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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 107.pdf
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| − | <td>Fine dry day. I took May & went to see | + | <td>Fine dry day. I took May & went to see Birdie May took two baskets of crab apples</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>13.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Jimie got home at 2. P.M. A large congregation, a good sermon</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Very fine & hot. Pa & I went to Far Hugh & D. To steak</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>60</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>15.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Papa & I went to see Aunt Flora</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>16.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Sold 3 doz eggs. got 1 lb bisquits 15. 2 spools 10 1 lb raisins 10 fly plaster 10. 9 yds flannelett 108 pan bread 20. 3 lbs stew 21</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>41</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>17</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>We had a call from a cousin of Papas, a young man from Oregon, his mother is papas 1st Cousin he is on his way to Philadelphia to College</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>18</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Friday, Fine after the rain of yesterday. Courie finished putting pieces of cells under the woodshed. Paid him $3.<u>00</u></td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>19.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Joque paid his rent $20.<u>00</u> sold us tub of butter, 50 lbs. $10<u>00</u> 1 1/2 bush apples 45 |
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| + | The butter is rancid. To pan bread 20</td> | ||
| + | <td>10. 45 | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>20</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine congregation. morning & evening.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>21.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine. Jimie left last evening for Cornwall will be home today. Murdy was all last week in St Andrews running lines for A McArthur & Son of Lancaster And left again this morning. Sold 3 doz eggs at Willies To five loaves bread</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>25</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>22.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Very fine day. Killed a chuckie Mrs J. McCrimmon buried 3d Con.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>23</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Another fine day.</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>24</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Dull day heavy gray frost last night. Heard that Johnnie Ewen Dingwall died last night in an Hospital in Montreal where he had gone on Wednesday for Appendicis |
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| + | To 6 loaves 30. 1 lb soda 5 .. sugar 50, 25 lbs flour 58</td> | ||
| + | <td>1.43</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>25</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Fine day. rain last night. Montroy in 1/2 day</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>26.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>To beef 6 lbs steak 60. pork 25. Had Dingwall 3/4 day. & Montroy. To Montroy $2.00 cash $2. Credit 4. To Dingwall 1.50. Went to Dingwalls to wake remained 1/2 hour.. Major brought our share of potatoes 3 1/2 bush sizes from bullets to yolk of eggs</td> |
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September 1903
| 1 | Tuesday. Fine day, muddy roads. Papa went to Cornwall today, drove luby to Summerstown Station took the cars, he is getting a suit of clothes at Abotts to cost $18
To steak 25. Jimie left with Hugh Cameron to be at Caledonian 100 Sons of Scotland, games tomorrow. J.C. B got back today. Pa got back at 7. P.M. To |
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| 2 | Fine day. I made some preserves, apples. I got from May. | |
| 3 | Mrs S Grant called. And after dinner Birdie went with her, home To 3 lbs steak 30. | 30 |
| 4. | Sold 2 1/4 doz eggs. 35.. Bot 1/2 lb tea 15 To 6 loaves 30 | 15 |
| 5 | Steak 25 cts paid steak got on 3d | 25 |
| 6 | A large congregation | |
| 7. | Dry day. frost last night | |
| 8 | Fine dry day. I took May & went to see Birdie May took two baskets of crab apples | |
| 9 | Fine day. Pa & I went to see Donald Roy & Duncan Mason, & Farquhar Down To 5 loaves 25 cts.. Jimie is painting the out side windows | |
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Pa & I went to Gore to see Aunt Mary Jimie went to Alexandria to the Fair | |
| 11. | Jimie went to Cornwall to the Fair took Katy and Colt. Murdy went too | |
| 12. | To 1 lb B. tea 35 cts.. back Comb 12 cts.. paper needles Pan bread 20. gall. coal oil 23, 4 lb W. soda 10 5 lbs rice 25. 3/4 yd flannelett 7. lemon drops 5 2 spools thread 10. Jimie did not get back from Cornwall yet 8.30. P.M. | 52 53 37 |
| 13. | Jimie got home at 2. P.M. A large congregation, a good sermon | |
| 14 | Very fine & hot. Pa & I went to Far Hugh & D. To steak | 60 |
| 15. | Papa & I went to see Aunt Flora | |
| 16. | Sold 3 doz eggs. got 1 lb bisquits 15. 2 spools 10 1 lb raisins 10 fly plaster 10. 9 yds flannelett 108 pan bread 20. 3 lbs stew 21 | 41 |
| 17 | We had a call from a cousin of Papas, a young man from Oregon, his mother is papas 1st Cousin he is on his way to Philadelphia to College | |
| 18 | Friday, Fine after the rain of yesterday. Courie finished putting pieces of cells under the woodshed. Paid him $3.00 | |
| 19. | Joque paid his rent $20.00 sold us tub of butter, 50 lbs. $1000 1 1/2 bush apples 45 The butter is rancid. To pan bread 20 | 10. 45 20 |
| 20 | Fine congregation. morning & evening. | |
| 21. | Fine. Jimie left last evening for Cornwall will be home today. Murdy was all last week in St Andrews running lines for A McArthur & Son of Lancaster And left again this morning. Sold 3 doz eggs at Willies To five loaves bread | 25 |
| 22. | Very fine day. Killed a chuckie Mrs J. McCrimmon buried 3d Con. | |
| 23 | Another fine day. | |
| 24 | Dull day heavy gray frost last night. Heard that Johnnie Ewen Dingwall died last night in an Hospital in Montreal where he had gone on Wednesday for Appendicis To 6 loaves 30. 1 lb soda 5 .. sugar 50, 25 lbs flour 58 | 1.43 |
| 25 | Fine day. rain last night. Montroy in 1/2 day | |
| 26. | To beef 6 lbs steak 60. pork 25. Had Dingwall 3/4 day. & Montroy. To Montroy $2.00 cash $2. Credit 4. To Dingwall 1.50. Went to Dingwalls to wake remained 1/2 hour.. Major brought our share of potatoes 3 1/2 bush sizes from bullets to yolk of eggs |
