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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925
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1920
| May 17th | Bought of R. Wright 1 load of Timothy hay | $25.00 | |
| - | . .. Gordon |
30.00 | |
| 18- | Paid Mrs Reynolds 4 days work + washing | 6.50 | |
| - | 3 1/2 dry eggs from Mr Hisle for settings | 1.75 | |
| 20- | 6 1/2 doz eggs @45c | 2.92 | |
| - | Bought of R. Murray 60 1/2 bus Oata @ $1.25 | 45.60 | |
| - | Suit mended + cleaned at R. Murrays | 2.50 | |
| - | Meat 1.10 staples (wire) 25c paint {oil?} 90c 2 gals paint $3.40 | 5.65 | |
| - | Groceries $4.04 Bread $4.01 Ediths dress $6.50 | 11.55 | |
| - | 6 lbs mangel seed $3.50 But seed $4 conf 35x | 3.80 | |
| - | Creamery Cheque for April 285 lbs %23 @68c | 49.54 | |
| - | 12 lbs of butter @ 68.4 $4.92 May 22 Hartley 10.00 | 17.92 | |
| 24- | Church sub $2.00 Miss 25c Far at Sharp Reunion. | 3.25 | |
| 25 - | Sold to Won Hebman 4 bags of seed potatoes | 27.00 | |
| - | Anniversary {Conest?} St. George $1.00 Co 10c | 1.10 | |
| 28 | 5 dry eggs @45.9 $2.25 | ||
| - | Groceries 2.05 Meat $1.00 Drugs $1.00 1 ps stockings 50 | 4.55 | |
| - | 1 ps shoes (Ediths) $5.50 Jehna shool $1.40 5 {illegible} $1.20 | 8.20 | |
| Hardware $1. |
4.60 | ||
| June 2nd/td> | Bread 70c Hartley 20.00 1 1/2 bus seed {corn?} $1.65 | ||
| 4 gals gasoline $1.44 {cilinder?} oil 50c Co. 10c | |||
| 4th | 4 1/2 doz eggs @47c $2.11 2 doz @45c 90c | 3.01 | |
| - | Groceries $1.70 Meat 40 {Mangoes?} for budday $10.00 | 12.10 | |
| - | 2 pkt {illegivle} $1.40 Dry Goods $3.77 Pont {illegible} |
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