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Kate Halliday Mickle Diary, 1920-1921

Kate_Mickle_Jan-Aug-1920 20.pdf

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sleep well. Payed a set of tennis with Duncan. Went downtown. Went to bed early. Did my Memory Work, French, History and worked at my centrepiece for an hour & three quarters. Charles and I ready for bed when door bell rang - Dorothy came home without sending word. Has hay fever badly and so feels Miserable. Hope she will soon be better.

Wednesday Sept. 8th.

Nice day. Went down for Meat. Did a part of a probate and three or four letters & a Resolution for Charles. Did not finish until noon. Then had a little talk with Dorothy. Did my short-hand, and went down town with Dorothy. Store and dress makers. Went to Dr. Rannie's & got some oil for Dorothy's nose & an inhaler at Davey's but inhaler refused to work. After tea went down to the office to draw an agreement for

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