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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1927
Gertrude Brown Hood Diary, 1927_066.pdf
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Thursday, April 28 Weather - Cloudy & cool partly fair Eggs - 116 - 2 duck 1 goose Churned 36 Ibs butter Set up the brooder stove Went over to Jims at night with some flower roots Gertie atended an inatitute meeting at Stevensons Eveline Hood was married to day
Friday, April 29 Weather - Fair & cool Eggs - 136 - 1 duck Did some choping for the hogs Fred gathered up stones off the affalfa seeds and harrowed the orchand in the afternoon Mack dished the root ground Look the south chimney off the house & made a flower bed by the verandah Laura came up for the afternoon & John & Mrs. Brown came up for her at night
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