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James Bowman Diary, 1908 Part One
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574 Aug / 08
| Friday 7th Showery | We looked around Farm and horses, then I left for Buffalo Ticket to N Falls Ricket for Gorge Route 100 |
.85 1.00 | |
| Saturday 8th fine | I met Mr Hammer and Three American Gentlemen and had breakfast with them. Hotel bill. $100 then I walked across the river above Lewiston and up to Brock's Monument where I had to wait some time for a car. Then went up to Table rock horse shoe Fall then to see Power house where the Power for Buffalo and some other Cities is Generated it seemed Wonderful to Me. And a very ingenious things was a man could write on a machine and it would rewrite at same instant at quite a distance away | ||
| Sunday 9th fine | Mary J. Baby Bessie & I went to Church in Morning and, Also went up to see Norman at Hospital. Children & I went to S.S. | ||
| Monday 10th fine | Will. Plowed & pulled bal of Peas. boys & I hauled 4 loads of peas in Afternoon Lorne & Oswold Gibson Called this Afternoon |
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