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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905

Mary Ann King 1905 Diary-40.pdf

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75 over the river to get something for Christmas met Reebs & rode home with them got her supper there when they came home without her I sent Paul ? down as far as Pearsons bridge but saw nothing of her. I had first a terrible head ache all day never gave up for five minutes. Eveything I put on it made it worse I had to churn & work the butter wash all the milk pans & dishes sweep & dust & sweep the back kitchen everthing made it worse untill I put soap & sugar on wet with peppermint Sun 17. white frosts every night now so cold in the morning Marjorie went to church quite a lot out still he complains of people not comeing out. Levi Dell went after the doctor Will Dells wife some better. The girls went to brick church terrible rough roads. My duck walks a little better & Marjs is some better. I wrote to Jim & Marjorie wrote MrsBuyer Mon 18 Marjorie went to Chippawa got Pauls boots they were 2.95. had 4 1/4 butter @24 came to 102. & 63 due bill & a 22 due bill. sugar 25. lemon peal 8. raisins 9 currents 2 salts 5 ginger 10 salmon 10 candy 25 match safe 10 tea 25 lemons 13 chock food 25 mails 4. I made a grape pie. grape tarts & fried cakes. quite warm & muddy. She paid Welland McKenzie for the cot bell 53 cts Levi Dells wife died this morning. Had pork freshened & roast Teu 19 sunshine wind west. mud pretty deep Arthur's cutting silver maples. I went down & swept & dusted the school house. Teddy went all the way same got scared of the boys & ran back. I churned & worked the butter finished the fried cakes. Marjorie swept front room yesterday knitting her mittens. Will went & they took their sow

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