment outside. In evening play 66 with Reck, win 59 Cents | |
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Aug 13th friday. |
fine weather, it is a little better, but I cannot walk without the aid of a Cane, drive to Store, learn that Albert with his wife & daughter arrived last night, Terrific Rainstorm all day | |
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Aug 14th sat. |
Knee a little better but feel it now badly under left heel, Drive to Store again, am kept very busy, towards eveg drive home again, to bed at 10 PM | |
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Aug 15th Sunday. |
learn that Northern R. R. had been seriously damaged by the floods, Albert wife & Hettie & Reck, went by Hackensack road had to walk 1½ Miles at Orcadell, arrived there at 9 P.M. I am all alone, reading Heines works which I had just bought of Stechart and Wolf |
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Aug 16th Monday. |
I am so much improved that I can walk to and from the Store, rub my knee which I painted with Iodine, with Oil, it strains in the Skin outside, I take Colchicum three times pr. day, and Iodine Powders in wet Oblates (Wafers) my wife & Alfred and Reinel arrive from Newport at 10 AM | |
August
12
1875
