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oct 1917

19: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: cow sick

20: cloudy cool: home chore: Deliver coal Jas Lavery all day. {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 300 {diarist resumes writing on the lines} Pd: got Shave at Floyds to Dr Reynars at night telephone for Dr Bowes {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} cow sick {diarist resumes writing on the lines}

21:X: cloudy cold: home chore: cow sick. Bowes {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} here {diarist resumes writing on the lines}

22: cloudy cool: home chore: Deliver coal around village Joe Lavery: Dowson loading Bag car:

23: cloudy rain: home chore. our cow sick Dr Bowes here

24: cloudy misley cool rain snow: cow very sick had Mason to cow: very sick I up to 3 oclock cold: to Bed cold.

25: cloudy. clearing milder: home chore cow very sick. cow Died about 4. oclock today: Down at scale: lots of {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Potatoes {diarist resumes writing on the lines}

26: cloudy cold: home sick with cold rested {?} to Bed

27: cool: home in Bed sick with cold.

28:X: cold: home in bed sick with cold.

29: cold: home in bed sick with cold

30: cold: home in bed sick with cold.

31: cold: home in bed sick with cold

Nov 1: cold: home in bed Sick with cold

2: cold: home in bed Sick with cold

3: cold: home in bed sick with cold

4:X: cold: home in bed Sick with cold

5: clear cold: home in bed Sick with cold

6: clear cold: home: got up this forenoon {?} for & 7: Dinner: Geo. W. Dowson Pay me $50000 Cash

7: for coal Shed & Big scale: Mrs Jas Burns & Mrs F Dolan in chat: to Bed at 9. oclock

8: clear fine: home: sick: up at 1. oclock downstairs custard for Dinner: tea to bed at 8 oclock

9: clear fine: home sick: up at 12 for soap: chat tea: to Bed at 8. oclock fine night Dance in {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Hall {diarist resumes writing on the lines}

10: fine warm: home up at 12 for Dinner: Mrs Pearl McMahon in chat: I out for walk: fine day Olive came home from Toronto tonight G.T

11:X: fine warm: home sick: up at 12. Mother here for Dinner & tea: She went to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. W.J. Faulkner in chat: to bed at 9. foggy.

12: fine warm: home sick: up at 12. Dinner Mother here for tea: Mrs Wm McKinnon buried at Bolton Cemetry today: Olive went with W.J. Faulkner.

13: fine warm: home sick: up ta 12 for Dinner. to Jas Scotts for walk: Dr Reynars in see about coal for kidds: to Bed at 10. fine night.

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