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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 93.pdf
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<td>Went at 7. A.M. to get a pan of bread licorice 5 cts Bot sugar 50 cts.. Killed an old rooster 25 cts.. to Murdy for wire line Courie</td> | <td>Went at 7. A.M. to get a pan of bread licorice 5 cts Bot sugar 50 cts.. Killed an old rooster 25 cts.. to Murdy for wire line Courie</td> | ||
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<td>Fine day. To 1 bottle vanilla 15. 2 cakes Chocolate | <td>Fine day. To 1 bottle vanilla 15. 2 cakes Chocolate | ||
| − | Put up curtains in my bedroom. Have been working at my bedroom since Monday Afternoon looks like rain. Pa is | + | Put up curtains in my bedroom. Have been working at my bedroom since Monday Afternoon looks like rain. Pa is working at the fence on the North of Kintail lot. took off the boards on our line and is going to put on wire. Joe Ann McLennan called. Oliver Montroy paid $2.59 for rent</td> |
<td>29</td> | <td>29</td> | ||
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<td>Fine day. Pa went to see Major</td> | <td>Fine day. Pa went to see Major</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>11.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Another fine day. I went to see Mrs A McPherson And got a wall flower plant from Mrs B Jim Mary & Birdie are collecting for B. {Bible} Society, Pa's off 50. mine 50. Murdy's 50 cts..</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>1.--</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>12</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Began to rain and snow some time in the night and was an ugly day. not cold but bleary</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>13</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Ugly day. rain sleet every thing out doors slippery Murdy finished putting stalls for cows</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>The sleet all off the trees this morning. Murdy went North. his cold is getting better. I cough a good deal every few hours. Bella came to stay all night To steak 27 stew 20. 1 lb 2 oz butter 28</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td><s>{?}</s>75</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>15</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Dull warm day. Had Mrs John Montroy washing out side windows. 25 cts. To sunlight soap 10 Pa put up all the windows on the lower story.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>65</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>16</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Dull day roads very bad</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>17</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Far came this morning. Murdy went to Greenfield by train from Lancaster |
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| + | To 3 lbs mutton 30 cts.. To 4 1/2 yds shirting 36</td> | ||
| + | <td>66</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>18</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Dull day a heavy mist in morning. To Malta Vita 10 lbs <s>oat meal</s> rooled oats 35 cts</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>15</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>19</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Warm day. Dull. To 1 gall coal oil 23 cts</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>20</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine & warm. Mrs Montroy 1/2 day 25 cts.. H Pidgeon 1/2 37 1/2 cts. drew 3 loads of hay.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>21</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Warm day. To 1 pan bread 20 cts.. Thread 10. 1 pair woolen sox 25. sox not paid home made white. I called to see Browns. they were out to dinner |
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| + | Murdy by 1 lb butter 25</td> | ||
| + | <td>30 25</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>22</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine day rained a little in morning. |
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| + | P & Murdy took old lumber from barn to woodshed. killed a cock. To 5 lbs P tallow 25 steak 36 P of Lancaster butcher | ||
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| + | <s>I was out last night. got pan bread 20 2 spools 10. Bot at Willies pair sox</s></td> | ||
| + | <td>25 36 20</td> | ||
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November 1902
| 1. | Went at 7. A.M. to get a pan of bread licorice 5 cts Bot sugar 50 cts.. Killed an old rooster 25 cts.. to Murdy for wire line Courie | 20 55 |
| 2. | Very fine day. I was not in church. I have a cold and bad cough | |
| 3 | Fine day. Kattie was so stiff in her hind legs that we sent for Dixon, who sponged her leg with vinegar & water Raymond came to look at our furnice Courie all day. Says that he has paid for his cow pasture. Had a letter from Jimie. he wrote from North Bay. Sent two letters 4 cts.. | |
| 4 | Fine day. To 6 yds gray Cotton 48. 1 1/2 yds curtin lace 30 cts.. 1/2 Boloni sausage 5. 3 1/2 lbs steak 30 cts. | 48 65 |
| 5 | Fine day. To 1 bottle vanilla 15. 2 cakes Chocolate Put up curtains in my bedroom. Have been working at my bedroom since Monday Afternoon looks like rain. Pa is working at the fence on the North of Kintail lot. took off the boards on our line and is going to put on wire. Joe Ann McLennan called. Oliver Montroy paid $2.59 for rent | 29 |
| 6 | Dull day looks like rain W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met here 8 members present beside Bird |
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| 7 | John Montroy paid 100 rent H Pidgeon 1 day at 75 O Montroy 1/2 day at 50 cts. To 2 1/2 lbs steak from man from Lancaster 23 cts My off at W. Meeting 25 Murdy is working at the stable. Birdie went to Apple Hill | 48 |
| 8 | Murdy has a very bad cold. Jerry Sullivan put in an elbow in the furnace and cleaned the pipes. To 1 gall coal oil at McCrimmon 23 cts. {?} Wilson brought 2 parcels for Birdie from Eatons 45 cts. Pa paid Jerry $22.35 in all. 12.75 cashed 10. for pasture for his two cows. | 33 22.75 |
| 9 | Fine day, just a perfect day. Mary {Gore?} washing |
| 10. | Fine day. Pa went to see Major | |
| 11. | Another fine day. I went to see Mrs A McPherson And got a wall flower plant from Mrs B Jim Mary & Birdie are collecting for B. {Bible} Society, Pa's off 50. mine 50. Murdy's 50 cts.. | 1.-- |
| 12 | Began to rain and snow some time in the night and was an ugly day. not cold but bleary | |
| 13 | Ugly day. rain sleet every thing out doors slippery Murdy finished putting stalls for cows | |
| 14 | The sleet all off the trees this morning. Murdy went North. his cold is getting better. I cough a good deal every few hours. Bella came to stay all night To steak 27 stew 20. 1 lb 2 oz butter 28 | |
| 15 | Dull warm day. Had Mrs John Montroy washing out side windows. 25 cts. To sunlight soap 10 Pa put up all the windows on the lower story. | 65 |
| 16 | Dull day roads very bad | |
| 17 | Far came this morning. Murdy went to Greenfield by train from Lancaster To 3 lbs mutton 30 cts.. To 4 1/2 yds shirting 36 | 66 |
| 18 | Dull day a heavy mist in morning. To Malta Vita 10 lbs |
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| 19 | Warm day. Dull. To 1 gall coal oil 23 cts | |
| 20 | Fine & warm. Mrs Montroy 1/2 day 25 cts.. H Pidgeon 1/2 37 1/2 cts. drew 3 loads of hay. | |
| 21 | Warm day. To 1 pan bread 20 cts.. Thread 10. 1 pair woolen sox 25. sox not paid home made white. I called to see Browns. they were out to dinner Murdy by 1 lb butter 25 | 30 25 |
| 22 | Fine day rained a little in morning.
P & Murdy took old lumber from barn to woodshed. killed a cock. To 5 lbs P tallow 25 steak 36 P of Lancaster butcher |
25 36 20 |
