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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925
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| Jan 27th | Sold to Taylor + Wells 149 1/2 bus of wheat @1.95. | 287.77 | |
| - | 2 1/2 dry eggs @709 $1.75 1 1/2 dg @ 6090 909 | 2.65 | |
| - | 570 lbs of {chestnut?} $3.56 100 lbs of sugar $16.00 | 19.56 | |
| - | {Griasmate?} 7.05 D.J.Watkins for 15 ft of back hang{illegible} | 6.75 | |
| Mar 2nd | {reeaired?} from Miss Greire for helping cut wood | 1.00 | |
| 9th | Paid Dr Dunton acct in full | 6.00 | |
| - | - 4 {cert?} of oil {cake?} @$4.75 $19.00 4 fals gasoline @404 1.60 | 20.60 | |
| - | Groceries $1.50 Drugs 504 Co 204 | 2.60 | |
| - | Sube to Weekly {illegible} $2.00 Postage ete 109 | 2.10 | |
| - | -2 dig of eggs @65.9 $1.30 Hardware 85.4 | 85 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Brought from Farmers Club 5-sacks salt 190 lbs @1.40 | 7.00 | |
| 12- | Paid H. Cunningham for 17 1/2 days work | 25.00 | |
| - | Bought of H. Cunningham 10 bags @25.9 | 2.50 | |
| - | 1 horse bruse 509 1 manure fork 759 1 sitt {illegible} | 3.25 | |
| - | {Balfour?} taking down Littes Carries ate | 10.00 | |
| - | Canadian Home Jornal 1.00 Co. 35.4 Bread $1.56 | 2.91 | . |
| 16 | Co. 204 Groceries $2.15 1bul 204 Stampe $1.25 | 2.80 | |
| - | Bought of Thomas Brittian 1 bus Red Cloves Seed | 38.00 | |
| - | Sold 5 doz eggs @509 | 2.50 | |
| 17 | Brought of Ed Lucas 1 Dusham Bull 1 1/2 yss | 100.00 | |
| - | {illegible} shed $1.50 1 / 2 dry {lemme?} 25.9 exam car up 304 Bead 404 | 2.45 | |
| - | Hair cut 24.4 Sulphur + Salt {illegible} 504 Postends ote 604 | 1.35/td> | |
| - | Creamery Cheque for Fed 131 lbs Just 33 1/2 @709 | 20.16 | |
| - | 4 lbs of butter @6.84 | 2.72 |
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