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Donald Alexander Murray

born Jan 6, 1870

married 1902 June 18

died 1952

[Note written by donor] Nov.14, 1984

Dear Sir,

This book came up in an auction sale some weeks back. We felt it should go back to the Hickson community.

Sincerely [rest is cut off]

Toronto Jan 3/87

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Hired Labor

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January 1899

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A cure for Love.

Take a grain of sense, half a grain of Prudence a drackm of understanding, a handful of dislike Mix them together fold them up in your brain for 24 hrs. set them on a slow fire of hatred.

Then strain them clear from dregs of melancholy. Sweeten them with forgetfulness. Put them in the bottle of your heart: stopping them down with the cork of good sound sense. There let them stand for 14 days in the water of cold affection.

This rightly made and properly applied is the most effectual remedy in the universe.

You may have these ingredients at the House of understanding on Constant Street up the hill of self denial in the Town of Loving kindness in the country of Love no more.

"Why marriage is prove a failure"

Nine-tenths of the unhappy marriages are the result of green human calves being allowed to run at large in the society pastures with-out any yolks on them.

They marry and have children before they do mustaches? They are fathers of twins before they have two pairs of pants, and the little girls they marry are as old as their grandmothers in scheming.

Occasionally one of the gosling marriages turns out all right, but it is a clear case of lack.

If there was a law against young galoots sparking before they have cut all their teeth I suppose the little cusses would evade it in some way, but there ought to be a sentiment against it.

It is time enough for these young bantams to think of finding a pallet when they have raised money enough to buy a bundle of laths to build a hen-house.

But they see a girl that looks cunning, and they begin to think there is not enough to go around, and they begin to get their work in real spry; and before they are aware of the sanctity of the marriage relation they are hitched for life, and before they own a cook stove or a bed stead, they have to get up in the night and go after a doctor, so frightened they run themselves out of breath and abuse the doctor because he does not run too.

And when the doctor gets there there's not enough linen in the house to wrap up a doll baby. It is a shame and a disgrace.

October 199

October 199

Receipt for cureing meat: Beef or Pork

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The greatest drawback to spiritual advancement to-day is the lack of spiritual observance in the home, we are apt to think the Church alone is the place for worship, it is a mistaken idea every house should be a house of God and we should there daily seek His guidance and forgiveness. There in the eventide of life, when the cares and burdens of earlier days are laid aside and we are awaiting the last release our fading eyes will catch a glimpse of the Glory land and we will hear the gracious message I have called thee by they name, thou art mine.

Christ teaching in the home

Christ is our example: the home is Gods school for his children. What sacred memories are recalled to almost every heart, by that one word home. The most sacred ties of earth are centered there. It is there we receive those lasting impressions, how well we remember the prayers taught us at our Mothers knee, and how often in the struggles of life we have felt the influence of those early impressions. Home: it is there we shape our destiny: it is there our minds are moulded: it is there we first felt the impulse of religious convictions. God would have us know Him in our tender years, it is there, He would have our minds instilled by with those blessed truths: Perhaps the greatest draw back to spiritual advancement to-day, is the lack of spiritual observance in the homes it is a mistaken idea every house should be a house of God, and we should there daily seek His guidance and forgiveness there in he end we may bear that gracious message I have called the by thy name, Thou art mine.

Christ teaching in home

Christ is our example, the home is Gods school for his children. What sacred memories are recalled to almost every heart, by that one word home. The most sacred ties of earth are centered there. It is there we receive those lasting impressions, how well we remember the prayers taught us at our Mothers knee, and how often in the struggles of life we have felt the influence of those early impressions. Home: it is there we shape our destiny: it is there our minds are moulded: it is there we first felt the impulse of religious convictions. God would have us know Him in our tender years, it is there, He would have our minds instilled with those blessed truths.

There are enemies of the home which we should guard against, I will mention only a few. Just to prove that the placce where our hearts best affections are centered, is in daily danger of absolute destruction by the great enemy. The insidious foe lies in ambush, he hides along the way; ready to enter the most sacred spot on earth, the place nearest Heaven. Pride is a great enemy of the home, by it which we become involved, discontented and ruined, and the home is gone. Gossip is another fireside evil and by it fires are kindled which burns like the flames of the lost.

Press of business is getting to be more and more an enemy of the home and business cares, to often assail the peace of the domestic circle. How will we oppose these enemies: the alter of prayer is the strongest fortification, the Bible is the great law for the home, out of which we may forge weapons of defence.

John Mcgachan

Albert Jagger

Plastering

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Mar 18 John Tarwell

June 2h John Campbell

E Esterferland

Jan the 4 bot goods

Jan 4th bot goods from D. Gain to {illegible}

goods goods good good

goods goods Don A. Murray

good Tavistock

London {illegible}

Don Don Don

Alex Sutherton NY NY Ny

Tavistock

Alex. Sutherland

Stratford

Don Tynmay

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