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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925
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Wednesday, July 22
| July 18th. Rec from Will Forbes on sow | 1.00 | |
| Hair cut 15c groceries etc $1.15 | 1.30 | |
| .. 19 .. church sub $1.00 miss 25c co 15c bread etc 40c | 1.80 | |
| 20 .. Paid man from Lake for 4 1/2 dys work @ $1.30 | 8.10 | |
| .. 21 .. Linseed 25c salts 5c sev. range 25c telephone bill $4.39 postage 11c | 2.05 | |
| .. .. To Mr Corral railway fare for Mr & Mrs Lewis | 3.00 | |
| Sold 3 loads of hay to Wolfe Bros @ $10.00 | 30.00 | |
| .. 1 .. to Ontario Portland Cement Co. | 10.00 | |
| .. .. Paid for Jean for Nellie | 2.00 | |
| .. 24 .. milk 40c 1 dz eggs 25c milk 10c | 75c | |
| .. .. Sugar $1.00 bread 50c Bert for mike Roger $2.40 bal. $1.40 | 4.10 | |
| .. 27 .. Paid M.B Gullen on legacy | 15.00 | |
| .. 28 .. Paid Mr Foreshaw for 7 1/2 days hoeing $7.50 Bread 30c | 8.00 | |
| .. 30 .. 1 film pack 75c fish 45c meat 50c 2 pr leather soles 40c | 2.10 | |
| .. 31 .. 1 pr working shirts $1.25 1 pr under shirts 70c pencils 10c | 2.05 | |
| .. .. 1 dz jars 90c 1 pail lard 20 lbs $3.50 groceries 70c | 4.90 | |
| .. .. 1 pr leather gloves 50c whip lash 10c 1 book (col hymes) 35c | .95c | |
| .. .. Paid Mrs Johnson on butter Acc. $2.00 | ||
| August. Rec. from A.B. Cornwell 3 acres rent to nov. 1st | 20.00 | |
| .. .. 1 spring chicken 35c milk 15c | ||
| .. 3rd Paid mother $10.00 butter $1.75 bread 25c co 15c toll 10c | 12.25 | |
| .. 5th Fish 35c meat 35c bread 50c 2 {Holrusk?} 20c postage 10c | 1.50 | |
| .. 7 .. Roast $2.05 oatmeal 25c cheese 40c | 2.70 | |
| .. .. Rec. from N. Sayles on sow | $1.00 |
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