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Henry McMahon Diary, 1917-1919

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Suove{?} & Blow: house: up at 10. Breakfast: read and write letter to J. H. C. {his son James Henry Campbell} to France put it in Mothers letter: write to J.S. Hamilton about car coal.

Clear cold: House up at 10: Breakfast: read. write Russell, split some wood: John cut wood in after 3. I help him: put down Hay & Straw.

Clear cold: house: up at 10. Breakfast: I walked to Clevatos afternoon chat to Wall Hamilton: got little Bar in seals office: house at 5: Tea at 6.

Clear cold. house. up at 10. Breakfast: Mother up from A. J. Lavrerys{?} at 11. here for dinner I tea got letter from J. H. C. from France. Dated Jan 8th: Russell go sirth cae potatoes at 5 pm for Toronto: Mother to R. J. Lauey at 6.

Clear cold. house up at 10. Breakfast drove Russlel Come home from Toronto C.P.K. 11.30 pm.

Clear cold: house up at 10. chore: split some wood: Russell help: John haul into woodshed wife Faullhuer here for tea at 6.

Cloudy Blustry: house up at 11. Breakfast, read Rev Luoige had memorial service for Clucer Moss at 3 oclock in Methodist Church. Mabel, Pearl, John there: Oraugencoss Figure: Reere for tea at 6.

Clear very cold: house up at 10. very cold: in house all day: sorite to John McBouald about coal: unit out 9. Bills & Post the: Floyd in look for coal bags. very cold night.

Clear cold: house: up at 10 in house all day

Cloudy snow cold: house up at 10: had girls for dinner. house all day. write out 6. Bills post them in office.

Blustry cold: house: up at 10: Russell split wood. I help John Mabel and Pearl haul it into shed.

Fine milder: House up at 10: Chore left Horse and cow out for sahile: Russell go ore H06 units. Car of potatoes for Boerson fire car: cold.

Hail: fine cold: house up at 10: store closed at noon: to save fuel: in house all day: cold

Clear cold: house up at 10: chore: Mathew Mabel Pearl John to Church at 7: Rev Rainburugs{?} preach: Mary write letter to Helie Allan to Leney: coal store go out.

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