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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925
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205 Friday, July 24
Aug 22nd Matt $10.00 mother $5.00 {illegible}etc. 25¢ | 15.25 | |
24th Sold 3 doz eggs @25¢ 50¢ $5 | ||
Bread 10¢ Cool aid 62¢ meat {30?} Fish 28¢ | 1.30 | |
29 50 lbs of Flour $165 chopping 30¢ buggy whip 20¢ | 2.15 | |
1{illegible} oil 10¢ bananas 10¢ meat 30¢ laundry 16¢ | 66¢ | |
30 Church sub 1.00 Miss. 50¢ Co. 15¢ | 1.65 | |
31 Paris Plains G.P. 75¢ bread 15¢ | 90 | |
4 doz eggs @25¢ $1.00 1{illegible} milk 15¢e | 15 | |
Sept 3 Meat 30¢ fish 53¢ bread 10¢ {illegible} Show 10¢ | 1.03 | |
{illegible} from A.B.C. milk $1.00 2 hens $1.00¢ bulbs etc 30¢ | 2.30 | |
5 Paid Mrs R.Gallen on Legacy | 5.00 | |
6 yds of Curtains @15¢ 90 ¢ 1 towell 15¢ meat 30¢ | 1.35 | |
groceries 90¢ biscuits 20¢ 1 wood drill 10 ¢ conf. 10¢ {illegible} 10¢ | 1.40 | |
7 3 doz eggs @25¢ 75¢ milk 5¢ | 80 | |
8 12 bags of grain chopped 72¢ groceries $1.65 drug goods 35.4 | 2.72 | |
Sold {illegible} Bowser 5 {illegible} wheat @$1.10 (Pd. Wet 24th.) | 5.50 | |
Bread 10¢ 2 bridle bits 25¢ shoes rep 50¢ postage 14¢ 10¢ | 1.09. | |
Sent to S.S. {illegible} Toronto $2.00 | 2.00 | |
Fish 45¢ meant 35¢ stamps 10¢ bread 10¢ | 1.00... | |
12 Sold to W. Bowser 1 chicken 50¢ | ||
15 Co. 25¢ Fish 30¢ bread 20¢ groceries 30¢ chopping etc 90¢ | 1.95 | |
17 Buggy shafts rep 80¢ groceries nails 25¢ {illegible} 25¢ | 2.25 | |
Creamery cheque for Aug | 15.96 | |
18 5 Chickens @50¢ each $2.50 apples 35¢ milk 5¢ | 2.90 |
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