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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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the 4th Month  April  30 Days 1905
 
the 4th Month  April  30 Days 1905
 
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   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
   <td>{illegible} to Build Patent Fence on the Line up the Lane {illegible} A Very Nice But Cool Day  grate Drying to Day  </td>
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   <td>I started to Build Patent Fence on the Line up the Lane Sum is at Springs Work A Very Nice But Cool Day  grate Drying to Day  </td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
   <td>{illegible} CE Earl to Tare Down His old Barn  {illegible} A Very Nice Drying Day</td>
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   <td>I was Helping CE Earl to Tare Down His old Barns the Roads are Ral Dry A Very Nice Drying Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
   <td>{illegible}CE Earl 1/2 a Day to finish Pulling Down His Old Building  {illegible} A Little Snow</td>
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   <td>I was Helping CE Earl 1/2 a Day to finish Pulling Down His Old Building  a Very Cool Day A Little Snow</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
   <td>{illegible} Blustry Day  I Drove to Lansdowne  I got 4 Galons Cole Oil</td>
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   <td>another Cold and  Blustry Day  I Drove to Lansdowne  I got 4 Galons Cole Oil</td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>18</td>
 
   <td>18</td>
   <td>{illegible} for 5 Bags of Potatoes  I was Fencing 1/2 a Day  {illegible}cold and Blustry Day With Snow</td>
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   <td>I went to Lansdowne for 5 Bags of Potatoes  I was Fencing 1/2 a Day  A Terible cold and Blustry Day With Snow</td>
 
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   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
   <td>I comenced Spring Work to Day  1 Bushel of Wheat sowd  {illegible} the Land Woorks Easy this Spring</td>
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   <td>I comenced Spring Work to Day  1 Bushel of Wheat sowd  Nice an Cool the Land Woorks Easy this Spring</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
   <td>Quartely Meeting  IOOF {illegible} Perade  Methodist Church  Cold With Rane</td>
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   <td>Quartely Meeting  IOOF Shurch Perade to Methodist Church  Cold With Rane</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
   <td>Month Begins very cold with snow storm  at Night  No Seeding to Day  {illegible}</td>
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   <td>Month Begins very cold with snow storm  at Night  No Seeding to Day  I got 300 lbs Feede  1<u>75</u></td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
   <td>I Pulverised all Day a Nice Cool Day another {illegible}</td>
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   <td>I Pulverised all Day a Nice Cool Day another Heavy Rane at night</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
   <td>A Nice Growing Day A Very Heavy Thunder and Rane strom this After noon</td>
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   <td>A Nice Growing Day A Very Heavy Thunder and Rane storm this After noon No seeding Done to Day</td>
 
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the 4th Month April 30 Days 1905

Thr 13 I started to Build Patent Fence on the Line up the Lane Sum is at Springs Work A Very Nice But Cool Day grate Drying to Day
Fri 14 I was Helping CE Earl to Tare Down His old Barns the Roads are Ral Dry A Very Nice Drying Day
Sat 15 I was Helping CE Earl 1/2 a Day to finish Pulling Down His Old Building a Very Cool Day A Little Snow
Sun 16 A Terible Blustry Day A Big Snow storm Nearly All Day
Mon 17 another Cold and Blustry Day I Drove to Lansdowne I got 4 Galons Cole Oil
Tus 18 I went to Lansdowne for 5 Bags of Potatoes I was Fencing 1/2 a Day A Terible cold and Blustry Day With Snow
Wes 19 I Finished the Piece of Fence along the Lane to Day Very Windy Windy an Cold
Thr 20 I comenced Spring Work to Day 1 Bushel of Wheat sowd Nice an Cool the Land Woorks Easy this Spring
Fri 21 Good Friday A Terible Snow and Sleet storm all Day 2 inches of ice an snow Wind North an N.E. Very Cold
Sat 22 A Very Cold Day Snow Nearly all off Very Mudy an Slopy We Drove to Lansdowne I got Net Shod all Round
Sun 23 Easter Sunday A Very Cool Day Wind North Mary Was Home John Quinn an Family was Here to Day
Mon 24 A Nice Cool Day I Plowed Sod all Day then Bank accross the Road Sum People Sowing Grund Plows Fine Now
Tus 25 I Finished Sowing the Wheat 5 Bushels A Very Nice But Cool Day The Land Works grand
Wes 26 I comenced to Sow Oats to Day 4 Bushels SW Back of Barn
Thr 27 I Sowed 4 Bushel More Oats to Day Back of Barn I Finished that Field Nice an warm
Fri 28 I Sowed the Hill accross the Ditch to Day 3 Bushel an 1/2 A Very Warm Day
Sat 29 I Did Sum Furring out this Morning A Heavy Rane Nearly all Day We let the cows in the Pasture to Day
Sun 30 Quartely Meeting IOOF Shurch Perade to Methodist Church Cold With Rane
the 5th Month May 31 Days 1905
Mon 1 Month Begins very cold with snow storm at Night No Seeding to Day I got 300 lbs Feede 175
Tus 2 I Pulverised all Day a Nice Cool Day another Heavy Rane at night
Wes 3 A Nice Growing Day A Very Heavy Thunder and Rane storm this After noon No seeding Done to Day
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