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Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1917

MaryAgnesCooper_1917_014.pdf

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Tue Apr 3

Fine and very windy, we washed Bed Covers. Willie called in the afternoon, roads muddt. Mrs Davidson called Aunt Mattie out to village.

Wed Apr 4.

A fine warm day drying up nicely. We cleaned sitting room Carpet upstairs and did a few boxes and trunks up chambe. Herb Gibbs and son painting Kitchen $1. 35 and 75 for 1 at paint $2.50 in all. Aunt Nellie at Mothers and out for her bonnet. Mrs Breakey and Mrs Atlinson here.


Thur Apr 5

Rained heavily then sleeting about two inces of snow we pumped again to empty cistern. Spare roon cleaned {Coifet?}

Fri Apr 6

Good Friday. Rained and drizzeled most of day and horribly slushy, we pumped dey again. Annie here in morning. Lorraine here in afternoon.

Sat Apr 7

Very cold N. W. wind, Mr Suesby cemented cistern. Katie Chapman here in afternoon.

Sun Apr 8

Easter Sunday. Aunt Nellie and I at church. cold, wind but bright. we went to evening church Annie called in the afternoon.


Mon Apr 9

E. Bowes killed

Fine but very, very cold and quite a frost. Aunt Mattie and I went to Toronto to Aunt Lizzies for tea. easter Monday. Cut fruit for marmalade.


Tue Apr 10

Fine but very cold with high wind. Auynties amde marmalade and we put spare roon carpet down. Mrs Sittles called Aunt Nellie of Red Cross.

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