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something of importance occurs after Voltie
and Irene leave for another country only
Till evening after we are all quietly engaged
in reading we are aggreeably surprised by
an evening visit form Shelly Niles, Miss Davey
and Wallace Niles. Maud treated them to hickory
Poor dear Maud went to bed with tooth ache.
I applied hot ginger bag to her face and filled
the cavity with cotton batten saturated in eclectric oil.
Forget to say Maud went out skating this pm
found the ice very rough and bad every way.

Sunday 6th March 1904
A soft, mild, dim, quiet
resting itelf for business ahead. We looked for Voltie
and Lib all forenoon. No one came but Loban
Excuse wants to get his hair cut but I think tis
cider he wants; after dinner and dishes
Van drives in cutter with his beautiful white mare
wouldnt unhitch but tied her out at