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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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   <td>I was out colecting thrashing account Month Begins Very Blustry good Sleighing  </td>
 
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   <td>a Terible Fogy Day  We Drove to Lansdowne  I paid $80 Note  I took a Load with to South Lake  LOL</td>
 
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   <td>a Terible Heavy Rain all Day  snow Nearly gone</td>
 
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   <td>Another Very Blustry Day Poor Sleighing</td>
 
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   <td>Election Day  I took Maud out to uncle Edds</td>
 
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   <td>I went to Portland with Maud to Day Very Cold  Vall Ronald was killed at JD W{illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>I came Home from Portant to Day  good sleighing  a Very Stormy Day</td>
 
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   <td>I ground in Mill 1/2 a Day I Went to Vall Renold Funeral  Vall Renold wa Rushed Ston Crusher</td>
 
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   <td>A Terible Cold Day  good sleighing</td>
 
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   <td>I went to Gananoque for the Saw Mill Machinery  with WB Warren</td>
 
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   <td>a terible Cold an Stormy Day  Heavy Snow Storm</td>
 
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   <td>another terible stormy Day the Roads all full</td>
 
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   <td>I Drew Home another Load of Dry Wood Very Bad Roads  District OL at Lansdowne</td>
 
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   <td>I Went for a Load of Wood for Mr Haslip  I went to the union to S{illegible} meeting</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Stormy Day  the Roads are all Blowed Full I went to Lansdowne I got a Box of Horse Blankets an Bag Salt</td>
 
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   <td>I Drew Home another Load of Long Wood from Reeds the Roads are Very Heavy</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Put in the Machinery in the Mill  a Day</td>
 
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   <td>A Very cold 28 Below Zero</td>
 
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   <td>another terible cold Day  24 Below Zero</td>
 
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   <td>I was out colecting I was to Gananoque  A Very Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>SOT District Meeting at Lansdowne a Terible Big snow Storm  George an Mary Sumers Brought Maud out Last Night</td>
 
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   <td>I took a Grist to {rest of entry illegible}</td>
 
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Revision as of Mar 20, 2026, 12:34:08 PM

Very Mild The first Month January 1903 31 Days

Thr 1 I was out colecting thrashing account Month Begins Very Blustry good Sleighing
Fri 2 a Terible Fogy Day We Drove to Lansdowne I paid $80 Note I took a Load with to South Lake LOL
Sat 3 a Terible Heavy Rain all Day snow Nearly gone
Sun 4 Another Very Blustry Day Poor Sleighing
Mon 5 Election Day I took Maud out to uncle Edds
Tus 6 I went to Portland with Maud to Day Very Cold Vall Ronald was killed at JD W{illegible}
Wes 7 I came Home from Portant to Day good sleighing a Very Stormy Day
Thr 8 I ground in Mill 1/2 a Day I Went to Vall Renold Funeral Vall Renold wa Rushed Ston Crusher
Fri 9 A Terible Cold Day good sleighing
Sat 10 I went to Gananoque for the Saw Mill Machinery with WB Warren
Sun 11 a terible Cold an Stormy Day Heavy Snow Storm
Mon 12 another terible stormy Day the Roads all full
Tus 13 I Drew Home another Load of Dry Wood Very Bad Roads District OL at Lansdowne
Wes 14 I Went for a Load of Wood for Mr Haslip I went to the union to S{illegible} meeting
Thr 15 another Very Stormy Day the Roads are all Blowed Full I went to Lansdowne I got a Box of Horse Blankets an Bag Salt
Fri 16 I Drew Home another Load of Long Wood from Reeds the Roads are Very Heavy
Sat 17 I was Helping Put in the Machinery in the Mill a Day
Sun 18 A Very cold 28 Below Zero
Mon 19 another terible cold Day 24 Below Zero
Tus 20 I was out colecting I was to Gananoque A Very Cold Day
Wes 21 SOT District Meeting at Lansdowne a Terible Big snow Storm George an Mary Sumers Brought Maud out Last Night
Thr 22 I took a Grist to {rest of entry illegible}
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