Joseph Schlitz' farewell: a poignant moment in the brewer's story.

Farewell. A heartfelt farewell to my friends and acquaintances whom I did not have the opportunity to see before my trip to Germany.
Jos. Schlitz

When Joseph Schlitz notified the community that he was traveling to Germany in spring 1875, he didn't know it would be his last trip. These public announcements were an occasional practice in Milwaukee's German papers, and indexed in this project.

His Lebewohl (literally, Live Well!) is one of the more poignant items I've indexed; even more so than the tributes that followed from his, and other Milwaukeeans', tragic loss during their return voyage, 7 May 1875.