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Tuesday 3rd November 1896
Wells Jr working for Niles all day.
No soap cant wash.

Wednesday 4th November 1896
A warm hazy morning like
Indian Summer. Got out bed
1/2 past four a.m. V commenced
plowing and butchered 2 turkeys and
8 chickens. Grace and Irene dressed
them for market, churned and made
20 lbs of print butter for market.
Rachel here and brought the quilting
frames home again, not doing enough.
Rachel & Will drew wood from the McClary place. Charlie
and Maud at school - great spelling match. V working for Nile
carpenter at