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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1928
Gertrude Brown Hood Diary, 1928_113.pdf
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Thursday, July 26 Weather, Mostly fair + warm, Thunder storm at night Norm cut hay first + then we drew in three loads in morning Started cutting wheat in afternoon ploughed summer follow in afternoon and late at night Laura + Dorothy were up helping Gertie with berries, they heard spookin in the bushes Gertie churned 40 lbs butter in morn.
Friday, July 27 Weather Cloudy, rain in morning. odd jobs in morning Men spread pile of manura in afternoon repaired barn flour + picked 18 chickens in afternoon Laura was hear to day
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