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Alma Erickson Swanson diary, 1919

1919-02-14 -- 1919-02-20

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Feb 14th Nasty weather. Nothing much accomplished. Helped [Albin?] Edwin [illegible] afternoon with planning. Feb 15th Chores and cleaned [barn?] and tilled earth and [illegible] a [jag?] of straw for horses. A new calf today. Roan heifer. Feb 16th Nothing noteworth. Sunday. Stayed at home with baby while Alma went to church. A fine day. Feb 17th To Berkley. Paid note [illegible] and attended sale. [Bot?] road [cart?]. Feb 18th Hauled manure. Cleaned chicken house Manured garden. Alma to the [H+TM?] Society. Feb 19th Hauled 4 loads of manure in forenoon. Bedded and hauled straw in afternoon Raw and cold weather 2-20 Pulled nails out of boards this morning. Attended sale at C.Y. Swanson's. Bought tin cups
 
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