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Ellery Moses Hancock diary, 1918
1918-05-05 -- 1918-05-11
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A.F. Lathrop 85 to-day. May, 1918 Sun. 5 More cloudiness; S.W. wind. 83°. All at church morn; Harriet only evg. Some headache. Mon. 6 Rain quietly all day from 11:00 a.m. Planted corn, morn, & put blk. Raspberries in shape. Office 11:15. - Put up grapes evg. Earliest plum bloom. Tues. 7 Cloudy a.m. clear P.M. N.W. & only 60° max. spading, morn.; abstracting rest of day. Wed. 8 Cloudy; 53°or so. S.E. wind & stormy Evg. - Th. showers; and lights out. Plant Beans & more onion seed morn. abs. P.M. Thurs. 9 Rather a wild night; most rain yet this spring - Cloudy, S.E. wind, & Hail storm P.M. Dreadful storm Evg. or supper time. Abstracting most of day from 8:20 to 5:30. Tornado at [Eatmar?] &c 6 pm. Fri. 10 morn N. fair. About 59° Garden morn & evg. Some abs. & Ins. Sat. 11 39° fair, N; 63° max. Set Tomato plants morn Evg. garden & mowing a little a letter abs. work.
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A.F. Lathrop 85 to-day. May, 1918 Sun. 5 More cloudiness; S.W. wind. 83°. All at church morn; Harriet only evg. Some headache. Mon. 6 Rain quietly all day from 11:00 a.m. Planted corn, morn, & put blk. Raspberries in shape. Office 11:15. - Put up grapes evg. Earliest plum bloom. Tues. 7 Cloudy a.m. clear P.M. N.W. & only 60° max. spading, morn.; abstracting rest of day. Wed. 8 Cloudy; 53°or so. S.E. wind & stormy Evg. - Th. showers; and lights out. Plant Beans & more onion seed morn. abs. P.M. Thurs. 9 Rather a wild night; most rain yet this spring - Cloudy, S.E. wind, & Hail storm P.M. Dreadful storm Evg. or supper time. Abstracting most of day from 8:20 to 5:30. Tornado at [Eatmar?] &c 6 pm. Fri. 10 morn N. fair. About 59° Garden morn & evg. Some abs. & Ins. Sat. 11 39° fair, N; 63° max. Set Tomato plants morn Evg. garden & mowing a little a letter abs. work.
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