Sunday September 12, 1915

Warm, cloudy p.m. Sidney and Maud attended church or Sunday School. Elder Sypher is still at conference. Mora got home at 6 p.m., left Mallory at 3:30. Got a geography and *pryscolagy{*unable to understand word written) for 30c. She went to S.S with Avis, see Mrs. Dainis and Mrs. Smith. Raining 9 p.m.

Saturday July 31, 1915

Hot sultry p.m., rain in morning. Sidney cut brush. Sypher's cow got out, he put her in the barn for them. Mr. House cut a few oats. I rec'd a letter from Mrs. Dainis. Mora took Bell beans. Bell gave her milk.

Thursday July 22, 1915

Warm day, quite cool eve. Sidney put some hay up on the scaffold for Bell early this morning and cut us some wood and then went toward Westdale a.m. Maude, Memphis and Cassie picked potato bugs a.m. and p.m. pulled weeds out of 5 1/2 row's potatoes. Mora worked at the house. I can'd 1 pt. raspberries. Mora and Memphis picked. Sent Mrs. Dainis a little more barbara bark. Had new potatoes and string beans. Gave Mrs. Moon money to get soda.

Friday June 25, 1915

Cloudy a.m. but no rain. I baked bread and washed babies clothes. Sidney and Mora went over to see how Mamie and the baby was, I felt too tired to go. I sent a card a pkg. barbara bark to Mrs. Dainis.

Monday April 12, 1915

Sidney went to Central Square to see Mr. Deavendorf. Rained all day. Mrs. Dainis came p.m. gave us more apples.

Thursday April 8, 1915

Beautiful day clouding at night. Mrs. Dainis came p.m.

Tuesday March 30, 1915

Cold wind as usual lately. Mrs. Dainis called and brought us a couple turnips and some beets p.m.

Tuesday March 23, 1915

Lovely again today. Mrs. Geo. Rudeau passed away at 11:30 a.m Mrs. Dainis called awhile p.m. Mora and Maud went to school.

Wednesday March 17, 1915

Very nice bright day. Mrs. Dainis came and dressed the baby in the morning and p.m she came and brought 5 beets, two nice turnips, 2 eggs, a bar of soap and a pkg. of matches. Sidney drew a load of wood with Weatherups horse a.m. and went to Square and got some groceries p.m. and went to prayer meeting in the eve. at Weatherups. Mitchel called a little while. R. Tate came and Sidney talked with hm a while out doors and he then went back. Maud and Memphis went to school. Mrs. Geo. Rudeau had a *shock at 9 p.m. yesterday. I rec'd a card from Mrs. Wynes.


*Editors note- stroke per the Oswego Daily Times.

Tuesday March 16, 1915

Very pleasant again today. Mrs. Dainis came again this morning and washed the baby. Maud and Memphis and Cassie went to school. Aunt Katie came almost dark, she brought a qt. can of elderberries and a pint can of quinces, also told Sidney he could pick up some wood in the picnic grove. Mr. Weatherup gave him a nice lot of wood for cutting. I made a skirt, a pining blanket and a shoulder blanket for the baby.

Monday March 15, 1915

Beautiful and bright. We have had 3 white frosts running. Mrs. Dainis came and washed the baby. Maud and Memphis are at school. Grace Courbat came to see the baby.

Sunday March 14, 1915

Beautiful again. Mora is 13 years old. Mrs. Dainis came and washed our baby. Sidney, Maud, Memphis and Castella all are attending church. Leslie and Mina came to get her dishes, brought a few apples. Mrs. Smith came in the evening.

Saturday March 13, 1915

Lovely as ever. Mrs. Dainis washed baby in morning and came again at 5 p.m. and brought some nice bleached outing print and a spool of white thread Mrs. Weatherup sent to the baby. Mrs. Dainis bought a granite wash basin to wash him in. Aunt Kate came and brought 2 yds. nice outing for baby, a can of peaches and a doz mol. cookies from Joe German. Louise Vinney called a.m. Mrs. Mallory sent sweet milk. Maud got buttermilk at Weatherups. Rev. Mitchel came a while this evening, he is very interesting. I sent a card to Aunt A.R. Raymond, rec'd one from Mina.

Friday March 12, 1915

Beautiful sunny day but awful cold north west wind. Maud and Memphis went to school. Mrs. Dainis came and washed the baby. I did not feel so well today. Mrs. Mallory sent more milk.

Thursday March 11, 1915

Bright lovely day. Mrs. Dainis came and cared for the baby as usual. Mrs. Smith came and helped Mora straighten up things and washed a few things. P. Maruney brought us a bag of potatoes and a basket of apples. Mrs. Mallory sent me a sack of ginger cookies and some sweet milk p.m. Maud and Memphis at school. Sidney met Otis Fuller a.m. and called at Mitchels a little while.

Wednesday March 10, 1915

Beautiful warm sunny day, cold nights. Maud and Memphis at school. Mrs. Dainis came and washed the baby, she made a little blanket and brought some cloth for bands. Mrs. Mallory and Edith Pierce called p.m. Mrs. M. sent me some sweet milk. Rev. Mitchel called eve. Mrs. C. Ames brought a bag of nice apples, a qt. can of sauce and a roll of sausage this eve. on her way to prayer meeting. Erma M. came in to see the baby. I sent a card to Mina.

Tuesday March 9, 1915

I was taken worse at midnight. Sidney tried every way to get a doctor but none was at hand. He got D. Weatherup to drive to Parish. Mrs. Dainis came at 12:30 a.m., went home after light and came down after baby was born at 9:30 a.m. Mrs. Dainis and Sidney took care of baby and me. Nellie Morey and Lydia Boots came before the boy was dressed. Mr. Weatherup came and brought a load of wood, 2 crates of potatoes, 1 crate of cabbage, 2# butter and a pail of buttermilk. Aunt Kate sent a big basket of groceries. Memphis went to school. Mrs. Dainis made me some lovely oatmeal gruel, 2 eggs and a cam of red currants Tues. eve.


Bloggers note- Birth of Paul Higley Clarke, the 8th baby and only surviving son. I believe named after Sidney's friend Mr. Higley. Not once was it mentioned in her diary that she was expecting baby Paul. Just her usual chores. No mention of any doctors visits. Such a difference from today's world!

Tuesday March 2, 1915

Cold stormy regular blizzard. Mora and Maud went to school. Mrs. Dainis called awhile p.m. Sidney sold 12 doz. pickles to L.E. Morey at 8cts. per doz.

Saturday February 27, 1915

Quite stormy and cold, real cold win. Sidney went to Weatherups and got some onions, also called on Rev. Mitchel, and this evening went to mill and store. Mora called on Mrs. Dainis, she gave her a mess of parsnips, a big turnip and some apples. Maud went to Weatherups and got some buttermilk and staid an hour with Avis. A trifle warmer tonight.

Tuesday February 9, 1915

Cold and frosty. Stormed nearly all day. Sidney and Pat cut wood. Mora and Maud went to school. All came home for dinner. Boot's baby some better. All of us has a bronchial cough. Mrs. Dainis sent scraps for hens.