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Henry McMahon Diary, 1917-1919

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June 1918

8: cool. home up at 6. {'1' inside a circle} chore: Olive came on G.Y. Ry from Toronto at 9^30 am: Mother & Sarah here for Dinner: Olive went on C.P.R. at 5 oclock to Toronto. Sarah & Mary walk to Cedar Mills with her Mother & Sarah here for tea: Mother help me watch Bread cook.

9:X: cloudy rain: home up at 9^30: cool. read sleep: Russell go to Niagara with Floyd Henderson: Chapman & L.Hogg: rain all day Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach.

10: fine warm: house up at 7^30: read chore Mary dress me: to R.J Laverys at 3. Mrs Roy. McDonald there: Lizzie take Picture of Mother & Sarah & I. chat Jim came Russell got home from Niagara at 4. Floyds car broke down at Oakville.

11: fine cool. home up at 6. chore: Mother and Sarah & Maggie here for dinner: we had tea at R.J. Laverys at 5. oclock Sarah went ome {appears to be missing the 'h' in 'home'} G.Y. at 6^30 Hart to Winnipeg: home at 7^30 Big storm at 9^30

12: cloudy cool: home up at 6. chore: got letter from J.H.G. from France dated May 11th and card Dated May 22nd: Mother here for tea.

13: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: all out to G. Wilsons field see the 2. airplanes: I went over in R.Watsons car walk home to Elevator sell 12.Bushels Buckwheat $24^00 to J.G. Hall Paid: home sleep read.

14: fine cool: home up at 6. chore hoe in garden: read sleep. very shaky today Mary write letter to J.H.G. to France

15: fine warm: home up at 6. chore. leg very shaky: sleep forenoon. dinner. to Elevator sell 12.Bushels Buckwheat call at Duffys see Mother: home at 7. tea.

16:X: fine warm: home up at 9. {'1' in circle} read sleep. Rev Beinborough Preach last time at 7.

17: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: to Elevator get 2 bags Bran.1.Bag shorts.1.Bag Barley Paid $9^40 for lot: gave {title of person illegible} Hamilton $44^00 cash for Buckwheat sold: sell E.Huster 2^42 Buckwheat $5^75 Paid: cool night

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