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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905

Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 39.pdf

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   <td>Friday. Fine day. 4 cans of crab apples 30¢, 30</td>
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   <td>Friday. Fine day. a shower 3 lb sausage 30
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a shank 15</td>
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   <td>A dull day.</td>
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   <td>Lizzie left for home this morning To butter 57 cts</td>
 
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   <td>Fine day. Got home this morning 4 bu. oats 15</td>
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   <td>Fine day. I did not go to church</td>
 
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   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
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   <td>Fine day. Maud and I went to church</td>
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   <td>Made 1 bottle Ketshep Baked in oven To 1 load 5 cts</td>
 
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   <td>5</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
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   <td>Fine day. I baked in oven. Two gals bottle ketchup. Baked in oven, 8 cts yeast, sugar 25 cts. 
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   <td>Looks like rain. We sent our things to the fair. Collection of house plants, in bloom Phlox, pansies, fan boquet, vase boquet, Collection of roots for feeding, and sugar purposes carrots. W.O. beets long & short parsnips Mangold Goldon T. & Globe, tomatoes {bread?}
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Wm. Hill and fam are all through to fill jars. Collection of some plants for room.
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Am busy fixing up for winter.
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To 4 lb sausages 49. 7 1/2 roast 8.60  
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We lost one of our nice Jersey heifers this afternoon. Nancy Roy, Ellen and I picked tomatoes. 
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I lost my offering 25. Nancy bought butter 8 lbs 20 cts, 6 lbs. cheese 60 cts, 30 years sugar 1.50</td>
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30 gran sugar 1.50</td>
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   <td>1.00</td>
 
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   <td>6</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
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   <td>Fine day. Cold bright. Fine cool morning. 
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   <td>Lovely day. cool & bright. fine could not have been, I did not get to the fair until 15 to 5. Allan McL. & wife and baby were here. I remained at home and Kept the baby.
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Changed rooms. Did not get to the fair until 10:30, Ellen Mc. & boys and J went over. 
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D.B. Demarres was here this a.m. Helped fix baker</td>
 
 
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   <td>7</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
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   <td>ine day. Prices at the fair was al– 
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   <td>We got some prizes at the fair. I was at D. R. M. L. today, got some crab apples</td>
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D.B. Mc. C busy got some crab apples 5</td>
 
 
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   <td>Damper but no rain. Very busy, too. Cleaning the cellar. Marion received a letter today from Robert Mayhew.
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   <td>Duncan McLellan. S.B. {South Branch} was buried today he died of injuries received in falling off a mow in the barn aged 74. To 1 lb tea 31, 4 lb steak 40</td>
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Bought sausage 4 lbs 20 cts, 2½ lbs cheese 31 cts, 12 lbs lard 60 cts</td>
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40</td>
 
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   <td>9</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
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   <td>Cold, cool day</td>
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   <td>Another fine day.  four loaves 20</td>
 
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   <td>10</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
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   <td>Fine day. Completed rooms. Nancy, Davy, John went to the harvest thanksgiving service</td>
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   <td>A Large congregtion Aunt Mary over William McLennan of Washington U.S. Came to Kate's last night</td>
 
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   <td>11.</td>
 
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   <td>Cold, damp. G. Hillman & P. S. came to pick pears</td>
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   <td>To 2 lbs butter 50 cts.</td>
 
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   <td>12.</td>
 
   <td>12.</td>
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   <td>A dull day. H.</td>
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   <td>To steak 40. roast 30  rain</td>
 
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   <td>13.</td>
 
   <td>13.</td>
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   <td>Cold. We received our 5 lb. sack filled with flour from C. C. Commens 10 cts. </td>
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   <td>Jimie & Marion left for Kirk Hill to attend C.E. Con "H. McL took dinner with us To 2 loaves 10, 1 lb raisins 9. table salt 5
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Turned cold yesterday had frost last night</td>
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   <td>24</td>
 
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   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
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   <td>Fair, cool. Yesterday had light rain</td>
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   <td>Cold today Pa taking up some potatoes Mrs D. R. McL, called here and Bella</td>
 
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   <td>15</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
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   <td>J. and Marion got home at 10 P.M. Yesterday Maud was at a picnic at N. Lancaster. Yesterday got home I was at Uncle Donald's</td>
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   <td>Jimie and Marion got home at 10 P.M. Yesterday Murdy was at a pic nic at N. Lancaster yesterday got home I was at Uncle Donald's</td>
 
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   <td>Your text here...</td>
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   <td>Lovely day. Birdie & I went to call at Hugh Camerons
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To 1 1/2 butter at McCrimmons, tick 15 cts. due on last butter</td>
 
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   <td>18</td>
 
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   <td>Maud is not working for Christina</td>
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   <td>Birdie is teaching for Christina.</td>
 
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   <td>Rain all day, night and east. 7 ½ lbs, 50. Maude teaching, Maggie F. D. getting married. Went to Jennie K., 7 ½ lbs</td>
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   <td>Rain all day, night and raw. To beef 50 Birdie teaching, Maggie F.D. is getting married today to Johnnie K. To 1 lb tea 30</td>
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   <td>20</td>
 
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   <td>Dull, not drying</td>
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   <td>Dull, not drying.</td>
 
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   <td>21.</td>
 
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   <td>7 ½ 25 cts fine at McCrimmons, 1 box yeast, 5 cts. Maud went to Masterson's to mill, 11 bush wheat, got 350 flour</td>
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   <td>7To 25 flur at McCrimmons tick, 1 box yeast, 5 <s>tick</s>
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Jimie went to Martintown to mill 11 bush wheat, got 350 flour</td>
 
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   <td>Baked in oven. Maude went to Markland to see H., to get vinegar to make chow-chow</td>
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   <td>Baked in oven. Murdy went to Markland to work. To 1 qrt vinegar 10 made chow-chow</td>
 
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   <td>23</td>
 
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   <td>7 ½ lbs butter at McCrimmons, 10 cts. 
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   <td>To {30?} butter at McCrimmons tick
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Dr. R. McDonald had a sale of cattle today. He went to see the potatoes we dug. I can prove crop. Killed 2 white woolers, 1 black hen</td>
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D. R. McDonald had a sale of Cattle today. Pa went to see the potatoes on 2d Con farm poor crop Killed 2 white roosters 1 black hen</td>
 
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   <td>24</td>
 
   <td>24</td>
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   <td>Rain.</td>
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   <td>Rain</td>
 
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   <td>25</td>
 
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   <td>Your text here...</td>
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   <td>Rain. Jimie went to Alexandria got sausage</td>
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   <td>10</td>
 
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   <td>26.</td>
 
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   <td>Rain. Jennie went to Alex and had a 1st swing</td>
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   <td>Made a small wash. To 4 1/2 lb sausage 43</td>
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   <td>Made a small wash, 7 ½ lbs vinegar, 3 cts Mr. McGinnis & Maude are leaving tomorrow for Canada, Michigan, to spend the winter with Lou. Mr. R. G. called to see her</td>
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   <td>Mrs McGruer & Maud are leaving tomorrow for Calumet Michigan, to spend the winter with <u>Sios</u>. I called to see her.</td>
 
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   <td>Fine day. The two days of cold rain. They are making a road on the E. side kitchen & East end, finished it and collected the wood. Paid the plain butter 5 cts. 10 ½ cts butter, 10. Paid for pies 5 cts this week</td>
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   <td>Fine day. After the few days of cold rain. Pa & Jimie are making a hool in the cellar wall, Kitchen, East end, to shut the one down on the {north?}. Paid the flour 50 butter 73
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To 7 lb cost 49 cts sugar 25. blue 8, Beef 70 cts</td>
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   <td>1.23
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   <td>29.</td>
 
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   <td>The H. & S. Extension ran on a rock at Bath. The passengers had a hard time</td>
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   <td>To 2 lbs butter 50. Snider paid $3.00 this week
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The S.S. Scotsman ran on a rock at Bell. All Passengers had a hard time.</td>
 
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Revision as of Jul 22, 2026, 3:13:26 AM

September 1899

1 Friday. Fine day. a shower 3 lb sausage 30 a shank 15 30
2 Lizzie left for home this morning To butter 57 cts
3. Fine day. I did not go to church
4 Made 1 bottle Ketshep Baked in oven To 1 load 5 cts
5 Looks like rain. We sent our things to the fair. Collection of house plants, in bloom Phlox, pansies, fan boquet, vase boquet, Collection of roots for feeding, and sugar purposes carrots. W.O. beets long & short parsnips Mangold Goldon T. & Globe, tomatoes {bread?}

To 4 lb sausages 49. 7 1/2 roast 8.60

30 gran sugar 1.50		 1.00
6 Lovely day. cool & bright. fine could not have been, I did not get to the fair until 15 to 5. Allan McL. & wife and baby were here. I remained at home and Kept the baby.
7 We got some prizes at the fair. I was at D. R. M. L. today, got some crab apples
8 Duncan McLellan. S.B. {South Branch} was buried today he died of injuries received in falling off a mow in the barn aged 74. To 1 lb tea 31, 4 lb steak 40 31 40
9 Another fine day. four loaves 20
10 A Large congregtion Aunt Mary over William McLennan of Washington U.S. Came to Kate's last night
11. To 2 lbs butter 50 cts.
12. To steak 40. roast 30 rain
13. Jimie & Marion left for Kirk Hill to attend C.E. Con "H. McL took dinner with us To 2 loaves 10, 1 lb raisins 9. table salt 5 Turned cold yesterday had frost last night 24
September 1899
14 Cold today Pa taking up some potatoes Mrs D. R. McL, called here and Bella
15 Jimie and Marion got home at 10 P.M. Yesterday Murdy was at a pic nic at N. Lancaster yesterday got home I was at Uncle Donald's
16 Lovely day. Birdie & I went to call at Hugh Camerons To 1 1/2 butter at McCrimmons, tick 15 cts. due on last butter
17 I was not in church in the morning
18 Birdie is teaching for Christina.
19. Rain all day, night and raw. To beef 50 Birdie teaching, Maggie F.D. is getting married today to Johnnie K. To 1 lb tea 30 50 30
20 Dull, not drying.
21. 7To 25 flur at McCrimmons tick, 1 box yeast, 5 tick Jimie went to Martintown to mill 11 bush wheat, got 350 flour
22 Baked in oven. Murdy went to Markland to work. To 1 qrt vinegar 10 made chow-chow
23 To {30?} butter at McCrimmons tick D. R. McDonald had a sale of Cattle today. Pa went to see the potatoes on 2d Con farm poor crop Killed 2 white roosters 1 black hen
24 Rain
25 Rain. Jimie went to Alexandria got sausage 10
26. Made a small wash. To 4 1/2 lb sausage 43 43
27 Mrs McGruer & Maud are leaving tomorrow for Calumet Michigan, to spend the winter with Sios. I called to see her.
28 " Fine day. After the few days of cold rain. Pa & Jimie are making a hool in the cellar wall, Kitchen, East end, to shut the one down on the {north?}. Paid the flour 50 butter 73 To 7 lb cost 49 cts sugar 25. blue 8, Beef 70 cts 1.23 82
29. To 2 lbs butter 50. Snider paid $3.00 this week The S.S. Scotsman ran on a rock at Bell. All Passengers had a hard time.
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