A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold wind NW. Spent the whole day trimming trees and junipers. Shucked out the largest of the clams and we had chowder for supper. I got a letter from Dave and he is all hepped up about his new baby. Eleanor said Frank Holman is going to …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold, wind west. This morning I did some chores and then went up on the hill, then over to the store and got the paper. After dinner I went out into the garden and pulled up the corn stalks. This afternoon, Thel, Ski and I went over …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Snow all day, wind east. Thelma, Ski, and I went over to town at noon, I went up to the town house and paid my poll tax. Then out to Hogan;s Hardware store and bought four window curtains. Came back to the car and then drove to the Old …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warm. Wind south. I received a card from Bob. He is in College in Philadelphia and is to be there for the next 5 months. Put in the whole day burning up rubbish on the hill. Stopped in to see Eric and Vick after dinner. A lot …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold. 0. Wind N.W. I went over to town and got a permit to burn rubbish up on the hill. Walked over against the wind and almost froze. The harbor is all frozen over again. Went up on the hill after dinner and burned rubbish. Found Martha's …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Snow all day, wind north. Wrote a letter to Harry Hornblower. Went to Drill tonight, helped Shuman get his car started. Came home on the bus, met Percy going to work. Thelma parked her car over by Driscoll's cottage so can get away in the morning. “Education is the …
ToDay is the Birthday of Robert H. Lee Cool fair east wind. Raked all day After I quit work I took a walk over by Ames Nickerson's bog and I found one nice triangular arrowhead. Then I went across the road to Huck Davis' garden and found a nice stemmed on there. Milt Vaughn was …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold. Raked up rubbish today. Rode my bike over to town and got a haircut. One of the lenses of my glasses fell out in the barber shop and I caught it before it hit the floor. So I went over to Bailey's and had him fix …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair wind south, blow your eyes out. This morning I went over to Vicks and Walder and I moved one of the small buildings that was in the orchard. We put it over by the drive. Walder is going to use it for a tool house. After dinner I …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Snow. Up around the hill this morning. After dinner I went down cellar and cut and flattened tin cans for the war. Tonight I took Thel and Ski to the movies. The main picture was “The Avengers.” It was a British and Norwegian picture. We came home on the …
