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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 49.pdf
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April 1900
| 17. | To 2 lbs butter 42 cts. | |
| 18 | Fine day. | |
| 19. | Dull day. Nellie Kennedy of New York, formerly of South Branch, buried today. To salt petre 1/2 mustard 17 cts. 2 lbs B. sugar 8. churned 1 1/4 butter | 5 25 |
| 20. | Put pickle on pork | |
| 21. | Got some fish from Snider 2 mecers 2 pickerel Jimie B. is B. Annie Campbell died at Cardinal last evening. arrived there this evening. Papa and I went up to Burgess. 1 lb tea 30 rice 16 | 46 |
| 22. | Fine day, roads very bad not many in church | |
| 23 | Rain today. Got a wringing machine from Raymond .$3.65. Washed. Annie Campbell was buried. Churned 2.14 | |
| 24 | Murdy washed two coats & 2 vests. I washed 1 coat for Far. done some flannel washing, To 2 lbs prunes 25 | 25 |
| 25. | Paid Mfs Heenan $1.60 for milk. To handle for flat iron 15 cts. To burner for Fs big lamp 13 cts Pidgeon left our little house | 1.60 |
| 26 | Bellamare cut our wood today 15 cts pr cord. We had Rodrick at 75 cts. Cutting Mrs Cook (Hellen Campbell) took dinner here I washed some blankets today {written in different script} Owe John My $500 Dannie Hagie Moved into little house | |
| 27 | To 6 rools wall paper for little house 14 ct pr rool To honey 30 cts Churned 3 lbs 2 oz. News today of a very distinctive fire in Ottawa yesterday. Most of Hull burned. 3 rools more 13. |
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| 28 | Very fine day. Far cutting Birds waist 25 | 25 |
| 29 | Fine day | |
| 30 | Warm day. Pa got 4 rools wall paper for little house. 44 cts. Prue piling wood To 25 lbs flour at McCrimmons 48 cts. tick | 44 |
| 1 | Tuesday. Fine day. Birdie baked in oven churned 3 lbs 2 oz. | |
| 2 | Wednesday. Fine day high wind 1 gall coal oil 29. vinager 10. | 33 |
| 3 | I was sick all night - bilious | |
| 4 | some better today, Churned 2. 12. | |
| 5 | Sold 6 doz eggs. 50 cts. Bot 8 yds print 12 1/2 100. 9 yds braid 2 qrts top onions 40. 1 paper pins 5 boot laces 2. 2 yds cheese cloth 10. Paid 1.50, *balance of an old account | 1.15 47 |
| 6. | Cold day. A large congregation | |
| 7 | Cold day. Frost on water on the verandah Bird washed. had Prue diging in the garden. Planted 2 white currant bushes | |
| 8. | Began to rain at 6. A.M. rained all day. the creek is high. Paid McCrimmon 48 cts. for 25 lbs flour got last week. And got a 100. today 1.80. | 48 1.90 |
| 9 | {Teph?} Major came this morning to work Rained all night, until 9.A.M. then cleared up To 1 yd canvis 14. 1 spool silk 5 | |
| 10 | Clear day. To 4 1/2 lbs sugar 24 cts | |
| 11 | Bright day. cold wind. Planted gooseberr bushes | |
| 12 | Fine day Bird & I went to the Gore today. | |
| 13 | Fine day large congregation
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| 14 | Fine day. I washed, looks like rain | |
| 15 | Planted top onions some carrots & beets | |
| 16 | Rained some yesterday. I sowed beets white tankard mangolds, planted a few cuts of potatoes. To 1 oz onion seed 9 cts. honey 30 tick | 39 |
| 17 | Rained all day. Baked to. to loaves 10 | |
| 18 | Rain. At supper 6 P.M. we got word that Mafekin was relieved. And they are going to celebrate tonight. (Pa gave 25 cts | 25 |
| 19. | Fine day bright and cool. I planted three rows of potatoes eight of B onions four of white carrots three of mangolds. Sowed lettuce cress summer savory, raddish, parsnip To 1/2 oz carrot seed) 12 lb oil cake 30 | Your text here... |
