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Melba & Rosamond Sweet Diary, 1928

MelbaRosamondSweet_1928_008.pdf

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=== Jan. 14 ===They came home for supper. {lecil?} scraped the road. Harry is going to stay all night.

=== Jan. 15 Sunday 15. === Much colder tonight. Harry and Melba took some grape wine to Mrs. Appleford this morning and went in to see Eugene and Ateta. John went up and got Jim and Mrs. Neaver to come down to night and they played music for them. Osmond came for tea and then took Mand to Sparta none of us went to church as roads were so bad. Practiced for the opening of continuation school.

=== Jan. 16. Monday 16. === Very cold dull and dark. {illegible letter, lut} storm. Harry and I went up to St. Thomas early this morning to see what could he done about the piano. Came home for dinner. Harry went home this afternon. Mother + I have fun quilting.

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