This postcard was sent from Geneva, Switzerland, by Minnie Brinkley to Amanda “Aunt Mandy” Jackson. Minnie Brinkley was the wife of John Brinkley II, a notorious quack doctor who practiced medicine throughout the 1920s and 1930s and who was most well-known known for implanting goat testicles in men to cure impotence. Minnie Brinkley was often involved in John Brinkley’s businesses and traveled with him. She was also ultimately indited along with her husband for mail fraud, though the case was dismissed due to John Brinkley’s death (Lee, Alton). Amanda Jackson was a neighbor to young John Brinkley and often watched him growing up. She became a close family friend who both Minnie and John Brinkley wrote often. She lived in East LaPort, NC, close to modern day Sylva in Jackson County NC, until her death in 1945 (Lee, Alton). In July 1937, when this letter was sent, the Brinkley’s were in the midst of a four-month tour of Europe. For reference, the Brinkleys were in Luxembourg on July 8, Geneva on July 15, and France on July 24. In 1937, the Brinkleys were arguably reaching the height of their wealth. John Brinkley was considered a renowned doctor, owned a mansion in Del Rio, Texas, and ran a thriving radio station. Just a year later, John Brinkley began his downfall by suing for libel Morris Fishbein, a journalist who regularly called him a “quack” and “charlatan.” John Brinkley lost this lawsuit, meaning that he could legally be called a quack doctor. He faced numerous malpractice lawsuits soon after, which claimed over three million dollars in damages. He declared bankruptcy in 1941 and died in 1942 of heart failure (Lee, Alton). Minnie Brinkley remained a staunch supporter for her husband until her death in 1980 (“Minerva Telitha “Minnie” Jones Brinkley).