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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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(1904)
The  4th Month April 30 Days

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Another Nice But  Very Cold Day  {illegible}  2 Cows in  Mary Was Home to Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>A Nice But Cold Day Some  {illegible}   I was Splitting Wood in the Yard  {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>a Terible Cold Day it snowed {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>a Terible Blizard to Day  there {illegible}  A Very Cold Time Nothing {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>I Split Wood 1/2 a Day  Tomy Moorhead was {illegible}  A Very  Spring Like Day  Wess Webster {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>I was splitting wood all Day   Another cow came in {illegible}   A Nice Warm Day  {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>I was splitting wood all Day A Very Nice Spring Like Day</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>A Very nice Warm Day  the IOOF Peraded to Church   A Very Big Rane at night  Miss Webster was Put in the Vault  {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>another Very Cool and Cloudy Day  Very Mudy again   I was splitting wood   I Bought a Razor from {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>We Finished splitting our Wood a Very Cool and Cloudy Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>another  Nice But Cold Day  a Little Rane in Evening </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>I comenced to fix up fence  A Terible Big Rane  in After Noon  and Night  ++  I Joined the Mason acord</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>I was Building Patent Fence Alond the Lain  on Rock  1/2 a Day Nice and Warm  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>The Month Ends Fine But cool No Spring Work done Yet  I was Building Patent Fence along the Lane</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days  1904 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>a Very nice Warm Day  Old Mrs Haskem was Put in the Vault   Quartely Meeting at Lansdowne</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>I Finished the Piece of Patent Fence Alond the Lane  A Very Warm Spring Like Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I comenced Spring Work in after Noon  I took out 5 Hogs and 4 Calve to Lansdowne  $35</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>We Put ou the Young Cattle to Pasture a Very hot Day  the Black Heffer Has a Little White </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>I was working at Springs Work all Day   Very Hot  I comenced to Sow 1 Bus of Wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>I Plowed {illegible}   I was Braking in 1/2 a Day   the ground is Very Hard</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>I Finished Sowing the Wheat to Day 5 Bushel Wheat </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 25, 2026, 12:28:46 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

(1904) The 4th Month April 30 Days

Sun	17	Another Nice But Very Cold Day {illegible} 2 Cows in Mary Was Home to Day
Mon	18	A Nice But Cold Day Some {illegible} I was Splitting Wood in the Yard {illegible}
Tus	19	a Terible Cold Day it snowed {illegible}
Wes	20	a Terible Blizard to Day there {illegible} A Very Cold Time Nothing {illegible}
Thr	21	I Split Wood 1/2 a Day Tomy Moorhead was {illegible} A Very Spring Like Day Wess Webster {illegible}
Fri	22	I was splitting wood all Day Another cow came in {illegible} A Nice Warm Day {illegible}
Sat	23	I was splitting wood all Day A Very Nice Spring Like Day
Sun	24	A Very nice Warm Day the IOOF Peraded to Church A Very Big Rane at night Miss Webster was Put in the Vault {illegible}
Mon	25	another Very Cool and Cloudy Day Very Mudy again I was splitting wood I Bought a Razor from {illegible}
Tus	26	We Finished splitting our Wood a Very Cool and Cloudy Day
Wes	27	another Nice But Cold Day a Little Rane in Evening
Thr	28	I comenced to fix up fence A Terible Big Rane in After Noon and Night ++ I Joined the Mason acord
Fri	29	I was Building Patent Fence Alond the Lain on Rock 1/2 a Day Nice and Warm
Sat	30	The Month Ends Fine But cool No Spring Work done Yet I was Building Patent Fence along the Lane
		The 5th Month May 31 Days 1904
Sun	1	a Very nice Warm Day Old Mrs Haskem was Put in the Vault Quartely Meeting at Lansdowne
Mon	2	I Finished the Piece of Patent Fence Alond the Lane A Very Warm Spring Like Day
Tus	3	I comenced Spring Work in after Noon I took out 5 Hogs and 4 Calve to Lansdowne $35
Wes	4	We Put ou the Young Cattle to Pasture a Very hot Day the Black Heffer Has a Little White
Thr	5	I was working at Springs Work all Day Very Hot I comenced to Sow 1 Bus of Wheat
Fri	6	I Plowed {illegible} I was Braking in 1/2 a Day the ground is Very Hard
Sat	7	I Finished Sowing the Wheat to Day 5 Bushel Wheat

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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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