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Sunday 17
A pleasant day looks like
rain after we get the breakfast work
done and beds made. Charley goes over
to brophys point for nuts. Joe said no
one to get my bill he has a hundred qts.
The girls and Charles junior went along &
picked some from their one tree by
their garden. I read most all day
and time passes on.

Monday 18 Sept 1899
The warmest september
day I ever remember as hot as August
and no wind. Charley threshing for Brown.
Marjorie, Beatrice, Irene & Charles Jr at school.
Belle done (and me too) lot of talking
to day about several things. Belle makes
her catsup (tomato) 30 bottles; fine gave
me a bottle, and peppers. After school
Bill goes away down towards the river where they have
a garden and brings potatoes, great yellow cucumbers
for sweet pickles and water melons. R
going to [?] over her head
expecting her intentions of picking all the nuts.
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