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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916
Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 83.pdf
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Tuesday May 23rd
I didn't do anything much this morning but a few chores and go back to the gully to see if the cattle were all right as some of them didn't come up last night. I got a ride up with Jim Ryerse, he said they had twelve acres in but there were lots that had none. I saw the old turkey that hatched out on Sunday, she had lived through the storm and still had her six little ones and an egg that she left in the nest and which Art Quanbury gave me to put under a hen, hatched. This after noon I took 34 chicks out of the little incubator and cut some of the lawn. Frank and Enah went down town this morning in the waggon and got a lot of stuff. Frank went down to the mill this after noon and got different kinds of feed for his ducks. Dad. helped Enah put down the dining room. To-night I went down to see David Harum with Marj. at the picture show, it was pretty good. Very hot and sultry to-day feels like more rain.
Wednesday May 24th
Frank left about 9 o'clock this morning on his wheel for Port Ryerse to spend the holiday and left me
