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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1929
Gertrude Brown Hood Diary, 1929_157.pdf
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Thursday, October 10
Weather - very heavy frost this {illegible} fair & cool. Men & Laura went down home in the forenoon, men to bale a stack of hay. I started to make Douglas smock.
Friday, October 11
Weather - cold east wind all day rained during night. Norman went over to Jim G. to bale Pat hired Newton to go also. Will picked apples all forenoon Pat & Billy made cider, 13 gallons {amount added later}, in the afternoon all picked hens afternoon Laura & I went down home for the afternoon. John came up at night for {canvase?} cover to put on baled hay.
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