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William John "Willy" Little Diary, 1914-1925
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Monday, November 9 1921
| Mar 14th. | Paid for {rep?} for chopper + engine $2.70 stabbing 35c | 3.05 | |
| - | {Don?} {3c?} {caf?} {illegible} co 25c mother $25.00 | 25.75 | |
| - | {Bert?} Williams on balance {illegible} $20.00 | 20.00 | |
| - | 7 doz. eggs @ {35c?} {illegible} Bread 48c | 48 | 2.45 |
| 16- | Cream Cheque for Feb. 355 lbs {illegible} @ {59c?} | 48.14 | |
| - | 1 {cent?} sugar $10.00 4 lbs of butter @ 58c $2.32 | 12.32 | |
| - | Buggy rep. $4.00 cultivator {whaels?} $2.50 charlie {shodate?} 1.90 | 8.40 | |
| - | 20 lb paid arsenate of lead @ 21c $4.20 2 tongue {pobe?} 60c | 4.80 | |
| - | B. sugar 50c $ {illegible} coal - oil $1.60 {conf?} 15c | 2.25 | |
| 18- | 2 bags of potatoes to miss Green @ $1.00 chopping 50c | 2.50 | |
| - | Rec. from Farmers Advocate | .75c | |
| 22- | Repairing Engine $1.75 car fare 40c {both at?} 25c seeds 40c | 2.80 | |
| 24- | Bought of R. Veal 1 calf. $5.50 Bread 48c paper 2c | 6.00 | |
| - | 6 1/2 doz. eggs. 50c $1.95 9 1/2 doz eggs @30c 2.85 | 4.80 | |
| 26- | 6 {bags?} of corn $6.00 chopping 20c 3 {cent?} of cotton seed {illegible} 2.75 {illegible} | 14.45 | |
| - | 1 {illegible} of salt $1.25 onion {illegible} 40c Groceries $2.85 | 4.60 | |
| - | Dry Goods $2.60 Meat {illegible} 5 gals. coal- oil $1.60 {illegible} | 7.85 | |
| - | {illegible} {Johnsen?} {lense?} for car $1.50 5 gals gasoline @ 42c | 3.60 | |
| 28- | Bread 48c co. 50c conf. 20c new {illegible} bulbs for car {illegible} | 2.08 | |
| Apr 2nd | {Lisener?} for car $13.00 flower for Mr Simons {illegible} Dry {coller?} {illegible} | 14.05 | |
| - | Suit pressed $2.00 tops 40c meat 40c Drugs $1.00 cof. 20c | 4.50 | |
| - | Dry Goods 55c Groceries $1.71 {illegible} 15c | 2.41 | |
| - | 14 doz. eggs @25c {illegible} of potatoes in {illegible} 70 | .70 | 3.50 |
| {illegible} | {Don?} + {mangarite?} $4.00 Bread at 49c {illegible} overalls $1.00 {illegible} | 5.79 |
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