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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905
Mary Ann King 1905 Diary-37.pdf
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69 Sun 26. a very changeable day. sunshine, wind & rain of & on during fornoon 25 years ago todat poor little George died a little over 6 years & three months old. I had a terrible headache all the fornoon. we had a rice pudding for dinner. Hattie over this afternoon had to go home when Donald Sharp brought Fannie home. Donald Dell stoped to tea from church. Mon 27 beautiful day. Arthur ploughing. Fannie over this afternoon. she has a cold. I made elderberry pie & 88 cookies, swept the floor then disinfected the hen house & the place where the turkey died Marjorie cut out Pauls overalls & swept the front room Paul guarded the cows & cut some marsh grass Teu 28. blowing from the east when we got up & raining & freezing as fast as it comes down. Turned warmer wind got south - kept on drizling most of the time with the day dull the cows were in most of the day Paul & Arthur fixed Bessies stall. I churned & worked the butter & made two pumkin poes. Marjorie working on Pauls overalls Miss Grey has the hoarse voice got it at home some better today Wed 29. a terrible night last night wind blew from the west thundered once & quite sharp lightening sorry for the turkey out in the trees. wind strong most of the day & at night get cold blows harder I finished the hand of one of Jims mittens Marjorie