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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905
Mary Ann King 1905 Diary-29.pdf
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56 Marjorie was going after vinegar but McCredies were threshing clover seed so she went to Reebs & they gave her a basket of grapes I churned & worked the butter in a roll Friday 29 Kirkly came & said there was no hope for the colt. The cows foot is awful looking & dont seem he improve I washed all day got a letter that Mt & Mrs Buyers are coming tomorrow. Marjorie set sponge Hattie went over to help put down the matting, Birdy called. Arthur went after grapes we got 30 lbs @ 1 1/2 pr lb. The day something dreadful it's so hot. I never felt the heat washing all summer as much Sat 30 Poor Clyde seems better this morning but very soon a change sets in & he is gone & he seemed to get bad so quick Will was affraid he would die hard but he died easy & they burried him down in the marsh all done befor dinner he went so suddenly after dinner Arthur & Paul drawed a load of marsh grass & put in the straw stack. dreadful hot again. Marjorie baked luvly bread & swept the two rooms yesterday & cleaned the & dusted the dining room I fixed the bed then went to Chippawa after them. She had 5 1/2 butter @ 24. 1.32 brown sugar 25 cheese 1 ll 10 ct soap 5 soda 5 ginger 18 coal oil 10 Gran sugar 25 tea 25. I churned & cleaned the floor & all the boards washed the windows & lamps made four pumkin pies & patty pan cakes were a failure. we killed the rooster & I dressed him. We had peaches & cream for supper Sun.