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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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