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James Bowman Diary, 1904
1904_JamesBowman_Volume3 26.pdf
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Saturday 4th fine | We finished Tom's barn today that is finished Jacking it up. I bgt meat for Tom Today. $2.81c I recd A Check from Jos. D. McGregor for $30000 for Young Stallion | $30000 | 2.81 |
| Sunday 5th fine | Father Mary & I went to Church in morning & Mother & I in evening Children & I to S.S. Mrs Dan Reed of Glanford came out to tea. | |||
| Monday 6th fine | C Cultivated root ground I ran weeder over corn & Mangels and spread ashes on potato ground and cleaned up around house Mr Sangster of Farming World came Along and I have agreed to run an ad for three months with them. | |||
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Tuesday 7th fair | C went to Tom's and hauled 1 load lime & 3 lds sand
Mary & I went to town bgt dishes Ect. $1025 harness mended poker 02. Shoes mended $1.00 Old Pride in heat. |
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| 8 | Wensday 8th Dull & wet | C hauling manure 8 lds Father & I cleaning up wood pile & choring I went to town bgt dung fork, 65c Turnip seed $2.20c Tomato plants 17c buggy top fixed 10c Ordered frame of gate at Toltons, $360 4 1/2 X 13 ft harness mended 10c halter 150 |
.65 2.20 .71 1.50 .10 |
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| Thursday 9th fair | C at Mitchell's raising I went for meat & chored |
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