Volume 1 - First World War diaries, 1916-1919

January FRIDAY 7 1916

CPR West for W'peg. Very cold around the head of the lakes. Travellers few.

January SATURDAY 8 1916

Winnipeg. Arrived here this evening at 10:30. A.K. & Hodgson at depot. Found everything at 57 Edmonton St much the same as 2 years ago.

Friendship is genuine only when it stands the test of adversity.

January SUNDAY 9 1916

Winnipeg. Very heavy snowstorm. & cold.

January WEDNESDAY 12 1916

C.P.R. Imperial [unclear] going East.

Train three hours late, leaving W'peg at 11.15 AM. Had a very [unclear] dream last night. Extremely vivid, & according if the modern psychology of dreams be true I was rather surprised at my subconscious self which we are told is our real self with will power tho removed. I am not likely to forget this dream as it strikes home. While possible it is improbable of coming true. The train has stopped at Kenora & the T is 27 below zero.

January THURSDAY 13 1916

C.P.R. Eastbound.

945 PM. At Chapleau about 9 hours late. The trip has been very slow & cold. Read T.P.'s weekly Vol 1 much interested in Douglas Newton's story of the war from the beginning till Nov 12th 1914. When the lives were considered [unclear] & safe.