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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917

Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 141.pdf

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Wednesday November 14th
 
Wednesday November 14th
  
Enah, Tim and I went down town this moirning and stayed at Aunty's to dinner. I went up again tio the disctors and he ounctured theree more spots one. agreat big one like a blister and my hand is pretty sore to-nigjht.
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Enah, Tim and I went down town this morning and stayed at Aunty's to dinner. I went up again to the doctors and he punctured three more spots one a great big one like a blister and my hand is pretty sore to-night.

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clock this morning the books are open for subscriptions to the new "Victory Loan" and all sorts of means are being resorted to to bring it to the attention of the public, this being one of them. I stayed talking to Uncle Ward till I nearly froze and when I came home found Frank sorting potatoes so helped him till noon. This after noon I intended going down to the doctor's again but Dad. wanted me to write to Dick so by the time I got that done it was pretty late and Enah said I might as well wait till after tea and then take Aunty's milk down so I did. I also took a basket of apples over to Marj. as she told me yesterday she had hardly tasted one all fall, she wasn't home to-night having taken Miss Kelly to the picture show. I went around to the doctors and got another bottle of dope and he burned out a couple more spots I stayed down all night at Aunty's. Dad. plowed this after noon and Frank pulled some more turnips. Raw East wind to-day & cloudy but clear to-night.

Tuesday November 13th

I came home about eight this morning and helped Frank bag up some oats to take down to be chopped. We took Belle and Queen and as they haven't been out for about a month were feeling pretty gay. Queen especially. It was about eleven when we started and they told us down there that we could get the grist in half an hour so we drove down town and got my box from Waller's and a bag of salts getting back about noon. Dad. plowed all morning. This after noon Frank went down back and plowed and Dad. and I spent most of the morning after noon cutting a block off the butt of the old oak. I went over to Ben's for a little while just before dark to see the tractor. It is plowing deeper than it did at first but has to make very wide {illegible} and leaves the ground very uneven. Cart. Bawlby was finishing up after it and had a big job as the pesky thing doesn't pretend to go straight. Cart. didn't think Ben was going to gain much in time or money by using it and then as he says it is only half plowed. Frank went down town to-night for a little while, there was a meeting in the town hall to-night to put the terms of the Victory Loan before the public. Froze hard last night but has been a nice day.

Wednesday November 14th

Enah, Tim and I went down town this morning and stayed at Aunty's to dinner. I went up again to the doctors and he punctured three more spots one a great big one like a blister and my hand is pretty sore to-night.

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