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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925

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Saturday, November 7 1921

Jan 1st Railway fare to {Wateslow?} $1.90 conf. 10c co. 10c {illegible} 3.10
{3rd?} Bread {illegible} 20 lbs of oatmeal $1.10 1 {loup?} {shade?} $1.50 {2.13?}
8th 8 doz. eggs @ {illegible} {6.40?}
- Groceries $2.95 4 gal. of coal - oil $1.36 meat {48c?} {stamps?} {18?} 4.92
13th Bread 36c {Jalmoe shod?} $2.00 meat 60c {bolls?} {illegible} 3.11
- 4 doz. eggs @ 70c $3.15 Drugs $1.25 Dry Goods {illegible} {illegible} 40c 3.15 3.15
20 - bag of potatoes $1.50 {3?} doz. eggs @ 65c ${3.57?} {illegible} 1,00 6.04
- {Creamery?} Checque for Dec. {290?} lbs % {25?} @ 58c {42.08?}
- 5 lbs of butter @ 57c $2.85 Bread {72c?}
21 49 {gal?} of coal oil $1.32 4 gals of gasoline $1.80gasoline can {$2.00?} 5.60
- {illegible} {natimal?} {barn?} {illegible} {hangere?} $1.75 Groceries $1.04
- 1 bag of bran $1.20 Telephone bill $4.78 Drugs $1.20 7.18
- 1 {illegible} of rubber shoes 3.98 post cards etc 30c bell {illegible} etc 35c 4.63
- Ticket to {Hort.?} Society 1921 $1.00 watch rep 75c 1.75
23 Church sub. $5.00 miss 50c co.15c 5.65
24. Bread 36c {sulc?} to Star Transcript {illegible} $1.5 1.86
3.00
27- 5 doz eggs @ 60c $3.00 Bread 24c tape 20c Blank + {illegible} 15c 60
- Groceries $1.80 4 gals. coal. oil $1.30 1 gal Raw {Lismol?} oil 1.00 4.10
- 1 qt seperate {oil?} 30c Lidge Dues $5.54 5.74
28- Sold {Jelma?} to Wm Howes Parei 57.50
31- Bread 36c Co. 35c {huts?} etc 40c 1 Drs. thermometer $2.15 3.35
- 1 cockruel. (White Wyandette) to Church 2.00
Feb 3- Bread 36c Co. 20c
7 9 1/2 doz. eggs @ 55c $5.20 Groceries $2.10 conf. 10c 2.20 5.20
- 5 gals. of coal. oil $1.65 Bread 12c {sprite?} etc 24 2.01

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