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father is the best man
in the world. I cant
have my putty shooter
until spring unless
I swipe it. I guss I
will buy another one

Feb. 5, 1917.
It was good weather
yesterday It is very
cold today. It is
Donald’s Birthday
today he is 8 years
old & he got an old maid
game of cards & the Hollow
tree & [Snows?] & nights
& a new [suit?] & a
fountain pen & we
went to the show
pretty soft for us

Feb 6, 1917
Cold - Nothing particular
today

Feb. 7, 1917
Very cold - Gosh! Talk
about hard labor, I pretty
near broak my
back today shoveling
walks the snow was
about 4 ½' thick
& I shoveled it way down
to the ice on the walk
which was thene when
it rained. Yesterday
when I did the front
walk Hambone, Punkin,
Snookems & myself did it
but snookems went
home early because
he thought we were
coming up to his house
to box. We got the walk
done just the same

Feb. 9, 1917.
Gee I forgot to wright
about yesterday because
dony & me went to the
moving pictures &
I took little [little le?] Georgy