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Fred gone to the village. walked up through the mud. Sent by
Jim for separator oil, rotten Stone, and mailed a letter to Grace
Evening mail, Herald, a lot of advertising matter, and a letter from
Gladys.

Saturday 7 April 1906
A frozen morning river full of floating ice sun bright.
Voltie leveled the front door yd and made two flower beds.
Maud and June made chocolate cake, cookies, pumkin pies
and bread and baked apples. Maud cleaned floors.

Sunday 8th April 1906
A bright sunny day. Maud abed. I gave her big dose
whiskey sling guess that will cure her. V helped me do
up the dishes and separator and we are cooking hocks
and turnips and carrots for dinner. V set the table for dinner
An extinct hive. V took the honey from about 20 or 25 lbs
only four hives left. Whitmarsh came about 4 pm bringing
villiage news. Louis Farish in the asylum. Melville [illegible]
.. dead &c, etc