Mary Quayle Innis, Personal Diary. [1931].

IMPORTANT ENTRIES

JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC.

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marks, as, P for pay, C collect, D discount

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Troy Weight

24 grains=l pwt. 12 ounces=l pound. 20 pwts.=1 ounce.

Used for weighing gold, silver and jewels.

Apothecaries’ Weight

20 grains=l scruple. 8 drams=l ounce. 3 scruples=l dram. 12 ounces=l pound.

The ounce and pound in this are the same as i[s?] Troy weight.

Avoirdupois Weight

27 11-32 grains=l dram. 4 quarters=l cwt. 16 drams=l ounce. 2,000 lbs.= L short ton. 16 ounces=l pound. 2,240 lbs.=l long ton. 25 pounds=l quarter.

Dry Measure

2 pints=l quart. 4 pecks=l bushel. 8 quarts— 1 peck. 36 bushels=l chaldron.

Liquid Measure

4 gills=l pint. 3l 1/2 gallons=l barrel. 2 pints=l quart. 2 barrels~l hogshead. 4 quarts=l gallon.

Mariners' Measure

6 feet=l fathom 5,280 feet=l stat. mile. 120fathoms=lcab.le'th. 6,085 feet=l naut. mile. 7 1/2 cable lengths=l mile.

Miscellaneous

3 inches=l palm. 18 inches=l cubit. 4 inches=l hand. 21.8 in =1 Bible cubit. 6 inches=l span. 2 1/2 feet=l military pace.

Square Measure

144 sq. inches=l sq. ft. 40 sq. rods=l rood. 9 sq. feet=l sq. yard. 4 roods=l acre. 30 1/4 sq. yds.=l sq. rod. 640 acres=l sq. mile.

Surveyors’ Measure

7.92 inches=l link 4 rods=l chain. 25 link s=l rod. 10 sq. chains or 160 square rods=l acre. 640 acres=l sq. mile. 36 sq. miles (6 miles sq.)— 1 township.

Cubic Measure

1,728 cub in.=l cub. ft. 128 c.ft.=l cord (wood) 27 cubic ft.=l cubic yd. 40 c. ft.=ton (shpg.). 2,150.42 cubic inches=l standard bushel. 268.8 cubic in.=l standard gallon. 1 cubic foot=about four-fifths of a bushel.

Long Measure

12 inches=l foot. 40 rods— 1 furlong. 3 feet— 1 yard. 8 furlongs=l sta. mile. 5 1/2 yards— 1 rod. 3 miles=l league.

JANUARY, 1931

THUR New Year's Day 1 Harold reading Thru the Looking Glass" to the children.

FRI 2

SAT 3 Took Hugh in Carriage for first ride. Donald & I made a cupboard for M.E.'s dishes.

JANUARY, 1931

SUN 4 H & I went to Urwick[?] for supper. Met Parkinsons.

MON 5

TUES 6

WED 7 Mrs. McIlwraith came over & we went walking with M. E. & Hugh.

THUR 8 went to dentists. in p.m. with Mrs. [Werry?] to church. sewing meeting.

FRI 9 Took M. E. & Hugh for a walk.

SAT 10 D. took his first skating lesson.

JANUARY, 1931

SUN 11 Took D. & M.E. to S.S. M. E. for first time she loved it. "It was great."

MON 12

TUES 13 reading club at Mrs. Knox's read Shaw's "Apple Cart".

WED 14

THUE 15

FRI 16

SAT 17