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IRENE DIXON BAMFORD DIARY 1911 1911
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
LOCATOR _______
BOX 2
FILE 2

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1911

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Re-Read
’76-’84

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Date 1911
fine. Wells Sr is doctering for asthma
sore toes, chilblain’s kidney complaint,
lame back, head ache, impaired
eye sight, tooth ache. He has had
his eyes examined and tested by
an oculist and now has a pair
of glasses from Toronto. He doctors his
toes with Absorbine flaxseed poultices
Zambucks [Zam-Buk]. He takes quinine, Dodd’s
pills, several kinds of Asthma cure,
Ectectine oil, Ayers pills,
Whiskey and prickley ash bark,
Shipmans Asthma cure, but there
is one thing in his favor, his appetite
is good, tremendiously [sic] good, he don’t
shave anymore, he is afraid he’ll
catch cold. At present time he is
taking Dodd’s kidney pills and
Shipmans Asthma cure.
Voltie working every day as if his
life depended upon incessant labor,
cutting and drawing wood from
Jerry Murphys, Wm J Woodman
drawing saw logs to Kingston,
feeding stock, pigs, horses, milking,
churning, making all the butter &
carrying it to market. Working in
shop for neighbours, besides going
over to Rachels watering and
taking care of her cows, tinkering
her stable and looking after things
in general every day. Every day
he must not forget to say that Bernard
Morgan & family came to see us
together with Lizzie and Morgan
and Mrs James Morgan and all

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their children while Belle
was here and she helped carry
the honor of the visit so as to make
it entertaining all night. Tho
young Alden Jims oldest kid tells
Emma, at school that "old Miss Bamford
is a nice old woman".
That is me tho I don’t know how
I came to impress him so favorably
and so the time leads up to the
first of March of one of the dreariest
winters I ever remembered seeing.
On the second day of February
when the "old Bear seldom missed
seeing his own shadow. He couldn’t
see a thing for the day was so dark
and stormy & dismal.

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1911
Saturday 4 March
A very fine day. Sr drives
to Wills for Rachels dog Tusk.
I sent Voltie a picture, The
Lady of the snows which means
Canada. W Sr came back at my
fall bringing the dog. Will sent
me a diary and a phonograph
record. Found Charley Easton
there and Tom Chatterton chopped
summer wood in woods. Rachel
staid to dinner.
Sunday 5 March 1911
After breakfast Voltie led R’s
dog over to R’s and fed and
watered her cows. our hens dont
lay eggs very well only 2 doz in
a long time. R’s hens are
all right, she get lots of eggs.
The price of butter and eggs
are both taking a tumble.
One of Mrs Mongomery’s grand
son called here to inquire the
way across to the bay. He said
Edith and his mother are with him.
Wants to go to James Irvines.
No other person called. Pea
soup for supper

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Monday 6th March 1911
A fine day. Emma walked to school
only 3 pupils, Alden Morgan, Anetta OBrien
and Emma. I worked all day on my
feet walk walk till I was tired. V churned
and made butter prints for Market. Drove
over to R and brought her eggs over 14 days.
Wells Sr got a lame back cant do much
work only sit by the fire and observe
things. I manage to write three
each to Watson, Maud & Grace
Tuesday 7th March 1911
How quickly the days, weeks and months pass away
and April will soon be here again. The
day is bright, clear & cold wind North.
Voltie gone to Kingston with butter and
eggs. The eggs mostly belong to Rachel.
He is bringing back the sawed
lumber from the second oak log from the
big tree that he bought from Jerry. Emma
walked to school her shoes not very
good. I didnt want her to go but
she insisted upon going so I let her
go. Van Bamford and Lib came over and
went to Sams visiting. Drove by
the house & I didnt’ see them. Wells was
walking with them. V came home early. Well
Dignum came down with him and helped V
bring in the grist. Whig and a letter from
Grace.

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10 February
We received a phone from Bob
that he and Grace are coming down tomorrow
pm at 1/2 past 4
11 Saturday March 1911

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12 Sunday
We arose not very early
had chicken stew for dinner
and strawberry short cake.
V drove over for Rachel.
13 Monday
A most beautiful day. Bob,
Grace, Reginald and Margaret
return to Kingston and found
everything all O.K.

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14 Tuesday
A fine day. Sr gone to Kingston
to get his old rubber boots mended,
Sent by Sr gave him money to buy
Emma a third reader and for myself
a bottle of ink.
15 Wednesday

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Thursday 16 March 1911
A suffering cold day tho V
worked in shop part of day. Frank
& Sam Snub drove in here to
grind and jump axes. Frank came in to warm his hands.
3 young chaps from over the river
Frank Lidy, young Pritman and
Raymond Maloney. I walk around
with a cane in hand all day when
I don’t write to Watson. V brought in
eleven eggs. I don’t get time to write
in this diary not once a week and
there is many a small item I would
like to record but it escapes memory
and is as illusive as a Jack lantern.
Friday 17 March 1911
A very chilly day, froze hard
last night and continues cold
all day. Emma gone to School.
V and Wells Sr pitching hay
into Rachels stable and then
bringing home a load of hay for
our stock. I sent Watson a letter
also one to Beatrice. Tho I dont
realy know her address I guess twill find
her someway. This is St Pats day.
Henry drove in here enroute to
Clayton. Staid to dinner & insists
on Voltie going to Clayton with him.
just as V was going to prepare cheesecake.
Day drove in here for potatoes. V sold
him a bag of potatoes but he had forgotten
his pocket book. It is beginning to snow.
Cheesemaker wanted to buy our old
hen that V has shut in our cellar.

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Saturday 18 March 1911
Some washing going on to day
and very late when finished up but
clothes not all washed tho the lines are
full. Emma cleaned pantry floor
on knees. I work around all day.
W Sr drove out to Will’s for R’s dog
returned just at dark in the
evening, brought the dog and
Will sent me a diary and some
butternuts.
Sunday 19 March 1911
Well this is one of the Sundays I’m sure.
Emma finishing mopping floors and
I am working all forenoon. Wash all breakfast
dishes separator, 6 milk pail cabinet,
stove, tea kettle and 40 other things. That is
all one can do like Prometheus chained to
the lock. R helps get dinner
while Emma cleans floors. V drives over
towards night accompanied by Emma
and R’s dog Turk which R leads
by a string. Poor Turk how badly
he wants his liberty.

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Monday 20 March 1911
Not a very pleasant day.
Emma goes to school. I dont
work so hard as yesterday. I
employ most of my spare time writing
to Bernard Morgan.
Tuesday 21st March 1911
A day of wind, water and snow.
Emma came home with wet feet.
V working on boat (Stanleys)
Emma went to school. I work
around as best I can. I am
always tired these days but somehow
I get there all the same. I get
dinner, wash separator milk pails
cabinet stove brighten teapot &
tea kettle which is my daily task
then made cake, cleaned potatoes,
set table and had every thing
ready for Emma to finish supper
when she comes from school.
I received a letter from Grace,
The Whig and a lot of advertising
trash beside a postal from Belle.
Jack Niles here to get his cross cut
saw set and sharpened

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Wednesday 22nd March 1911
Oh such miserable weather for
wind, snow, rain, slush, dreary dismal
but amidst it all, Emma insisted
on going to school and she went.
Franks kids went also through
[?] wind, slush & snow. Geo Niles
here to dinner, he helped V draw
hay from R’s. Geo ruptured himself
yesterday. V fitted him out with a
truss. Jimy Morgan drove in
here for an incubator sitting of
eggs only four dozen. Tis a small
incubator. We churned to day. V going
to town tomorrow if the weather is favorable.
I get very tired being on my feet so
much. If Maud was here she would
wash my feet.
Thursday 22 March 1911.
Ground and river froze last night.
Arose early. V going to town with
grist for hog feed and butter & eggs.
Carried 19 doz eggs for R.
Emma goes to school. Our hens
done very well to day. 17 eggs.
Ruttan came to borrow batteries. Frank
with his buggy is sawing wood at
his fathers, didn’t get any. V came
home at 8 pm just after dad had
gone to bed. V drove the land
road all the way from here to village
and home again. Only 23 for butter
and 16 for eggs and had hard
work to get rid of eggs at that price.

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Friday 24 March
We had 14 eggs for breakfast boiled - eggs on market down to
45 cts. Only 13 eggs to day. Emma
staid home from school to day
to help wash. begins to thaw a little.
The lines are full of clothes.
V went over to R’s to draw hay
and R came home with him on
a load of hay bringing her dog
Turk with her. R helped get
dinner. Northern lights most
beautiful and of this family only
seen by myself who was sitting
up late after the old sort reading.
Saturday 25
Finished washing. Only 10 eggs
this day. This is the second day
for washing and yet there is left
over a lot of socks and stocking.
No sap to day. V went over
to Rachels to chop wood and
she sent over Jen’s letter for
me to read. A very good letter.
Two very brilliant Sun dogs either
side of the sun from 3 pm till
sunset.

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Sunday 26
Warm day. Sun shining thro haze
which indicates a storm. ground all
wind. No one here to day. We get the
meals and do the chores, read and
study geography, learn of the dismal swamp
partly in N.C. and partly in Virginia
30 miles long & ten miles broad. Wind
South and blowing at bed time.
V goes early to bed after going over
to Rachels. Oh now Emma does
hate to work. Poor girl.
Monday 27 March 1911.
Cloudy dismal day all wind with
patches of dirty snow here and there.
Al Joslin summoned Frank Woodman
(over the wires) to report and pay duty
on coal which FW brought from Clayton.
Voltie churned. Roads so windy. Em
dont go to school this day. Franks kids
dont go. Wells in Kitchen cutting corns off
bottom of his feet. Poor old man, something
always ails him. Cassie and Cliford
came up for two Plymouth rock roosters,
couldnt catch the rooster. They are
coming up this pm 5 oclock
PM a heavy thunder & lightning
raining hard & heavy. Frank came
for his 2 roosters and carried them
home. V working in shop on Stanleys
skiff.

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1911
Tuesday 23 March
A day of wind, rain and
slush. Emma at home. Stanley
Woodman here working in shop
with Voltie on Stanley’s skiff.
Stanley here to dinner. A genuine
dirty day. Stanley went home early.
I sent to Wills, Rose Hill, NY
for seeds $1,37 sent Maud a letter.
Cooked & baked beans, and bread
and muffins. Got to much BP
in muffins. Mail. A card
from Muriel, a letter and card from
Watson, a letter Maud. Partly
wrote a letter to Belle will try
and finish it for Friday.
Wednesday 29th 1911
A still coudy day. V and
Frank Woodman drew hay for Rachel.
Stanley W here again working on
the skiff to day. Sr feels very cris X
Emma has looked at him. I told
her not too. She says if he looks
at her she is going to look at him.
A phone from R. Michea to borrow
tools from V for Will Gillespie.
Emma and I cut a few pieces for
a rug. Em mops the floor. The
snow is falling at intervals
all day. Em began a new rug
and a new diary.

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Thursday 30 March 1911
Snow covers the ground this morn.
cloudy, coffee for breakfast, our tea
has steeped out. Not very cold only
just freezing. 32 is frost but
this morning it is 22 degrees
below frost. V drew 4 loads of fertilizer.
Then found it so wet and nasty
turned out. That was or is 23 loads.
V gone out after dinner to work.
Sr sits in his corner by the
stove. Snow snow all day long.
Sr says Emmy Lee lets the dish water
cool to much before she begins to wash
dishes and she dont eat her bread
crusts up clean. I boil a doz eggs
for supper and commence to hull
a kettle of corn. Stanley ate supper here.
Friday 31st March
Not a very pleasant day ground covered
with snow like mid winter & cold. Voltie
a few loads of manure preparing a
piece for early potatoes. Emma at school.
V drew 27 loads manure. I am awful
tired and lame. Wonder how much
longer I’ll stand this tiredness. We hulled
the corn & V made soft soap, and
sent by the mail for a pound of tea.
V worked awhile in shop and so
the day passes on; another tired worn
out day for me, a card from Eveline,
one from Genevieve,
a letter from Grace. Herald &
Whig and a lot of Babron trash

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1911
Saturday 1st April
Well the winter is passed
according to the months and season
but it looks so wintery as January
but the river is getting shaky and
full of holes. V has just returned
from WG’s with a load of wood
and is now (after eating dinner
alone), reading the Herald. I thought
Emma and I would get along
all right to day as it is Saturday and
she is home from School but for
a girl 12 years old 15 of February,
a big strong well grown girl,
her contrary foolish obstinate
temperament is awfuly irritating
to me. I dont feel equal to the
task of bearing it. Dick is trying
to sing.
Sunday 2nd April 1911
Cold night and a cold day.
Did not rise very early but
pitched in and done up the
work never halting till it was
all done. Emma washed breakfast
dishes. Rachel came over leading her
dog be a string. I made rice pud[ding]
for dinner. Emma She works under
compulsion never sees there is
any thing to be done till you tell
her. ’Come Emma pick up the
dishes and I’ll wash while you
wipe’. "There aint no hot water
ready". Then of course water has to
heat. ’Get up off the floor rolling
around with that dog and go and

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comb your hair and change you
clothes.’ Well very reluctantly she
begins and after a long time
she changes her dress and apron
dress with torn off drives over
towards night
and takes Rachel home.
E goes too. We sitt [sic] up reading
till 10 pm. I get supper and
V paps a panful of corn frezzing [sic]
hard.
Monday 3rd April
Froze hard last night. Emma
gone to school. Voltie draws two
loads of wood from W.G’s. Sr sawing
and splitting wood. He dont feel very
well. Seems to be worried because Emma
dont eat up her bread crusts. Says Holsteins
are no good as a breed of cattle. Darshams
and Ayrshire are the stock to grow and
tis very foolish this winter raising of calves.
I baked beans and cake, got dinner,
washed dishes. Voltie had a phone
to steel shingle the old Daily house
for Day the new cheese maker. The
day has been bright & nearly cold instead
of cool.
Tuesday 4th April 1911.
A cold frozen morning.
Cloudy all day. sap dont run. V drew
manure this a.m. but froze so hard
that he quit the job. Emma at school,
had bean soup for dinner. John Flynn
drove in here for potatoes. V didn’t sell
any for he wants to plant a lot. If spring
even comes. Sr says it is going to rain
for the barometer stands low. Letters from
Belle & Grace and Maud

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1911
Wednesday 5 April
Emma at school a terrible
nasty day. Rain Rain mud
mud. Emma carried an
umbrella. C Woodman drove
for them all. V working in
shop. Sr sits by the stove and
reads Whig and Watertown
Standard.
Thursday 6 April 1911
A dirty morning all right.
Thought I’d keep Emma home
but she discovered Franks kid
going to school across the park
and then Emma must go too
and she goes, and then I work
all day except I begin writing
to Muriel. Emma and Sammy Woodman
had a fight. Emma knocked Sam
out in one round so he went home
bawling. I think Emma is as
much to blame as Sammy. Emma
inclined to quarrelsomes.

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Friday 7 April 1911
A fine warm day. Snow all gone
except two little patches and they are
rappidly [sic] disapearing. Emma gone to
school. V working in shop. Sr picking
at a little wood but mostly sitting
by the kitchen stove, arising now and
again to study the time of day, looks
at barometer thermometer then read
again and go out to the wood pile
and stands examining the job.
Voltie working in shop & making soap.
I standing on my feet all day
working, working carrying my old
walking stick, if I sit down a minute
I go fast asleep. Mud drying up some.
We make some more maple syrup.
V goes over to chop wood for R directly
after breakfast. Mail a letter from
Will, a letter from Grace, Whig, Herald
and a lot of advertising trash.
Saturday 8th April
A very fine day, warm spring like.
Emma washed part of the clothes
till the soft soap was all gone for
we had no hard soap. I done all
the house work, got the meals, washed
dishes. Clothes dont look very
white. Sr very X and fault
finding and meddlesome. I
sometimes think the man is
looney. Emma eats to much.
Emma uses to much soap, his
mother didn’t use so much soap
because she couldnt afford to.
Emma dont eat her crusts

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Sunday 9 April 1911
A clear cool day. Sap boiling
on stove. Voltie churned
and popped corn. Sr out of
sorts with Emma. V made
soap. V gone over to R’s to carry
water to Rachel. Sr sitting
by the kitchen stove watching out
Monday 10

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Tuesday 11 April 1911
A beautiful day. Emma at school,
boiling sap, sent letters to Maud,
Grace & Muriel.
Wednesday 12 April 1911.
Well it certainly is a fine day. River
full of floating ice. V fixing hog yard
for the sow, making water fence.
R and her dog came over, she is
sick. Grippe or something, her dog is
a nuisance. R helped get dinner,
went to bed twice then went home.
John McDonald here in shop.
I sent Berta my first Easter cactus,
she drove in for John. Frank Brichard
R’s eggs 20 doz: Em at school.
V went over and chopped wood
for R, boiling Sap. V carried
water for Rachel. Old well no
good.

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Thursday 13 April 1911
Emma at school.
Oh I’m mad as I can be.
Rube was sad as he could be
(so he said). Oh I want to get
away from here where I could
have a few peaceful great days before
I bid good bye to all forever. Sr & Emma
He watches every mouthful she eats
and every motion she makes
and talks about it and blows
away. Of course she dont
fill my expectations for neatness
and dispatch but I’m trying to
get along with her the best I
can. Sr is worse than Emma.
Dirty, medlesome [sic], ranting, loud,
talking, sitting around watching.
His table manners are abomanable [sic].
I certainly think he is the most
unmanerly old man I ever saw.
V drawing hay from Rachels.
Frank Woodman helping him.
somewhat cloudy this morning,
looks like rain, not cold
but quite warm and still. I’m
terribly lame this morning.
Em at school, boiling sap this
morning. River full of floating
ice. We are churning. I’ve
got to get dinner now 1/2 past
10 a.m. Dinner all ready, went
to call V found he had left the
barn and gone to take Franks
waggon home. Wind rising and
blowing heavy from South which
makes the ice jingle.

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Good Friday April 14 1911
A beautiful day. No more sap,
trees stopped running, the last syrup
is about 3 qrts. No more school
till a week from Monday. Emma
cleaning upstairs. We have
began house cleaning. Frank
Woodman here to dinner. He said
this was a beautiful day but it has
rained nearly all p.m. V working
in shop. I cook and do personal
house work. Sr brings in the
wood. I send a letter to Will,
a letter to Bob about those
custom house seeds. I receive
an Easter card from Grace
and one from Mrs Bernard
Morgan.
Saturday 15 April 1911
A fine morning but clouds
over and is chilly. Wind howls
to the West. I work around till
after dinner and then rest awhile
while Emma mops the pantry.
V and dad fixing fence around
the point to turn the brood
pig in. Sammy came down with
Easter cards. We buy 10
for 15 cts. Wind blowing heavy
from SW carrying ice all down
stream

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Sunday 16
A very fine day. Rachel &
Turk came over to Easter
and had a feast of eggs.
When R. went home she
took the rope from Turk and
let him and away he went
bounding so gaily in his liberty
after 6 weeks imprisonment
by being tied up by a rope.
V reading and went asleep
in his chair.
Monday 17
We began our wash about
10 am. Didn’t finish but
have the lines and clothes bar’s
filled. V drawing stone all day.
I work around nearly all
day till I am tired out.

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Tuesday
A fair fine day. V put the bees out
to day. 7 hives for us, 5 for Rachel.
Emma finished the washing. Rachel
came over to work her butter and
make prints. V drawing stone
and this pm plowing in the
old pasture. We had honey for
dinner. Emma goin up to see Mrs Niles.
Mrs N gave her 1 dog, very pretty
collar colar and and [sic] a embroidered waist
col colar and and an emroided [sic] waist
Wednesday 19 April 1911 1 Dember
Very fine day uncle Voltie
gone to kingston with pig
for Briceland
Wednesday Dec 1916
Very fine day Uncle
Voltie gone to Kingston
with pigs to Briceland
and brought home
groses, tea, pepper,
raisins, currents
and other thing.
Edith goes to shool [sic]
and Emma get
meal and
washed dishes
and do the other work

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Friday 21
Wind North. I sent a letter to
Grace with Belle’s letter inclosed [sic]
Rachel here going to make cookies.
Frank Woodman here plowing for V
while V works in shop for Frank.
A very good day, no rain. Dad
picking up stone. Mrs Rattray
made us a little visit and gave
me a photo of Elsie her babe

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Saturday 22 April 1911
V’s painting part of the
dining room and all the
pantry floors. Emma moped [sic]
kitchen floor and I think we are
all good tired. I take my Sat
nights privelege and and [sic] sit
up reading till 11 pm.
Sunday 23rd 1911
A day of quiet peacefulness and
rest. R came over and staid till
nearly night. Geo W Woodman here a
little while, a very pleasant day. Wind N.
Rachel here too - Voltie set the
incubator 123 eggs.

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1911
Monday 24th April
A fine warm day, no rain. Emma
at school. V sowed the first
spring grain, wheat 4 bushels and
oats. Sr planting potatoes, he
has got a lame back. This is
the first day of the incubtor.
Rachel came over and helped
me wipe dishes and cook some
brown beans. Emma at sch.
Tuesday 25
Emma at school. Fair day
no rain.

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Wednesday 26
Emma at school, a fine day.
Emma school.
Thursday 27th April 1911
A fine day; hazy. Slept with bedroom
window open all night. V drove to
dock with R this morning. Ema rode
over for Turk. I realy [sic] wanted Em to
stay home from school to day and help
me clean the parlor but as soon as
she saw Frank’s kids go to school there
was no holding her excep [sic] by stern
command and I said "Then go"
I turned the eggs.

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Friday 28 April
Emma at home. An attack
of rheumatism in my right
hand and arm but work all
day. R @me over, didn’t
stay long. V working over
there, no rain, received a
card from Marjorie. No rain.
[inserted notes - different handwriting, possible shopping list]
Baggy pole
pole trip & couppling
circle bar
Saturday 29 April 1911
Another hazy day. V working over
on R’s place sowing oats. Dad
making garden beds. Emma
clearing up and I’ve got grippe
and am very lame. I don’t work
any to day, can’t work. R didn’t
come over. V nearly finished
over there. no rain.
[inserted list continues]
rubber boots
rank boiler
horse nails

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Sunday 20 April 1911
A hot day, still on the river.
No rain but growing cloudy
and sprinkles a little towards night.
V working "over there". I got a
bad cold, took a Sunday nap
for first time in 3 years.
[inserted list, different handwriting]
sleigh crook
stove pipe varnish
Monday 1st May 1911
A rainy day. V working shop all
day. Sr sitting in house all day, and
patching old harness and looking
on to see that every thing is done
in a correct manner by Emma.
V went to J.N’s and Jack gave
him fish & V got caught in the
rain. Thunder & lightning.
Tuesday 2 May 1911
Cool and windy after the rain of
yesterday. Wind howled all night.
I didn’t get up till 6 am just
in time to fix the separator.
fish for breakfast.
[inserted list continues]
shop pipe
horse shoes

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Wednesday 3rd May
Thursday 4th May 1911

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Friday 5th May
A sunshiny day, cool. V working
in field. I don’t like to work but
but have too. I’m not satisfied with
Thursday 25 May 1911
V and Ruttan went to K to day
in [?] motor, came home at
6 pm. Rut and Mrs. Rut & Elsie
here to supper. She and Elsie ate dinner
here. V brought the news that John
Henderson is dead, died this morning.
Friday 26th May
Well I have not written in this diary
in a long time and since that time
People have been born and some
married and others died. I must
try and keep my diary and account
in better condition. Mrs Rutan
is here this pm sewing for me,
making me a dress. Its a fine day.
Voltie and Sr are planting potatoes.
I sent 3 letters, one to Muriel, one
to Watson adn one to Lena Dixon.

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Tuesday 6 June 1911
A cloudy day, wind North
and very cool. Em kicked over
the traces again to day, wouldn’t
eat any supper. Maud here
and made cake and cookies
gone to carry Rachel a loaf
of bread.
Wednesday 7th June 1911
A cloudy morning, not a
very good day for the Base Ball
picnic held in John’s grove.
Emma went to picnic, a great
assemblange of picknickers (picknicers).
They all got wet and had to
go to Hiram’s barn. A platform
dance in evening but it was
adjourned till another time. A
beautiful growing time, every thing
more lovely than an artist’s most
beautiful picture.
Thursday 8 June 1911
Rachel went to Kingston with
eggs for market carried 11 lbs butter
for us, bought groceries and corned
beef. a very fine day. Sr drove
to the dock morning and evening.
R bought Maud a hat 15 cts.
I lined it. Saw Mrs Ramons on
the boat, she threatens me with
a visit fore part of next week.
I don’t like visitors because I’m
not able to wait on them. We filled
honey supers with sections, 7 of them.
V put them on 7 hives.

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9 June 1911
Friday that was yesterday
A beautiful day. Maud went
to R for strawberries rubarb,
staid till 3 pm. R came helping
her bring the rubarb. V plowed Rs
garden & planted her corn & went
to the dock for her pump fixings
then cultivated potatos, corn &
beans all p.m. I and Emma
prepared supers for bee hives.
Em Woodman here for butter.
Saturday 10
Maud been here a week this
day. Emma cleaned floors.
Rachel came over Saturday and
got honey sectionly and formation
camp a very hot day. Mrs Niles here
to supper.
Sunday 11
A very hot day not much of
a day of rest. Topping preached his farewell
sermon. A great turnout. Geo Woodman
came while we were eating dinner. Leaving
me with her mother.
Monday 122
A teriffic [sic] storm of lightening,
thunder and rain. Thunder rolling
crashing. V in shop working at
something. V in the house, dog under.
Rachel went to bed in the feathers
and covered her head and thought
the house was struck.

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Tuesday 13 June 1911
Tuesday not a very
good day, threatens rain and
does rain. V and Sr pulling mustard
after Geo OBrien and V fix
R’s pump. Geo OB here to dinner.
R couldn’t get them any dinner
for she has no wood.
Wednesday 14
Methodist picnic in Hirams woods.
A bad day for it rains, a great
disapointment [sic] to the picknickers.
V nor Emma nor Maud
didn’t go. V worked all day.
Thursday 15 June Voltie
gone to Kingston in Motor,
came home after sunset another
rainy day. This weather according
to Rev Hicks prediction for the
entire month of June. Emma contrary
as ever and disobedient. Maud
done a lot of baking, cookies, cake
buns, small cakes &c. Month half gone.
Friday 16 June 1911
A cloudy morning, rains some
and may rain before night. Emma’s
legs covered up this morning with sleeping
and good strong shoes on her feet.
[inserted text - different handwriting]
Jannis
Emma Seeman
RR#1 Edith
Iren Wolf Island

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[entry is written by different person -grown Emma possibly]
Sunday
21 November 1915
Sunday very good day not saying
to good. Sun is shinning [sic] some of
the time, the road’s all mud.
The minster [sic] could not come
down so there isn’t any service.
Grandma writing a letter
to her grandson Robert Gaskin.
Edith acting like old ned...
Uncle Voltie doing some
thing out at the barn. We
left the cows in all night.
Nobody here to day. I go
over to Aunt Rachel for a
while yesterday was Uncle Voltie’s
Birthday. tomorrow Grandmas
22 Monday 1915

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Friday 24 June 1911
A very cool morning.
Chickens beginning to peep
in the shell, pm hatching
finely [sic]. A great comotion [sic] in incubator.
V bargained for three plum trees
from Elly Woodman. Al Joslin
here by the pig pen. Rachel here
to make beer. The fire was out so
she turned about and started for
home soon after she come

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Sunday 29 June 1911
The Baine came to our
dock this morning for passengers
only a wee tramp steamer. Sr
went to town on her. Mr & Mrs Ruttan.
[inserted different handwriting - Emmas?]
8 January
This is a good day. Wind
blowing. This is my bithday [sic].
I am 14 years.
acre a
acr acre
acre acere
arce acre
30 June 1911 Friday
A beautiful day soft breezy
every thing growing beautifully. A big
swarm of bees out: dont know a
V will hive them; he at the shop
now making a hive. Mrs Ruttan
sent here for a lb of butter by Maggie.
Reggie watching cows all am.
V went to OBriens for a male hog.

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Sunday 2nd July
A beautiful fine growing
day, a warm high breeze strong
and swaying the branches. I’ve
just got done the dishes (breakfast
dishes) pots, pans, spiders scour
knives and forks. Em’s fooling
away ironing a tablecloth which
shoudl be only 5 minutes work.
She had made it half hour
and not done yet. 10 am bees
swarming or trying to. 80 deg in
shade and growing warmer. V
making a bee hive. Anna Woodman
phoned for V to take her across the
river, she going to work for
Muriel. John McDonel phoned that
the sow had broke out the yd
and gone but it proved to be Rob
Ranons.

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19 Aug 1911
Saturday not much done
by way of work this day especially
in the house The work out doors
is always progressing; just managed
after getting three meals and washing
dishes to clean pantry & kitchen.
Mrs Niles came for butter
Mrs Frank Woodman came for butter.
Rachel came to say her old cow dont
give any milk and dont know
any reason why. They (our men folk)
didn’t get in very early for supper,
finishing up the loose raking of
grain in field. Grace sewed on Emmas
muslin dress.
Sunday 20 August 1911
A very fine day, not much wind
in fore noon. Gladys Smith came down
early bringing Elsie and staid all
day. V went over the river in motor
after dinner. Sylvia W and
Hazel W & Samy W went along too.
They got some enough before they got
back and wet enough too. Sylvia
dressed very gay & fantasatic with
a yellow dress and the gayest
turban imaginable. Poor dear Sylvia
she has got a big ill shaped nose

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Monday 21 Aug 1911
A beautiful day. Grace done big
washing and all done before dinner
and on the lines. After dinner V
went to Jimmy Morgans to pay back
borrowed work. V & Sr trying to
build fence around the tomato patch.
V came home early from Morgans
came just as we were sitting down
to supper. Gladys Smith didn’t come
down today Rachel came over for
corn and envelopes. Mrs Ruttan in town
for an opperation [sic]. Ruttan gone too leaving
Gladys and Elsie alone.
22nd Aug 1911
Tuesday a very fine day
somewhat cool. I have lots of
work to do but still I sit here
burdened with an accusing conscience
because I dont get up and work,
work, work. V has gone to Morgan’s
to finish up borrowed labor in harvest
field; he fixed the churn before he went.
Emma is in cellar churning. I sent
2 letters one to Eveline and one
to Belle. Gladys Smith sent here for
butter and corn. Sent her corn
but no butter. This is my diary. I
write in it whatever I please, and it
is nobody’s business. Looks like
rain. River rough blowing from South.
Sr building chicken wire frence around the
tomatoes. The ex boss is disagreeable
and snarley as usual.

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1911
Wednesday 23rd August
A fine day, cooked three meals
as usual, lots of green corn,
potatoes, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers,
apples. Voltie preparing for mail sent
by gathering 2 barrels of apples.
Grace washing, starching, ironing &
sewing on Emma’s dress & finished it.
Kids having great time doing as
they have a mind to. Grace went
after dark to find them, found Reg
and Bob together with Emma,
Florence Smith and all of Franks
kids down under the high rocks
fishing. Grace succeded in rounding
them up and scattering each
party separately for home only for
them to slip out and off to Sam W.
Once more Grace went for them,
separated Regginald and Bob
from the crowed [sic] and shooed
them home and walloped each
one of them with a batter
and sent them to bed. There
was some squalling.
The phone rang
for us about 9 pm central which
said a message from Chammost
that Maud’s baby was dead but
Maud is all right. Oh tis a terrible
thing. Poor Dear Maude.

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Saturday 26 Aug
Saturday 26 Aug
A very good day all
at work
Sunday 27 Aug 1911
We arose quite early this morning.
A very nice day warm and
pleasant. V shot a rooster. Reggie
went over to water R’s cows.
Rachel came over and helped get
the dinner. V went across at 10.30 carrying
Sylvia, Hazel., Joseph, Cora and her
Brother across to State Park to a picnic.
V returned 1/2 past 11 am bringing
John and Bert Smith and a little
white casket with Mauds little baby
in it to be laid away in our cemetary.
It is so sad, sad, sad. Well the dear
Lord knows best. They, John and Bert staid
a few hours and to dinner then V
took them across to go home gave them apples
and a fish which they forgot

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Monday 28 August 1911
A cloudy morning
after last nights thunder & lightning
storm which lasted only about half
an hour. Voltie gathered cabbage,
turnip seed. Rachel came over to
wash our churn, (so she said) but found
herself without a job for the churn was
washed. Emma had washed it and
I was very glad it was washed. Reggie
went to Mrs Niles to carry a peck of
tomatoes which completes the bushel
for Jack. Then he went to R for
two bars of soap. Emma is
washing. I cook cabbage, tomatoes &
potatoes for dinner. After dinner V
and [Reginald|Reggie]] pull beans till the rain
set in good and strong which
sent V and Regie to the house
double quick. Jack Niles phoned
for butter and came for it
Tuesday

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Wednesday
Very fine day.
Thursday 31st August 1911
A very pleasant day. Voltie gone to
Kingston on the boat with apples, tomatoes,
eggs &c. Reginald went home to day.
Srhors de combat.
Packed 7 doz eggs.

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1911
Friday 1 September
The year is passing on and away.
A clear cool day. Wind South.
V and Sr cleaned stove and pipe.
Tom Dignum. Dont know why I
never can make a good capital D.
What I covet most of all was to have
been a good musician only
no one knew it excepting myself
my lost opportunities. Did I ever
have any to lose! "Chill penury
repressed their noble rate and
froze the genial currant of the
soul" Took a walk down in the
garden. V pulled away the weeds so
I could walk. Tom Dig wants to
go to the Cape this pm. V cant
go with him. Gathering apples and
tomatoes for Market.
Wednesday 10 Oct 1911
A cloudy day. Inclined to rain
in pm. Voltie picked apples,
15 bushels snow apples, 23
bushels Tallman Sweets. Sold
4 cows $95 dollars.
Em at school.
Emma at school.

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Thursday 11 Oct 1911
This is a beautiful morn.
Voltie gone to docks with two
barrels of apples for Henderson.
The trees are dressed in the
lovely colors of red, green, brown
and russet brown. V carried
Grace a peck of green tomatoes. Sr
"horse de combat" this morning at
the breakfast table. I sent Grace
a letter by Geo Rattray. Got to
make cellery sauce. Sent a
grist to mill. V drove to dock
but brought no flour. grist
didn’t come. Heard that Mrs Kent
is dead. Rachel came over and
helped about the cellery sauce.
Sr dug a few potatoes. V drove
to Mr Niles for cider mill. V
ground 40 gal of cider. Emma
at school.
Friday 12 Oct 1911
Another fine day. Emma at school.
R came over and helped bottle the
cellery sauce. 6 ceilers full. V
making working butter making cider
Received 2 letters from Maud.
One from Grace. Says she and Mrs Grant
are coming down Wednesday
evening. I would as soon Mrs Grant
staid home. Herald & Whig.
Sr digging potatoes. V shot
the fatting pig in the pen. Sr gave
me a drink of whiskey

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Saturday 13 Oct 1911
Another fine day but cool.
V finished making cider
over a hundred gallons.
Sr digging potatoes. Emma mopped
the floors. I made cider applesauce.
Im awful tired, so tired I could
cry only it would appear childish
even to myself. If I only had
some one to warm my feet. I
cant do it. I must go and
beggin supper. Guess I’ll cook
some rice. V shut the pig
in the pen that he is going to.
Sr gave me a drink of his whiskey.
Tis awful strong.

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Oct 26 1911
Emma got to Kingston. It is a
rainy day, she has gone to the
Orphan to get her little sister
Edith.

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Sunday 19 Nov 1911
Not a very bad day. Emma and
Edith went to church.
Monday 20th Nov 1911
Not a very pleasant day. Emma
washed and hung them all on the
line. A big washing. Sr sitting around
the house all day, got the gout. Oh
the misery of it all. Younkers here to
keep quiet cant laugh nor talk on
account of gout or some other cursedness.
2 weeks ago yesterday the telephone
rang in the night for the doctor
for Annie Woodman Kehoe, a
girl baby was born. She has been
8 weeks married.

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Thursday 21 Nov 1911.
Well I dont know how I can
neglect my diary so have not written
in it since the 13 Oct. Tomorrow is my
birth day 78, fine old age. Well
V and I received post cards 8 for
me and 2 for V. I rec’d a letter
from Grace, Belle, Maud, & Lib.
Ground froze but V. plowed over
on Rachels. Looked over a bag of
rags this pm. Emma & Edith
helping me. We got to laughing a regular
gale. I have not laughed so much
in a year and at Edith. A
church affair this evening. E & E
gone to church to make arraingement [sic]
for Christmas. Night dark as pitch
carried a lantern. We baked bread
and churned. Not many at church.
Lilly Woodman only woman, except
E & E.
Wendesday 22 Nov 1911
Anniversary of my birth 78 years
ago in a terrible snow storm so they
say. I wish I could live those
olden days over again ie my childhood
and girlhood. Rachel here picking fowl.
V killed only 4 for us old hens
for market others not big enough.
V putting up a barrel of apples
for Henderson Talman sweets.
Sr sitting around as usual.
This is a beautiful Nov
day. Wind South. Mabel Morgan
came & staid awhile then went
home when nearly dark she was
accompananied by her dog Majo.
V drove to the dock with apples
and other stuff.

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Thursday 23rd Nov 1911
A cold froze up morning. Arose
at 1/2 past 4 had breakfast at 4 am.
Sr drove to dock with V and the
chickens, apples, cheese, nuts
carried over to dock last night
Sr milked and separated cream.
Emma & Edith washing breakfast
dishes. Dick singing merrily.
Mrs Ruttan & Rachel both here
for a row when Mrs Ruttan and
Elsie came in R sat up straight
as a ramrod. Mrs Ruttan very smiling.
Rachel pitched in for a quarrel. I
think Mrs Rutt came off first best
any way it ended by R inviting Mrs
Ruttan to visit her before she moves
to Jerome’s. V came early and brought
all the things.
Friday 24th Nov 1911
A peaceful quiet day, cloudy W and S.
V plows over on R. We make
sweet apple preserves & colored
window curtains red. V phoned
to Geo Rattray about the tank.
Sr toe bad again, doctored it with
Zambuc and iodine. Looked out
the window and saw Sylvia, Mrs Ruttan
and Elsie going down the road, going
down to Franks I suppose to exchange
news and swap lies.

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Saturday 25 Nov 1911
A cloudy day snow before
night. Mrs Ruttan and Elsie came
and staid till dark. Mrs Ruttan
made an apron for me gave
her pieces of caliso. She brought
home my Fable napkin. R came over for
salt and flour, a loaf of bread.
Emma cleaned floors. Voltie gave
Rachel cod fish.
Sunday 26 Nov 1911
A cloudy day. Wind South raining
at intervals. Emma & Edith went
to Sunday school and church.
R came over and got her
cheese check and balance of
chicken money, a half plug of
tobacco and a pail of oats.
Sr "hors de combat" early this morning
before breakfast, has behaved himself
very well the rest of the day.
It was about a towel I wanted
a clean one, he said the towel
main was clean enough. R also
took a loaf of bread.

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Nov 27
1. Miss Margaret Gaskin
No 10 Brett St
Watertown NY
Miss Lena Dixon
RFD #2 Clayton NY
Mr Henry Halliday
RFD #2 Limerick
Miss Ethel Lehman
Orphan Home
Kingston
Canada, Ontario
Nov 28

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3rd
Monday 4

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Tuesday 5 Dec 1911
A little warm this morning,
cloudy. Ate breakfast by lamp
light. Ethel & E washing breakfast dishes.
Mrs Ruttan reading old
diary. Sr sits by the kitchen stove.
He is not well, got a bad cold.
Voltie churned. Mr Ruttan staid
all night at Frank W’s. They are
moving today. Sometimes people
who read my Diary are not well
pleased. Ruttan came after awhile &
Mr & Mrs adjourned to C Woodman
where Frank W soon arrives with
wagon and moves a load of household
goods for Rutt to Irvines. Mrs Rut
going up with the mail as far as her
new home. Franks sheep a torment.
Wed 6 Dec

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Tuesday 19 D 1911
Wednesday 20 Dec 1911
A beautiful day warm, no snow,
no frost

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Thursday 21 Dec
No ice to hinder the boat from
coming to our dock and as this is
the last Monday before Christmas every
body is going up on the boat from the
foot. Voltie, Emma and Sr went
leaving Edie and I alone all day.
We kept shep in house on account
of Frank’s sheep. The day seems long
lonely and dreary. Boat was late coming
in. Edie and I had supper all ready
when they came. Grace sent a Christmas
box which is not to be opened till
Christmas morn. Voltie brought [?]
olives and candies and Groceries
and paid Bob $75.00 dollars & owe
him $30 more, sent Watson apples.
Friday 22nd Dec 1911
A cloudy warm happpy weather.
Voltie gone to dock with waggon
for coal. My adopted kids dont
like to work any better nor more on
account of Christmas favors, both listless,
unambitious, like to play. Sr is
quite chirup or gay since he saw
the Doctor yesterday who told him
there is nothing the matter with
him, he steps around like a 16 year
old lad, dont cough any more
but is now taking 3 kinds of
medicine. A bottle of bitter tonic,
a box of pills, cherry pectoral and
something else I have forgotten.
Christmas is in the air. Rachel
came over, brought me a box

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of note paper and a package of
washing powder. Frank here to get
his horses shod [shoed] he is going to the
village; the ground is bare
of snow. Yesterday V gave
3 dollars to the church 2 to
Emma for trinkets.
Saturday 23rd
How are
Dear Sylvia
I got your letter all
OK.

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Sunday 24 Dec 1911
A very fine day warm weather
no snow no ice no frost. Rachel
came over with Voltie when he came
from ditching. She said Mrs Dignum
had made her a visit brought her
cloth 3 yds for an apron and staid
to dinner. Sr "Horse de combat" tried
to have a auction with R on Christmas
eve.
Emma Lehman
RRoute
Wolfe Island
Ontario Canada
Irene Bamford
Wolfe Island
Ontario, Canada
Monday 25 Dec 1911
Christmas Day
A beautiful soft day, no snow
nor frost. Rachel came over to Christmas,
didnt have anything unusual for
dinner only a fruit cake, mince
pie, fried ham, mashed potatoes, QC
Sr "horse de combat" a still quiet
day like Sunday. I would like
to have heard from Belle, Wellie,
Johny and Will’s family and
my grandchildren and their
families, my nephews and their
families, my nieces & their families
but I heard from none of them.
Nellie Brooks never forget at
Xmas

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Tuesday 26 Dec 1911
A warm day no snow no frost.
Voltie ditching over on R’s place.
Grandad doing nothing but behaving
himself very well to day. His appetite
fine. For dinner cooked boiled meat,
parsnips, turnips, beets, warmed potatoes,
baked beans, mince pie, bread &
butter. A Christmas rehersal in
the church this pm. E&E are
going to rehersal. V digging stone
away from boat landing this pm.
I do all the dinner dishes and
nearly get the supper. E&E
didn’t come till after dark.
Wednesday 27 Dec 1911
Well I guess we are going to
have winter. Wind began to howl
from the SW about 2 am
and blew a gale all day. V went
over to McDonalds and returned
just in time to save our house from
burning, caught fire from the
burning out of the stove pipe,
Charley W helped extinguish the
fire. Came pretty nearly being
homeless and destitute. I dressed
7 chickens for market, moved
the kitchen stove into the
dining room and burn coal.
E & E goes to the Christmas tree

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Leaf point Lace
cast on 25 stitches
Knit across plain
1. Knit 2, narrow O[ver] twice and
narrow twice, purl 2 O[ver] knit 1
O[ver] purl 2. O[ver] narrow 3 times
knit 1 make two stitches in
last stitch
2. Knit 12, purl 3, knit 4
Purl O[ver] Knit 1 twice
3. Knit 4, narrow, O[ver] twice & narrow
Knit 4 purl 2 O[ver] knit 3 O[ver] purl 3
O[ver] narrow 3 times O[ver] knit 2 then 2 stitches
in last stitch
4. Knit 14 purl 5 Knit 8 purl 1
Knit 5
4 knit 14 purl 5 knit O[ver]
5. Knit 6 narrow O[ver] twice narrow
Knit 2 purl 2 O[ver] knit 5 O[ver] purl 4
O[ver] narrow 3 times O[ver] knit 3 knit 2 in last
6. Bind off 3 knit 12, purl 7, knit 6,
purl 1, knit 7
7. Knit 2 narrow O[ver] twice and narrow
twice, purl 2, knit 2, knit 3 together
Knit 2 purl 2 O[ver] knit 1 O[ver] purl 2
O[ver] narrow 3 times O[ver] knit 1 knit 2 in
last stitch
8. Knit 12, purl 3, knit 2, purl 5
Knit 4, purl 1, knit 5, purl 1,
Knit 3

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9. Knit 4 narrow O[ver] twice narrow
Knit 4 purl 2 knit 1 knit 3 tog
Knit 1 purl 2 O[ver] knit 3 O[ver] purl 3
O[ver] narrow 3 times O[ver] knit 2
then knit 2 stitches in last 1
10. Knit 14 purl 5 K2, P3, K8, p1
K5
11. K6 narrow O[ver] twice narrow K2
p2, K3 together, p2. O[ver] K5
O[ver] purl 4 O[ver]n 3 times O[ver] K3
K2 in last
12. Bind off 3, K12, p7, Knit 2, p1, K6
p1, K7
13. K2 n O[ver] twice and narrow twice
p2 O[ver] K1 O[ver] p2, K2, K3 tog
K2, p2, O[ver] K4 3 times, O[ver] P2, K1
K2 in last stitch
14. K12, p3, K2, p5, K2, p3
K4, p1, K5, p1, K 9
15. K4 n O[ver] twice & narrow K4, p2
O[ver] K3, O[ver] p2, K1, K3 tog K1, p2,
O[ver] K3, O[ver] p3. O[ver] n 3 times O[ver] K2
2 stitches in last stitch
16 K14, p5 (K2) p3, K2, p5
K8, p1, K5
17. K6 O[ver] twice n K2 p2 O[ver] K5
O[ver] p2, K3 tog. p2, O[ver] K5, O[ver] p4
O[ver] n 3 times, O[ver] K3, K2 in last

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18. Bind off 3, K 12, p7, K2
p1, K2, p7, K6, p1, K7
19. K2 n O[ver] twice O[ver] n twice
p2, K2, K3 tog, K2, p2
O[ver] K1, O[ver] p2, K2, K3 tog, K2, p2
O[ver] n 3 times, K1, K2 in last
20. K12, p3, K2, p5, K2, p2, K2
p5, K4, p1, K5, p1, K3
21. K4 n O[ver] twice n, K4, p2, K1, K3
together, K1, p2, O[ver] K3, O[ver] p2,
K1, K3 together, K1, p2 O[ver] K3 O[ver] p2
p3, O[ver] n 3 times, O[ver] K2, K2 in last
22. K14, p5, K2, p3, K2, p5, K2
p3, K8, p1, K5
23. K6 n O[ver] twice n K2, p2, K3 tog
p2, O[ver] K5, p2, K3 tog, p2, O[ver] K5
O[ver] p4, O[ver] narrow three times, O[ver] K3, K2 in last
24. Bind off 3, K12, p7, K2, p1,
K2, p7, K2, p1, K6, p1, K7
25. K2 n O[ver] twice narrow twice p2
O[ver] K1, O[ver] p2, K2, K3 tog. K2, p2
O[ver] K1, O[ver] p2, K2, K3 tog. K2, p2
O[ver] K1, O[ver] p2, O[ver] n 3 times, K1, 2 in last
26. K 12, p3, K2, p5, K2, p3, K2, p5
K2, p3, K4, p1, K5, p1, K5

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27. K4 narrow, O[ver] twice n, K4, p2
O[ver] K3, O[ver] purl 2, K1, K3 tog, K1
p2 O[ver] K3 O[ver] purl 2, K1, K3 tog, K1
p2 O[ver] K3 O[ver] purl 3, O[ver] n 3 times, O[ver] K2, K2 in last
28. K14, p5, K2, p3, K2 (twice), p5, K8
p1, K5
29. K6 n O[ver] twice narrow, K2, P2,
O[ver] K5, O[ver] P2, K3 tog, P2
O[ver] K5, O[ver] P2, K3 tog, P2, O[ver] K5
O[ver] P4, O[ver] narrow 3 times O[ver] K5, K2 in last
30. Bind 3, K12, P7, K2, p1, K2, P7,
K2, P1, K2, p7, K6, p1, K7
31. K2 n O[ver] twice narrow twice P2, K2
K3 together, K2, P2, O[ver] K1, O[ver] P2, K2
K3 together K2, p2, O[ver] K1, O[ver] P2, K2
K3 together, K2, p2, p2 together, O[ver] n 4 times
K2 in last stitch
32. K13, p5, K2, P5, K2, p5, K2, p3, K2
p5, K4, p1, K5, p1, K3
33. K4 n O[ver] twice, O[ver] n, K4, p2, K1, K3 tog.
K1, p2 O[ver] K3, O[ver] p2 twice, K1, K3 tog
K1, p1, p2 together, O[ver] n 4 times
K1, K2 in last stitch
34. K13, p2, K2, p5, K2 twice, p3
K8, p1, K5
35. K6 n O[ver] twice n, K2, p2, K3 tog
p2, O[ver] K5, O[ver] p2 twice, K3 tog, p2 tog
O[ver] n 4 times, K2, K2 in last stitch
36. K13 (p1, K2, p7, K2 twice) p1, K6
p1, K7
37. K2 n O[ver] twice n twice, p2, O[ver] K1,
O[ver] p2, K2, K3 tog, K2, p2 twice
p2 tog O[ver] n 4 times, K4
38. Bind 3, K12, p5, K2, p3, K2
p5, K2, p3, K4, p1, K5, p1, K5,
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39. K4, n, O[ver] twice, n, K4, p2,
O[ver] K3, O[ver] 2, K1, K3 tog, K1,
p2, O[ver] K3, O[ver] p2, K1, K3 tog
K1, p1, p2 tog, O[ver] 4 times
K1, K2 in last stitch
40. K13, p5, K2, p5, K2,
p3, K2, p5, K8, p1, K5
41. K6 n, O[ver] twice n K2, p2,
O[ver] K5, O[ver] p2, K3 tog, p2, O[ver] K5,
O[ver] P2, K3 tog,
p2 tog O[ver] n 4 times
K2, K2 in last stitch
42. K13, p1, K2, p7,
K2, p1, K2, p7, K6, p1, K7
43. K2, n, O[ver] n twice, p2, K2,
K3 tog, K2, p2, O[ver] K1, O[ver] p2,
K2, K3 tog, K2, p3, p2 tog,
O[ver] n 4 times, K4
44. B off 3, K11, p5, K2, p8, K2,
p5, K4, p1, K5, p1, K8
45. K4 n, O[ver] twice n, K4, p2, K1, K3
tog, K1, O[ver] K3, O[ver] p2, K1, K3 tog
K1, p1, p2 tog, O[ver] n 4 times, K2 in last
46. K12, p3, K2, p5, K2, p3, K8, p1, K3
47. K6 n O[ver] twice n, K2, p2, K3 tog.
p2, O[ver] K5, O[ver] K5, O[ver] p2, n, K3 tog, K1, p1,
p2 tog, O[ver] n 4 times, K1, K2 in last
48. K15, p7, K2, p1, K6, p1, K7

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49. K2 n O[ver] twice & n twice, p2,
O[ver] K6, O[ver] p2, K2, K3 tog, K2, p2,
p2 tog, O[ver] n 4 times, K2,, K2 in last
50. K 15, p5, K2, p3, K4, p1, K5, p1,
K3
51. K4, n, O[ver] twice, n K4, p2, O[ver] K3, O[ver] p2
K1, K3 tog, K1, p1, p2 tog, O[ver] 4 times
K4
52. B off 3, K10, P3, K4, p5, K8, p1, K5
53. K6 n, O[ver] twice n K2, p2, O[ver] K5,
O[ver] p2, K3 tog, p2 tog, O[ver] n 4 times, K2 in last
54. K14, p7, K6, p1, K7
55. K2 n O[ver] twice and narrow twice,
p2, K2, K3 tog, K2, p2, p2 tog
O[ver] n 4 times, K4
56. K14, p5, K9, p1, K5, p1, K3
57. K4 n O[ver] twice n, K4, p2, K1, K3 tog
K1, p1, p2 tog, O[ver] n 4 times, K2, K2 in last
58. K14, p3, K8, p1, K5
59. K6 n O[ver] twice, n K2, p2, K3 tog, p2,
tog, O[ver] n 4 times
60. B off 3, K9, p1, K6, p1, K7
repeat from first

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Rockford Lace
Cast on 32 stitches
Knit across plain
1. Knit 2 narrow, over twice narrow
(twice, Purl 2, Over, Knit 1 Over, Purl 2
Over (Knit 2 narrow over twice & narrow
twice) K1, over twice, Knit 2
2. (Knit 3, purl 1) twice, Knit 5, purl 1,
Knit 6, purl 3, Knit 4, purl 1, knit 5,
purl 1, knit 3
3. Knit 4 narrow, over twice & narrow,
Knit 4, purl 2 over, knit 3 over purl
3 over, knit 4 and narrow, over twice
& narrow, Knit 9
4. Bind off 2, knit 8, purl 1, knit 9,
purl 5, knit 8, purl 1, knit 5
5. Knit 6 narrow over twice, narrow
Knit 2, purl 2 over knit 5 over
purl 4 over knit 6 narrow over
twice narrow. Knit 3 over twice
Knit 2
6. Knit 3, purl 1, Knit 5, purl 1, Knit
12, purl 7, knit 6, purl 1, knit 7
7. (Knit 2 narrow over twice narrow
twice, purl 2, K2, Knit 3 together,
knit 2, purl 2 over K1 over twice
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8. Bind off 2, Knit 4, purl 1, knit
5, purl 1, knit 6, purl 3, knit 2,
purl 5, knit 4, purl 1, kint 5, purl 1,
knit 3
9. Knit 4 narrow over twice narrow
knit 4, purl 2, knit 1, knit 3 together,
knit 1, purl 1 over, knit 3 over, purl 3
over, knit 4 narrow, over twice narrow,
knit 5, over twice, knit 2
10. Knit 3, purl 1, knit 7, purl 1, knit
9, purl 5, knit 2, purl 3, knit 8,
purl 1, knit 5
11. Knit 6 narrow over twice narrow
Knit 2, purl 2, knit three together,
purl 2 over knit 5 over, purl 4 over, knit 6,
narrow over twice narrow knit 7.
12. Bin of 2, knit 6, purl 1, knit 12,
purl 7, knit 9, purl 1, knit 7
13. (Knit 2 narrow over twice narrow twice),
Knit 3, purl 2, knit 2, knit 3 together,
knit 2, purl 2 over, knit 1 over, purl
2 over, knit 2 narrow over twice,
narrow twice, K1 over twice, Knit 2
14. (Knit 3, purl 1 twice) Knit 5, purl 1,
knit 6, purl 2, knit 2, purl 5,
knit 7, purl 1, knit 5, purl 1, knit 3
15. Knit 4 narrow over twice narrow knit 7
purl2, kint 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, purl
2 over, knit 3 over, purl 3 over, knit 4
narrow over twice, narrow, knit 9
over

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16. Bind off 2, knit 8, purl 1, knit 9, purl
5, knit 2, purl 3, knit 11, purl 1,
knit 5.
17. Knit 6 narrow over twice narrow,
knit 5, purl 2, knit 3 together,
purl 2 over, knit 5 over purl 4
over knit 6 narrow over twice narrow, knit 3
over twice, knit 2
18. Knit 3, purl 1, knit 5, purl 1, knit 12,
purl 7, knit 12, purl 1, knit 7
19. knit 2 (narrow over twice narrow twice),
Knit 6, purl 2, knit 2, knit 3 together,
knit 2, purl 2 over, knit one over,
purl 2 over, knit 2 narrow over
twice narrow twice, Knit 5
20. Bind off 2, knit 4, purl 1, knit 5,
purl 1, knit 6, purl 3, knit 2, purl 5,
knit 10, purl 1, knit 5, purl 1, knit 3
21. Knit 4 narrow over twice narrow,
knit 10, purl 2, knit one, knit 3
together, knit 1, purl 2 over, knit
3 over, purl 3 over, knit 4 narrow over
twice narrow, knit 5 over twice, K2
22. Knit 3, purl 1, knit 7, purl 1, knit 9,
purl 5, knit 2, purl 3, knit 14, purl 1,
knit 5
23. Knit 6 narrow, over twice narrow,
Knit 8, purl 2, knit 3 together,
purl 2 over, knit 5 over, purl 4
over, knit 6 narrow over twice
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24. Bind of 2, knit 6, purl 1, knit 12,
purl 7, knit 15, purl 1, knit 7
25. Knit 2 narrow over twice narrow
twice) Knit 2 narrow over twice narrow,
Knit 3, purl 2, kint 2, knit 3 together,
Knit 2, purl 2 over, knit 1 over, purl 2
over (Knit 2 narrow over twice narrow
twice) Knit 1 over twice, knit 2
26. Knit 3, purl 1 twice, knit 5, purl 1,
knit 6, purl 3, knit 2, purl 5, knit 7
purl 1 (knit 5, purl 1 twice), knit 3
27. Knit 4 narrow over twice narrow, Knit
4 (narrow over twice narrow
twice, Knit one, purl 2, knit 1,
knit 3 together, knit 1, purl 2,
over, knit 3 over, purl 2 over, knit 4
narrow over twice narrow, knit 9
28. Bind off 2, knit 8, purl 1, knit 9,
purl 5, knit 2, purl 3, knit 5, purl 1,
knit 3, purl 1, knit 7, purl 1, knit 5
29. Knit 6 narrow over twice narrow,
knit 4 narrow over twice narrow,
knit 3, purl 2, knit 3 together,
purl 2 over, K5 over, purl 4 over, K6,
narrow over twice narrow,
knit 3 over twice, knit 2
30. knit 3, purl 1, knit 5, purl 1,
knit 12, purl 7, knit 2, purl 1,
knit 7, purl 1, twice, knit 7
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Wheel Lace
Cast on 30 stitches
Knit across plain
1st row S1, K2, O, Narrow
K4 Narrow O K3 O narrow
K1 O Narrow K1 Narrow
O Narrow O K4, P1, O, K1
2nd row
K2, O, K5, O narrow, K1
O S narrow bind, O, K1 narrow
O K5, O narrow, K5
O narrow, K1
3rd row
S1, K2, O, narrow, K2, narrow,
O, K1 narrow, O K1, O, narrow,
K1, O narrow, K3, narrow,
O, K1, narrow, O, K1, O, narrow,
K1, P1, O, K1
4 row
K2, O, K1, narrow, O K3, O, narrow,
K1, O, narrow, K1 narrow, O, K1
narrow, O, K3, O narrow K1
O narrow, K3, O narrow, K1
row 5
S1, K2, O, narrow twice, O, K1 narrow
O K5, O, narrow, K1, O, S1 narrow
and bind, O, K1 narrow, O, K5,
O, Narrow, K1, P1, O, K1
6 row
K2, O, K1 narrow, O, K3, O, narrow
K2, O narrow, K1, O, K1, O,
K1 narrow, O narrow, K4,
O narrow twice, O, K8, O
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31. K2 narrow over twice narrow
twice (narrow over twice and narrow
twice) Knit 1, purl 2, over, knit 1,
over, purl 2, knit 2, knit 3 together,
knit 2, purl 2, purl 3 together,
knit 2, purl 2, purl 2 together
over narrow, knit one narrow,
over twice narrow, knit 2 narrow
over twice narrow, knit 5
32. Bind off 2, knit 4, purl 1, knit 5
purl 1, knit 7, purl 5, knit 2,
purl 3, knit 5, purl 1 (knit 3, purl 1
twice), knit 5, purl 1, knit 3
33. Knit 4 narrow over twic narrow,
knit 6 narrow over twice narrow,
knit 1, purl 4 over, knit 3, over purl
2, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, purl 1,
purl 2 together over narrow, knit 8
narrow over twice narrow, knit 5 over
twice, knit 2
34. knit 8, purl 1, knit 7, purl 1, knit 8,
purl 3, knit 2, purl 5, knit 7, uprl 1,
knit 9, purl 1, knit 5
35. knit 6 narrow over twice narrow
knit 9, purl 4 over, knit 5 over
purl 2, knit 3 together, purl 2 together,
over narrow, knit 5 narrow
over twice, narrow, knit 7
36. Knit 3, purl 1, knit 3, purl 1, knit 12, purl 7,
knit 15, purl 1, knit 7

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37. Knit 2 narrow over twice
narrow twice, knit 6, purl 2 over
knit 2 over, purl 2, knit 2,
knit 3 together, kniw 2, purl
2, purl 2 together over narrow,
knit 1 narrow over twice narrow,
knit 2 narrow over twice narrow,
knit 1 over twice, knit 2
38. Knit 3, purl 1 twice, knit 5, purl 1,
knit 4, purl 5, knit 3, purl 3,
knit 10, purl 1, knit 5, purl 1, knit 3
39. Knit 4 narrow over twice narrow,
knit 10 purl 2 over, knit 3 over,
purl 2, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1,
purl 1, purl 2 together over narrow,
knit 3, knit 3 narrow over twice,
narrow, knit 9
40. Bind off 2, knit 8, purl 1, knit 8, purl
3, knit 2, purl 5, knit 14, purl 1, knit 5
41. Knit 6 narrow over twice narrow,
knit 8, purl 2 over, knit 5 over, purl 2,
knit 3 together, purl 2 together
over narrow, knit 5 narrow over twice,
narrow, knit 3 over twice, knit 2
42. Knit 3, purl 1, knit 5, purl 1, knit 12,
purl 7, knit 12, purl 1, knit 7
43. knit 2 narrow over twice narrow twice
knit 3, purl 2 over, knit 1 over, purl 2,
knit 2, knit 3 together, knit 2, purl 2,
purl 2 together over narrow, knit 1,
narrow over twice narrow, knit 2 narrow, over
narrow

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Rockwood Lace continued
44. Bind off 2, knit 4, purl 1, knit 5, purl 1,
knit 7, purl 5, knit 2, purl 3, knit 7,
purl 1, knit 5, purl 1, knit 3
45. Knit 4 narrow over twice narrow
knit 4, purl 2 over knit 3 over, purl 2
Knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, purl 1,
purl 2 together over narrow, knit
3 narrow over twice narrow, knit 5
over twice, knit 2
46. Knit 3, purl 1, knit 7, purl 1, knit 8, purl
3, knit 2, purl 5, knit 11, purl 1, knit 5,
47. Knit 6 narrow over twice narrow
over, knit 5, purl 2, knit 3 togher,
purl 2 together over narrow, knit 5,
narrow over twice narrow, knit 7
48. Bind off 2, knit 6, purl 1, knit 12,
purl 7, knit 9, purl 1, knit 7
49. (Knit 2 narrow over twice narrow twice),
purl 2, over, knit 4 over, purl 2,
knit 2, knit 3 together, knit 2, purl
2, purl 2 together over narrow, knit 1,
narrow over twice narrow, knit 2 over
twice narrow, knit 1 over twice, knit 2
50. Knit 8, purl 1 twice, knit 5, purl 1,
knit 7, purl 5, knit 2, purl 3,
knit 4, purl 1, knit 5, puorl 1, knit 3
51. Knit 4 narrow over twice narrow, knit 9, purl 2 over, knit 3 over, purl 2, K1, K3 tog,
K1, p1, p2 tog O n K3 n O twice
n, Knit 9

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52. Bind off 2, K8, p1, K8, p3,
K2, p5, K14, p1, K5
53. K6 N over twice N, K2, p2 over
K5, O, p2, k3 tog, p2 tog, O n
K5, n O twice N K3 O twice
K2
54. K3, p1, K5, p1, K12, p7, K6,
p1, K7
55. K2 N over twice N twice, p2, K2,
K3 tog, K2, p2, p2 tog
O n K1 n O twice n K2
n O twice narrow, knit 5
56. Bind off 2, K4, p1, K5, p1, K7, p5,
K4, p1, K5, p1, K3
57. K4 n over twice n K4, p2, K1, K3
together K1, p1, p2 together over
narrow, K3 n over twice n K5,
over twice, K2
58. K3, p1, K7, p1, K8, p3, K8, p1, K5
59. K6 n over twice n K2, p2,
K3 tog, p2 tog over n K5,
n over twice n K7
60. Bind off 2 n, O, p1, K9, p1
Knit 6, p1, knit 7.
Repeat from first row
Repeat from first row [sic]
Grandmas lace
Wolfe Island

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R.Rout #1
Stag
Stag at eve

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A roll of felt roofing
Aunt Fills molasses coo[kies]
1 egg
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup melted shorning
2/3 cup warm water
1-3/4 " flour
1-1/2 teaspoon soda
little salt
Eggless fruit cake
1 cup sugar
1/2 " butter
1 " sour milk
2 cups sifted flour
1 " chopped raisins
1 teaspoon soda
1 " cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 grated nutmeg
1 egg
Set incubator 2n June 1911
S RBD
I’m mad too
Mrs Wm R Brooks
St Cloud apts
01506-1/2 Monroe
Street, Spokane Wash
Irene

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Photomount
Pamphlet Binder
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