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1887 End of State Fair Return to Virginia

Saturday Oct 1, 1887

Clear & very warm -- Last day of the Fair -- Visited the Pavilion, also the Fair Grounds -- At the latter place, grand stock parade and award of premiums -- blue ribbons put on the winners -- Wrote up a part of my report rode back to town at 4 -- got a lunch at home -- packed my valise, & left -- met my children coming from theater matinee -- Kissed them good bye & took the excursion train for Va at 5:10 -- Arrived at 8:10 -- Went to room & finished report, & got it to Enterprise office at 10 -- Wrote out ad for the Wieland Lager bee, book it in, read proof report -- Home -- Bed at 3 --

Catarrh off

Sunday Oct 2

Clear & very pleasant -- Below 70 and quite a contrast to Reno weather, At home most of the day, fixing, wahing, and mending up -- Evening down town short time Bed at 11 -- My regular hay fever catarrh has troubled me but very little thus far, and is not liable to now, as its time is getting past -- At its worst it has generally begun to pass away with the advent of October -- My nose has been a little plugged and my eyes a little sore -- "only this & nothing more." Have used 2 bottles of Santa Abie and the California "Cat-R Cure" -- also 12 grains of quinine --

Carson Fair Osbourne & Stockwell Dramatic Co