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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925
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Tuesday, July 21
| June 25th. Paid Mr Foreshaw for hoeing mangels etc. | 5.00 | |
| .. .. Bert Williamson for fixing loose etc | 5.00 | |
| .. 26 .. Rec from J. McDonald ox saw | 1.00 | |
| .. .. milk 10c 4 dz eggs @ 20c ^80c | .90 | |
| .. .. Rec from Bram Reid on saw | 1.00 | |
| .. 27 .. mike $1.00 church sal 1.00 Miss 50c Phone etc 20c | 2.70 | |
| .. 29 .. Bought of C.K. Morrow 1 buggy, harness & blanket | 8.00 | |
| .. 30 .. Picnic ex purse 1 dz {bannas?}, 1ic creamette | .85c | |
| July 1st Sold 5 dz egg @ 30c $1.00 milk 15c | 1.15 | |
| .. .. Fish 28c bread 20c {water?} 5c Mrs Roger $2.00 groceries 25c | 2.75 | |
| .. 4th Sold 2 hens 8 1/2 lbs $1.25 milk 85c | 1.60 | |
| .. .. Paid Davie Currie $1.50 Co 15c | 1.65 | |
| .. 6 .. 1 bag of potatoes from Dalzells | 1.25 | |
| .. .. 1 dz eggs 20c milk 20c 1 dz eggs 25c | .65 | |
| .. 8 .. Paid mike $10.50 Mrs Roger $1.00 meat 10c bread 10c | 11.70 | |
| .. 10 .. milk 20c milk 10c 1 dz eggs 15c | 55 | |
| .. 11 .. Paid Davie $1.50 1 Gall 10c grain 5c oranges etc 30c | 1.95 | |
| .. 14 .. Laundry 12c mending rubber tissue 5c fish 50c buns 35c | 1.02 | |
| .. 15 .. milk & Cream cheque for june | $52.23 | |
| .. 16 .. meat 80c bread 40c 1 1/2 bus seed potatoes from Angus 1.00 | 1.80 | |
| .. .. Rec from Mrs Cornwell for strawberries | 2.00 | |
| .. .. Sold 1 basket sour cherries 50c 1 bus sweet cherries 75c | 1.25 | |
| .. 18 .. 1 dz eggs 25c milk 15c 5c | .35 | |
| .. .. Grocery bill W. {Saes?} 8.70 horse shoeing $1.00 | 9.70 | |
| 2 cut midd $2.70 oatmeal 25c scythe stone 10c {onp?} 5c | 3.10 |
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