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Henry McMahon Diary, 1917-1919
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Oct 1918
30: fine mild: home up at 6^30 chore: walk.
31: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore: Buy Victory Bond $1000^00 from David Wilson for 5. years: Olive: Pearl John to Joan Faulkners to Pick at Potatoes with Will in Buggy: got 1. Bag flour & 20 lbs oatmeal today from {title of person} Hamilton $7^50 Paid.
Nov 1: cloudy cool: home up at 6^30 chore Bring cow in at 6. cool: got letter
2: from J.H.G. from Dated 16th Oct England cloudy cold: home up at 6^30 chorePut cow out:
3:X: cloudy cool: home: up at 8^30 chore: L.Bible in children to Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach
4: misty cloudy: cool: home up at 6^30 chore, Mary & Olive set up Big Stove & Pipes
5: frosty fine: home up at 6^30 chore: send Cheque @20^00 to Eaton Co: for goods sell 36. Bags to {title of person} Dohurty for $5^00: Put fine in Heater: clean out Henhouse Put ashes in henhouse John help me, Mrs Arden Wilson Died today.
6: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore, got 2. Brls apples from W.Horan $4^40 Paid got 21 1/2 bags Potatoes from Jass Lavery at {illegible text} Per Bag $30^00 Paid.
7: cloudy mild: house up at 6^30 chore Phone to Sell & Buy car of Potatoes
8: cloudy rain: home up at 6^30 chore in house Poorly all day.
9: rain cloudy mild: home up at 6^30 chore Mary fell on cellar Door. hurt hip
10:X: cloudy mild: home up at 9. chore: Olive go with W.J. Faulkner in Buggy to Jennies Lorne Barry come back with them stay here all night.
11: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: Jack Lavey start load car 1/2570 C.P. Potatoes for {missing lettres in text} at 1^25 per Bag: to Elevator chat to {title of person} Hamilton. War Ended at 11.oclock today
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