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Frank stayd home paly on account of his cold partly to help Dad keep the drill from clogging up on the straw & grass which didn't all work in. Tonight old Jonas came over and stayed about half the night trying to seel Dad sme seed oats (heavy yielders). Dad. didn't order any much to the grief of Jonas but promised him he would Dad. bathed and powdered poor Davy's feet to-night, they ceratinly are in awful shaoe andhe is as thin as a board I have felt pretty rotten all day.

It froze again las t night but has been warm and sunny all day. The men struck at the canninf factory today as they haven't been payed for two pay days or more. Dick said to-night that he heard Harry Graham has failed, and that George Gamble they are afraid has typhoid fever. Gordie Faulkner has it not badly & Cecil Lamb's fever didn't breal yesterday when the wthree weeks was up

Tuesday September 16th