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Alma Erickson Swanson diary, 1919
1919-11-11 -- 1919-11-18
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Nov 11th. Picked corn. Nov 12th. Cold. Husked corn until 2 o'clock. Hauled bedding straw and fodder. Mrs. Edwins died today. Nov 13. To town. Nailed up boards on crib in afternoon. Ericksons' for supper. Up all nite at Edwins. Nov 14th. Picked corn. Nov 15th. Picked corn in forenoon. Dug grave in afternoon. Nov 16th. Sunday. Was to (Ogden?) after mother & Ericksons'. Went to Perry. To church in afternoon. To Mrs. Edwin's funeral. To town again with the folks. Nov 17th. Took Alma to town. Hauled stuff from school house. Albert helped. Rhoda Lois born tonight. To town in evening. Nov 18th. Hauling again. Hauled two loads from school house. Got a load of fodder, and cleaned barn. To town in evening.
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Nov 11th. Picked corn. Nov 12th. Cold. Husked corn until 2 o'clock. Hauled bedding straw and fodder. Mrs. Edwins died today. Nov 13. To town. Nailed up boards on crib in afternoon. Ericksons' for supper. Up all nite at Edwins. Nov 14th. Picked corn. Nov 15th. Picked corn in forenoon. Dug grave in afternoon. Nov 16th. Sunday. Was to (Ogden?) after mother & Ericksons'. Went to Perry. To church in afternoon. To Mrs. Edwin's funeral. To town again with the folks. Nov 17th. Took Alma to town. Hauled stuff from school house. Albert helped. Rhoda Lois born tonight. To town in evening. Nov 18th. Hauling again. Hauled two loads from school house. Got a load of fodder, and cleaned barn. To town in evening.
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