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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925
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206 Saturday, July 25
| Sept 18th Paid Mrs Johnson for Butter | 2.00 | |
| {illegible J. Aikin for {illegible} Fund | 50 | |
| 19 {illegible} $1.00 rods for cellar 40¢ groceries etc. 40¢ | 2.40 | |
| {illegible} 9¢ box {illegible} rings 9¢ 2 gang plow {shares?} 20¢ | 38 | |
| 1 doz eggs 25¢ 1 {illegible} milk 5¢ | 30 | |
| Matt Lewis $5.00 W.Sass on Grocery bill | 5.00 | |
| Sweet corn 25¢ basket of plums 35¢ | 60 | |
| 24 Co. 10¢ chopping 25¢ {illegible} day 10¢ postage etc 10¢ {illegible} | .55 | |
| 26 corn 15¢ milk 20¢ 1 chicken 50¢ milk {19?} | 1.05 | |
| Oct 1st. 1 hog weighing 230lbs @$8.40 per {illegible} | 19.32 | |
| 550 lbs of wheat @$1.05 per bus | 9.62 | |
| Sold {illegible} 6 chickens. | 5.00 | |
| Plow shares etc 90¢ chopping 60¢ weighing hog 10¢ | 1.60 | |
| Paid Massy {illegible} of on {illegible} | 22.00 | |
| Groceries 2.75 meat 25¢ 2 balls of twine $1.30 maps etc 25¢ | 4.65 | |
| 2nd {illegible} show 25¢ {sundries?} 25¢ pencils 10¢ bread 20¢ | 0.80 | |
| 1 chicken 50¢ apples 30¢ milk 20¢ 3 doz eggs 80¢ | 1.80 | |
| Matt $5.00 stamps 10¢ 1 half dozen salt dishes (for J.C) $1.25 | 6.35 | |
| 4th Church sub 1.00 Miss 50¢ Co. 45¢ {illegible} P. cards. 5¢ | 2.00 | |
| 5 Rec. Lor 2 loads of hay to D.P. Cement co | 25.00 | |
| 2 chickens $1.00 2 doz eggs 50¢ apples 10¢ | 1.60 | |
| major shad 1.75 1 basket grapes 20¢ oranges + bananas 20¢ | 1.15 | |
| 1 war atlas 25¢ 1 milk {illegible} 15¢ c. buttons 5¢ bulbs 30¢ sewing {illegible} | .90 | |
| Sugar 50¢ 1 box cedar 50¢ 1 purse 15¢ bread 10¢ | .70 |
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