Friday July 10, 1914

Another very hot muggy day. Mr. Wingen's called this morning and paid Mora and Maud for picking berries. Mina 10c. Charlie Vinney's wife stopped to get her baby a drink. The children have watched the P.O. close but no word from Sidney came, a card from M. Silverman and a letter from Rev. Chas. Bowman seven p.m came for Sidney. I found a little rabbit dead p.m. Had a light shower this eve cooled the air a trifle. Mailed a letter to Sidney.

Thursday July 9, 1914

Very warm all day. Mr. Higley came on the 10 a.m. and went on the 2 to Lacona, don't think he found Sidney as a call over the phone this evening from Lacona asking if Sidney had reached home yet came, must of been him, he wished to see him very much. I forwarded his card on the 7 a.m. Mr. Higley intends to go from here to Albany. I expected a letter yesterday and today from Sidney but none came. I am worried.

Wednesday July 8, 1914

Hot a.m. Partly cloudy and quite cool p.m. Mora pulled weeds at Weatherups 8 hours, rec'd $2.00. A letter came from T. Lipsky saying his father was dead, a card also from Herick that the scrolls were at the station, a card came this eve from Mr. Higley. I opened the sore on Maud's toe this morning and a lot of pus came out it made her feel better right away. Edith Pierce and Guy's nephew Spencer Sheldon came this evening, I found a young rabbit dead. James and Susie and their baby Myrtle drove in at nine p.m. staid until 11, brought me two qts. cherries. Mr. Lane of Central Square came p.m. I ordered 2 pair stockings for Maud and Memphis each, one for Sidney.

Tuesday July 7, 1914

Cool cloudy, sprinkled 2 or 3 times but has not rained hard. Mora worked at Weatherups 8 hours. Maud cried all night with the pain in her toe, has been quite bad all day but I think it is much better tonight. Memphis went to mill, rec'd a letter from Sidney, he mailed it at Richland on his way to Lacona. Mora mailed one to him seven p.m.

Monday July 6, 1914

Very warm, looks like rain tonight. I got up at 4 a.m. so to get breakfast early to enable Sidney to get an early start. Started away at about five going to walk to Parish and get a train toward Sandy Creek. Mora pulled weeds at Weatherup's until noon and then came home faint and about sick on account of the severe heat. She eat dinner at home and seem'd much better after getting rested. Maud has been suffering with a sore toe, very much swollen and her foot also. Think it is stone bruise. I have kept a bread and milk poultice on it all p.m. Memphis and Cassie picked a few wild strawberries. Our hen went to Mallorys a.m. and Mora went and got her tonight. Mora took Lillian in her cart over town this eve. Cassie went too. Nine ducks hatched today.

Sunday July 5, 1914

Warm, pleasant day. Sidney, Maud and Memphis went to Sunday School. Nine little ducks picked out of eleven egg's set.

Saturday July 4, 1914

A warm beautiful day. Catholic picnic in the Pine Grove. Mora and Memphis picked wild berries enough for a shortcake for dinner they are about gone. Sidney reached home at 1 p.m. Memphis went to the mill, Maud to store, Sidney got a bunch of pieplant of Wm. Strickland p.m.

Friday July 3, 1914

Very nice day. Mora weeded onions. 8 1/2 hours at Weatherups, rec'd 85c. Maud got a pail of buttermilk a.m. rec'd a letter from Sidney, also some for him with $2.00. P.O. Mora and Maud took it up and got some groceries. Memphis got some oil. I finished the garden except hilling part on two rows potatoes.

Thursday July 2, 1914

Cloudy most all a.m. fair p.m. cool night. Gladys Rusha called a.m. rec'd a card from Sidney and a letter from Aunt Adaline Raymond. Memphis picked some nice wild berries. Had a shortcake for supper, she also went to mill. Maud and Memphis to P.O. this eve. I have hoed and sowed more seed and peas.

Wednesday July 1, 1914

Clear pleasant until 5 p.m rained hard kept steady at it until 7. Sidney went north on the 7 a.m. Mora and Maud picked 2 qts wild berries had shortcake for dinner. Memphis went to Weatherups took down a santana and got some buttermilk, also my towel got in with their things at the picnic. Maud went to store got sugar in the rain. Memphis and Cassie to P.O. Agnes here a.m. I did a big washing, hoed and planted cab. and squash.