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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1925

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Last night was the coldest yet some reports say it dropped to 14° below, and it has been cold all day although sunny The wind has been north east and east but to-night is swinging more to the south so I suppose will be warmer to-morrow.
 
Last night was the coldest yet some reports say it dropped to 14° below, and it has been cold all day although sunny The wind has been north east and east but to-night is swinging more to the south so I suppose will be warmer to-morrow.
  
Marj. expected Ina to cme to-day but she didn't show up. She was ready for he ryesterday but wasn't surorised that she didn't come, but to0day q=was day excep for the cold. I didn't do much all monrin but chores bit this after noon Marj. wanted some fresh air ao we dorve down town. The bread she mafe yesterday she decided wasn't fir t to eat so we. got a load fown town ad she set again to-might We left our kids at the farm with Enah while we went down town. We called in at Aunty's dfor awhile and form. She & Aunty Alice arwe quite confident that there will be something come of our fortune hopes. Aunty habded
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Marj. expected Ina to cme to-day but she didn't show up. She was ready for her yesterday but wasn't surprised that she didn't come, but to-day was day excep for the cold. I didn't do much all morning but chores bit this after noon Marj. wanted some fresh air so we drove down town. The bread she mafe yesterday she decided wasn't fir t to eat so we got a load fown town ad she set again to-might We left our kids at the farm with Enah while we went down town. We called in at Aunty's dfor awhile and form. She & Aunty Alice arwe quite confident that there will be something come of our fortune hopes. Aunty handed up a lot of papers and Aunty Aloce dsrafted a couple of letters for Dad. & Huby to write giving a lot of information about the family and proof that they are the ones who are called for in the advertisement. Aunty Alic eis going to help Quint write a letter to Archie Phipps asking him to make inquiries and give cedentials for the family.

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Wednesday January 28th

Last night was the coldest yet some reports say it dropped to 14° below, and it has been cold all day although sunny The wind has been north east and east but to-night is swinging more to the south so I suppose will be warmer to-morrow.

Marj. expected Ina to cme to-day but she didn't show up. She was ready for her yesterday but wasn't surprised that she didn't come, but to-day was day excep for the cold. I didn't do much all morning but chores bit this after noon Marj. wanted some fresh air so we drove down town. The bread she mafe yesterday she decided wasn't fir t to eat so we got a load fown town ad she set again to-might We left our kids at the farm with Enah while we went down town. We called in at Aunty's dfor awhile and form. She & Aunty Alice arwe quite confident that there will be something come of our fortune hopes. Aunty handed up a lot of papers and Aunty Aloce dsrafted a couple of letters for Dad. & Huby to write giving a lot of information about the family and proof that they are the ones who are called for in the advertisement. Aunty Alic eis going to help Quint write a letter to Archie Phipps asking him to make inquiries and give cedentials for the family.

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