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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1925

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Saturday November 7th
 
Saturday November 7th
  
I did up the chores this morning and {words obscured} out the school-house, then finished my {words obscured} the porch that I started yestereday. It was {words obscured} and before noon began to rain and {words obscured} after noon and eveneing. We intended {words obscured} some groceries ut and when it began to rs{in} {words obscured} but Marj. thought of telephoning so I {words obscured} and asked Jackson's to send what {words obscured} Aunty's, Marj. was nearly out of condensed {words obscured} as Monday will be a holiday didn't {words obscured}I spent most of the after noon out {words obscured}
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I did up all the chores this morning and {word obscured} out the school-house, then finished {words obscured} the porch that I started yesterday. It was {words obscured} and before noon began to rain and {words obscured} after noon and evening. We intended {words obscured} some groceries and when it began to {words obscured} but Marj. thought of telephoning so I {words obscured} and asked Jackson's to send what {words obscured} Aunty's, Marj. was nearly out of condensed {words obscured} as Monday will be a holiday didn't {words obscured} I spent most of the after noon out {words obscured}

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{words obscured} yet. This afternoon Dad. & I cleaned up the barn {words obscured} I telephoned Marston this morning to ask if he {word obscured} why the last road cheques hadn't come yet and {words obscured} they had gone through his office so I called up {word obscured} and he said they were mailed on Monday but they {word obscured} came again to-day so I don't know what to make {words obscured} {Ma}rston said when I asked him what the {word obscured} was down here that he just thought it was {words obscured} make a change and when pinned down said {words obscured} teams weren't making enough trips. Still fine & mild

{Thursday} November 5th

{words obscured} Aunty Alice's birthday and we had intended {word obscured} down but it has rained all day, a fine drizzle {words obscured} strong south west wind but not cold. I {words obscured} day painting storm windows in the cellar {words obscured} to sort out some apples for Dorrie. Ina has {words obscured} for three days and I drove her home to-night before {words obscured} & Marj. have the house spick & span, their most {spect}acular achievement having been the cleaning of the {word obscured} hands & pendulum of the clock but the treatment seems {words obscured} been too drastic as it has gone only spasmodically since. {words obscured} was held up last night night before last on her way home through the {words obscured} and robbed of $4.50 all she had with her

Friday November 6th

Dad. came over to-day with little Joe & old Charlie {words obscured} me haul in the corn stalks. We put part of them in {words obscured} and part in two big shocks back of the barn. {word obscured} got the ones that were on the strip out by Willie {word obscured} I started to make another shutter for the {words obscured} Dad. came this morning and I put the {words obscured} on the kitchen & nursery this after noon after {words obscured} washed the outside of the windows so was {words obscured} the others on although they should have had {words obscured} of paint. It has been another Indian Summer {words obscured}

Saturday November 7th

I did up all the chores this morning and {word obscured} out the school-house, then finished {words obscured} the porch that I started yesterday. It was {words obscured} and before noon began to rain and {words obscured} after noon and evening. We intended {words obscured} some groceries and when it began to {words obscured} but Marj. thought of telephoning so I {words obscured} and asked Jackson's to send what {words obscured} Aunty's, Marj. was nearly out of condensed {words obscured} as Monday will be a holiday didn't {words obscured} I spent most of the after noon out {words obscured}

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