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Tuesday 2nd June 1914
A bright day & breezy wind North and
cool. Emma made out 25 lbs butter
for Thursday's market leaving 25 at
home. Voltie went over to fix Tom Dignums
motor engine. John working
at the fence. When Voltie returned from
Dignums he helped John with the fence.
John brought water from river to wash
clothes. Emma found she had no soap
phoned to Sylvie to see if she could borrow
enough soap to wash clothes. She could lend
one bar. She had only two bars. Sylvia
borrowed starch which Emma carried
to Sylvia when she went for the soap also
carried home Sylvie's old tin pail that
Emma had soldered. Edith went to the post office
to mail a letter to Grace; drove
down with Joe and a young McDermot
and then set out onions. We can
rhubarb after dinner.

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