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Christina McLennan Diary, 1916-1922
Christina McLennan 1916-22 Diary 7.pdf
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May 1916
| The Date | Her Entry | Money |
| Mon 1 | {illegible - Sun?} paid rent $3.00
Sunny Monday {illegible} at {M Criminin?} {10 illegible} 60 {??} Began to rain Katie here all night |
30
60 |
| Tues 2 | Very fine day after the rain of yesterday
|
38 |
| Wed 3 | 2 loaves | 12 |
| Thu 4 | ||
| Fri 5 | Mary Jane down for Katie. She brought us a bag of potatoes | |
| Sat 6 | milk 42 {illegible} 42 bread 12 2 lbs butter at {illegible}
35 per lb =70 Jimmie went fishing caught 5 sunfish 1 perch McCrimmon gave a checque for $40- |
54 70 |
| Sun 7 | Sent 25 to church Mrs Christie Katie Joan here to tea | |
| Mon 8 | Katie will take her dinner here. 2 loaves
Mary called I gave here $2.00 toward the deficit of W.M.S of 27.000- $60.00 expeded from our Society 70 3 lbs beans 21 {??} cheese 2 1/4 lb {$6??} |
77 |
| Tues 9 | Mrs Collet called with the {soap?} | 20 |
| bath powder 30. I ordered in April | 30 | |
| Fine bright day, cold east wind, Jimmie went to Lancaster to dentist | ||
| Wed 10 | 2 loaves 12 | 12 |
| Thur 11 | Heavy rain last night. Thunder and lightening Cold high wind today. Murdy left after {lessons?} I am patching a black sateen saque which will not pay for the time taken. | |
| Fri 12 | To 2 lbs codfish in 1 lb package 12 pr lb
Cold wind today. Murdy not back A.M Mrs Campbell called Murdy back 8 PM |
24 |
| Sat 13 | Fine bright day Jimmie {took?} off storm sash and porch. bread 12 milk 42, Jimmie 42 salmon | 79 |
| Butter 80 {ds??} | 50 | |
| 598 |
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