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Bill Bates born this morning.

Sunday 24 June 1906
* morning and cloudy
* little flocks of ducks we have
* three and most of our turkeys are
* of sparrow lice. Henry Halliday
* just time for dinner. Frank Woodman
came over bringing his family to Samy's to
stay a week. Frank going home again
after coming here for ppotatoes. We have
strawberries for dinner and supper.
Henry stays till sundown. bees swarmed
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Monday 25 June 1906
A cool fine morning. V went to factory
cultivated corn and picked 34 qts
strawberries went to OBriens to see
about the money for Miss Hall our teacher.
Dad went to hoeing and mustard
pulling. Evening visitors Sylvia, Ruth
and Cassie came looking for strawberries. I
treated them to lemonade.