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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905
Mary Ann King 1905 Diary-33.pdf
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Sun 29. like winter a real shock ice on the water in the hen house. Arthur & Hattie over in the afternoon. Hattie stayed to tea Mon 30 beautiful day sun shine all day Marjorie & Paul went to Welland to get cornmeal could not get any Paid for the Tribune. Mrs Walmsly brought the teacher then went to Port. I swept both rooms made two pumlkin pies boiled pig feed borrowed 17 lbs pea meal from Will. I picked the blind hen it was a job so full of pin feathers we had her for supper & potpie. Pel, Ed & Miss Killens in the evening at Wills Teu 31 drisling part of the day & cold wind very bad day the teacher took her dinner. Mr Hewson got a hundred of peameal for us in Welland & his boy brought it to the door $1.20 for it. I have a terrible pain in my head with the cold I am getting Paul had it first. Marjorie has a lame back she same as I had a couple of weeks ago. I churned & worked the butter & made a batch of cookies. Marjorie got the meals all day Wo November 1905 Wed 1 one dreadful night last night quite mild when went to bed the wind raised & blew somethign awful & hailed & rained a little. The calves out The wind is blowing a gale today but sun shining towards might & most of the afternoon snowed & blew like winter. The teacher took her dinner. My head ached to split all night & dreadful pain yet. The coldest night yet. Hattie walked to Chippawa then to Clifton. Thur 2. Paul swept the school house & I milked the cows instead I churned & worked the butter & made patty pan cakes another cold night. Arthur over this evening.