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24 Aug 1894 Friday
Still dry, hot day
smoky no rain, woke up
this morning to find H Watson
here. Mart threshing for Ranous.
Voltie digs potatoes.
I go reconoitering around the
corn and bean field. I help Voltie
milk. I milk one cow and V milks
thirteen. Mart came home early and drove
to Halliday's for Grace. Poor Will got tooth ache

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Saturday 25 August 1894
A still warm very
smoky day, dry, every thing
looks withered and dying
for want of rain. Threshing
at Horn's to day. Fred Joy brought
us some beef $1,25 cts. Harry Watson
here. Voltie and Mart shingling the
old barn this afternoon.
Eveline is honored with Mrs Delia Ormsby
as guest this PM. Thunder.