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Monday 7 Nov 1916
N. A very good day only cold an chilly.
Voltie plowing and anything, cutting brush
"over there". I write a letter to Bell
but get no letter from any one but receive the
October number of Macleans magazine,
Advocate & Farm and dairy. Emma
goes to Horns for her dress stays to dinner
& stays to supper, comes up from there
with Lizzie in buggy accompanied by
Miss Moore who go to the church to
practice for the concert. The dress was
not finished. Lizzie going to send it up
to Louise's tomorrow by Howard.
Rachel has a visitor to dinner. Mrs William Ranous,
the mail carrier, she treated
her to rooster post pie. A part remaining.
Rachel sent here by Voltie when he came
home from plowing to his supper which was
very acceptable for a change. We have scores
of fowl running in the barn yard but
not one in the stew kettle and hog,
and pigs, pigs, pigs & pigs but not a
piece of pork in the barrel, 27 sheep running
in the field but not a slice of mutton in
the frying pan.
Beefers in the pasture, cows, heifers and bulls
& calves but not a shin bone for soup.
Samy came for Joe's violin which was left here
since Halloween night.

Tuesday 8th November 1916
Another day for plowing "Over there". The
November weather is fine. The wind is south
to day. V is plowing away back "over there"
next to Woodmans line. Lizzy sent Emma dress
arrayed herself in her new dress wear to the