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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 54.pdf
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| − | <td> | + | <td>Sunday. Very fine day. A large congregation at 11. A.M. Our folk went to put in the hay, but the rain stopped them</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>13.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Made a large washing. It began to rain at 11. A.M. Our folk went to put in the hay, but the rain stopped them</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | + | <td>Rain again. To 2 lbs sulphur to fumigate the hen house which is infested by lice</td> | |
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| + | August 1900 | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>15</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Wednesday. To 1/2 gall paint oil 50. 8 1/2 lb white tea</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>1.25</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>16</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Cleared up coiling up the hay again began to paint the dining room.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>17.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Put in 5 loads of hay. had Pigeon 1/2 day</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>18.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>To sausages 30. honey, 25.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>19</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>The service was in the church</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>20</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Sold at McC's 1 1/2 doz eggs. 18 cts Got 1 tin Con. lye 1 bar {soat?} 5, 3 nutmeg, 3. Bot at Willies 1/2 gall P oil 50. 4 lb W. lead 36 |
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| + | Finished the dining room. Had a letter from Jimie, And two papers enclosed two Kaffir bracelets, 1 Kaffir snuff spoon To 2 bars soap 10. Made a little soap</td> | ||
| + | <td>10 8 86</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>21.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Another fine day. Birdie went to the Gore with Uncle Donald, who had been at Monroe's Mills for oat meal, And left 22 lbs with us. Jessie E. McL called and told us a little joke. </td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>22.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Vert fine day. Murdy was to Lancaster. Bot 1doz rubbers forsealers 20 cts. Pa lb raisins 10 Pas.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>30</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>23</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine day. To sugar 25 cts</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>25</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>24</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>To 3 1/2 lb sausages 35 cts. 5 lbs roast for Monday 48 cts. About 9. P.M. Sandy put in an appearance. drove from Green Valley . Mercury to 86</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>25</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Birdie got home this morning. Mercury 87</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>26</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Very hot 88. Some say Saturday was hotter than today 1 gall coil oil 25 salt 5</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>30</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>28</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Pa left this morning fo Caledon, with Donald Chisholm, Uncle S. And I went to call at the Manse in forenoon. he left this evening. Murdy drove him to Green Valley</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>29.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Hot today. It was after 12 last night when Murdy got home. He has a man cutting the oats with a binder</td> |
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August 1900
| 1 | Very fine day, after the rain of yesterday | |
| 2 | Word of the assassination of Humbert King of Italy, and the sudden death of the Duke of Sax Coburg (duke of Edinburgh) The situation in Africa is more favourable to the British. And the war in China is not so bad as before | |
| 3 | Had a lot of rain yesterday. we have a lot of hay, out. And it is very dull today. Bot at Willies 1 pair booties. for, me, 1.75 3 1/2 yds ticking 23 pr yd 75.. 2 spools thread 10 2 1/2 flannelette 10. pr yd 25. 1/4 lb yarn 12. | 1.75 85 37 |
| 5 | Very hot day. Preaching again in Hall | |
| 6. | A Storm of wind and rain about 5. P.M. | |
| 7. | No haying today. Murdy went to Glens{?}field. The storm of yesterday, done a greate deal of damage. in all. The surrounding country, in the neighborhood of Cornwall there were twenty barns injured | |
| 8 | We began to paint our sittingroom. Got at Willies mixed paint white and 1 tin creme yellow sugar 24. 1 spool thread 5, On the 3d got sausage 25 steak 25. On the 4th, Got 2 lbs tea 50. 1 gal Cost | 1.00 54 75 |
| 9 | Rain again, rain yesterday. 1 qrt paint oil 25 1 paint brush 40. 4 lbs W. lead 35, 1 tin lethrage 13 | 25 25 |
| 10 | Fine day. very hot. Put in four loads of hay had Pidgeon today. To 1 qrt {pit?} oil 25. 4 lbs {?} stew 25. | 60 |
| 11 | Fine in Morning rained in afternoon To 4 1/4 roast 50 | |
| 12 | Sunday. Very fine day. A large congregation at 11. A.M. Our folk went to put in the hay, but the rain stopped them | |
| 13. | Made a large washing. It began to rain at 11. A.M. Our folk went to put in the hay, but the rain stopped them | |
| 14 | Rain again. To 2 lbs sulphur to fumigate the hen house which is infested by lice |
| 15 | Wednesday. To 1/2 gall paint oil 50. 8 1/2 lb white tea | 1.25 |
| 16 | Cleared up coiling up the hay again began to paint the dining room. | |
| 17. | Put in 5 loads of hay. had Pigeon 1/2 day | |
| 18. | To sausages 30. honey, 25. | |
| 19 | The service was in the church | |
| 20 | Sold at McC's 1 1/2 doz eggs. 18 cts Got 1 tin Con. lye 1 bar {soat?} 5, 3 nutmeg, 3. Bot at Willies 1/2 gall P oil 50. 4 lb W. lead 36 Finished the dining room. Had a letter from Jimie, And two papers enclosed two Kaffir bracelets, 1 Kaffir snuff spoon To 2 bars soap 10. Made a little soap | 10 8 86 |
| 21. | Another fine day. Birdie went to the Gore with Uncle Donald, who had been at Monroe's Mills for oat meal, And left 22 lbs with us. Jessie E. McL called and told us a little joke. | |
| 22. | Vert fine day. Murdy was to Lancaster. Bot 1doz rubbers forsealers 20 cts. Pa lb raisins 10 Pas. | 30 |
| 23 | Fine day. To sugar 25 cts | 25 |
| 24 | To 3 1/2 lb sausages 35 cts. 5 lbs roast for Monday 48 cts. About 9. P.M. Sandy put in an appearance. drove from Green Valley . Mercury to 86 | |
| 25 | Birdie got home this morning. Mercury 87 | |
| 26 | Very hot 88. Some say Saturday was hotter than today 1 gall coil oil 25 salt 5 | 30 |
| 28 | Pa left this morning fo Caledon, with Donald Chisholm, Uncle S. And I went to call at the Manse in forenoon. he left this evening. Murdy drove him to Green Valley | |
| 29. | Hot today. It was after 12 last night when Murdy got home. He has a man cutting the oats with a binder |
