File #39355: "Christina McLennan 1906-1915 Diary 8.pdf"

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 10 {Page Number}  April 1906  
 15  Sunday, Easter, our church was nicely decorated with flowers, at least the pulpit and organ, Not many in church The roads are very bad  
 16  Fine day I washed a few things  
 17  Very fine day, To 2 1/2 yds cotton 25, I took a pair of spectacles from {Willies} to try them  25
 18  Lovely day. Pa had little boys {long illegible} {Alick M Donald? }paid 5 dollars for two months rent, yesterday {illegible} Murdy boiled Uncle {Pandy's?} {illegible} and there is over a gallon short. 1 1/2 gall short  
 19  Murdy left for Cornwall, I went to see Mary The papers today give an account of an earthquake in California yesterday, the city of San Francisco will lilkely be utterly destroyed The water mains were broken and fire broke out in the fallen building, and there was no water, so they burned.  
 20  The account of the earthquake today is that there are now 200.000 people homeless and hungry, every kind of {provision?} has been burned  
 21 Some rain. To {illegible} B. {Tea} 25. soda 5. raisins 13.{two?} eggs  43
 22  ;Fine day, a pretty good congregation Mrs Urquhart called in the afternoon  
 23  Cold and raw, Ann Hallcame to wash I did not expect her, for she was burying her sister Mrs Alick MRae of Lancaster, passed on Saturday, Rev Duncan {last name} called in afternoon, on his way to Donald {last name's} he was preaching at  
 24  Murdy went {for? to?} Cornwall last night, and came home this evening, Ann Hall {illegible} day {20?}  25
 25  Cold day,to {illegible}25 I am trying to finish the {illegible}  
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