MD-163
From Mark Twain in the German Language Press
Das Zipperlein, oder das Zahnweh in der Zehe | 4 Oct 1897
Der Deutsche Correspondent. Baltimore [MD], 4 Oct 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Lib. of Congress, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045081/1897-10-04/ed-1/seq-4/.
| Transcription | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Das Zipperlein, oder das Zahnweh in der Zehe | Gout, or a toothache in the toe |
| London, 2. Oktober. Der amerikanische Humorist Saml. L. Clemens (Mark Twain) liegt in Wien am Podagra darnieder. Er befindet sich trotz seiner großen Schmerzen in vortrefflicher Laune und nennt sein Leiden das „Zahnweh in der Zehe“. | London, October 2. The American humorist Saml. L. Clemens (Mark Twain) is bed-bound in Vienna with a case of gout. Despite his great pain, he is in excellent spirits and calls his ailment a “toothache in the toe”. |