Mary B. Brooke, 1900

14. January 1900. Mon. 29. Cold [illegible]. 18 (degrees) [illegible] A very [illegible] cold day. Armin [illegible] Brooke and Mr. Hallin Robieon came _ [illegible] the kitchen more with it all to juice. [illegible] in [illegible] oven plate grain and changed the [illegible] juice and lack. Old in the kitchen cooked dinner on the oil stove. Father [illegible] had the hive moughed and bought [illegible]. [illegible] and Chloe [illegible] ______. _____ came and I finished it in the afternoon 2 + 3/4 his Charlie moved to [illegible] and -

June. 30. Partly cloudy. [illegible]. 8 degrees. Anna's and [illegible] day - Agnis and I made [illegible] - Father with [illegible] Elga and Chloe it much [illegible] to refund. The day [illegible] time [illegible] all day and he got very tired. Charlie went to [illegible] timer for grinding. [illegible] bought them back and paid a [illegible] call [illegible] - the afternoon. ___ the ___ I made [illegible] and [illeible]. Mother got a cold -