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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 82.pdf

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Saturday May 20th
 
Saturday May 20th
  
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Dad. and Enah paperd nearly all morning and I think are just about through. Frank and I went out about ten o'clock to work at the lane and have been there all day. Dad. helping us this after noon I thew the sods from the sid einto the middle on the east side right back and they followed cleaning out the loose earth and cutting the ewast edge of the sditch on a hebel so the cattle wouldn't track up and break it. We are only working nirth of the waterhole as they culdn't plow through that with the team. After we did chires to-night and before tea we ran the buggy diwn the to tje ditch and washe dit. After tea Frank and I went dfoewn town and I got my haoir cut. Sunny & nice. But breezy.
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Dad. and Enah paperd nearly all morning and I think are just about through. Frank and I went out about ten o'clock to work at the lane and have been there all day, Dad. helping us this after noon I threw the sods from the side into the middle on the east side right back and they followed cleaning out the loose earth and culling the east edge of the ditch on a hebel so the cattle wouldn't tramp up and break it. We are only working north of the waterhole as they couldnt plow through that with the team. After we did chores to night and before tea we ran the buggy down the lawn to the ditch and washed it. After tea Frank and I went down town and I got my hair cut. Sunny & nice. But breezy.
  
 
Sunday May 21st
 
Sunday May 21st
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Frank and I went to church this morning.

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Saturday May 20th

Dad. and Enah paperd nearly all morning and I think are just about through. Frank and I went out about ten o'clock to work at the lane and have been there all day, Dad. helping us this after noon I threw the sods from the side into the middle on the east side right back and they followed cleaning out the loose earth and culling the east edge of the ditch on a hebel so the cattle wouldn't tramp up and break it. We are only working north of the waterhole as they couldnt plow through that with the team. After we did chores to night and before tea we ran the buggy down the lawn to the ditch and washed it. After tea Frank and I went down town and I got my hair cut. Sunny & nice. But breezy.

Sunday May 21st

Frank and I went to church this morning.

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