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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916
Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 90.pdf
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| − | Dad. got home about six or before this morning just as I was starting to milk and about ten o'clock, he, Enah & the baby started for Simcoe with Joe & the buggy to <s>Simcoe</s> see the circus which was to be there to-day. | + | Dad. got home about six or before this morning just as I was starting to milk and about ten o'clock, he, Enah & the baby started for Simcoe with Joe & the buggy to <s>Simcoe</s> see the circus which was to be there to-day. Frank went soon after on his wheel/ They told they would be sure to be back by the middle of the after noon I didn't do much till dinner timembut chores. Mrs. Jack was in forma few minutes to see Enah about noon. She is here fir a few days and is atyng just now at the Pickford's. FRank was dfown to see her last night. She only stayed a few minutes. After I ha dpartaken of my solitary lunch I sat around and read for awhile, then went out and cleraned Queen and then started to take up the hay on the lawn, while I was at that Aunty Alice came over thinking I would be getting tire dof my own company and brought me the mail. There was rather bad new son the paper as a British fleet was engaged in the Shagurack on Wednesday & Wednesday night by the entire German High Seas fleet and received quite a mauling. The seriousness lay in the great loss of men and ships they sustained as the Germans didn't gain any particular advantage and were fighting with the odds greatly in their favor as soon as the main V=British fleet |
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Saturday June 3rd
Dad. got home about six or before this morning just as I was starting to milk and about ten o'clock, he, Enah & the baby started for Simcoe with Joe & the buggy to Simcoe see the circus which was to be there to-day. Frank went soon after on his wheel/ They told they would be sure to be back by the middle of the after noon I didn't do much till dinner timembut chores. Mrs. Jack was in forma few minutes to see Enah about noon. She is here fir a few days and is atyng just now at the Pickford's. FRank was dfown to see her last night. She only stayed a few minutes. After I ha dpartaken of my solitary lunch I sat around and read for awhile, then went out and cleraned Queen and then started to take up the hay on the lawn, while I was at that Aunty Alice came over thinking I would be getting tire dof my own company and brought me the mail. There was rather bad new son the paper as a British fleet was engaged in the Shagurack on Wednesday & Wednesday night by the entire German High Seas fleet and received quite a mauling. The seriousness lay in the great loss of men and ships they sustained as the Germans didn't gain any particular advantage and were fighting with the odds greatly in their favor as soon as the main V=British fleet
