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Friday, October 9, 1936
RONALD STAUFFER 2 1/2 IS LAID TO REST Raining again by noon. Henry went to help Alex fill silo. Rained off this P.M. Cleaned my bed-room...
Oct 9, 20202 min read
Thursday, October 8, 1936
Edwina brings Edna a homemade cough syrup. Cool, cloudy Henry husking corn. I made my eight-day pickles have 14 qts. Edwina sent me some...
Oct 8, 20202 min read
Wednesday, October 7, 1936
A cloudy day. Alice and Stanley are in town. Henry has no luck fishing. Cloudy L.A.S meeting to-day. Didn't feel good enough to go. Alice...
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Tuesday, October 6, 1936
A rainy day, a cough, and bread baking. Raining all day. Feeling a little better but have a terrible cough. Can't get to sleep until...
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Monday, October 5, 1936
Hank celebrates his 13th birthday, Edna doesn't do the laundry but she does sell a few eggs, and Hank’s new teacher is a lady. Nice day....
Oct 6, 20202 min read
Sunday, February 16, 1936
NO CHURCH. TOO MANY BLOCKED ROADS. Very cold - Sun shining most of day. No church on account of too many blocked roads. Went over to...
Feb 16, 20201 min read
Saturday, February 15, 1936
LLOYD SMITH GETS CREAM AND MILK Nice sunny day. Did usual Sat's work. Henry wen to G.R. Lloyd Smith came this P.M. for 1 pt. cream also...
Feb 15, 20201 min read
Friday, February 14, 1936
EDNA GETS A BOX OF CHOCOLATE Valentine's Day. Not so cold. Helen accompanied Red to Lansing with a load of creamery Butter. Henry went to...
Feb 14, 20201 min read
Thursday, February 13, 1936
ALICE AND KIDDIES SNOWED IN ON THE FARM Cold. A bad storm fro the East. Roads filling up again. Alice and kiddies were going home but...
Feb 13, 20201 min read
Wednesday, February 12, 1936
MISS BENSON CLOSES SCHOOL UNTIL NEXT WEEK Very cold. Another blizzard on all day. Roads filling up again. Henry didn't go to city. Miss...
Feb 12, 20201 min read
Tuesday, February 11, 1936
WPA HELPS SHOVEL THRU DRIFTS IN BOWNE CENTER Very cold but not storming. Morse and Mabel started for Chicago at 8:20 E.S.T. this morning...
Feb 11, 20202 min read
Monday, February 10, 1936
WORST STORM IN FORTY YEARS. RED WALKS HOME TO ALTO. A terrible terrible blizzard all day long roads blocked all over. Red walked back to...
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Saturday, February 8, 1936
MORSE VISITS FROM CHICAGO. EDNA MAKES ICE CREAM. Just a little warmer to-day. But a blizzard arrived again to-night. Roads are filling...
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Friday, February 7, 1936
EDNA AND ALICE SEW TROUSERS AND A DRESS Warming up a little to-day. Sunshine all day. Snow plows opening the roads. Snow drifts all...
Feb 7, 20201 min read
Thursday, February 6, 1936
EDNA BUSY KEEPING FURNACE AND COOK STOVE GOING Very cold and snappy. Storm has abated. Received a nice long letter from Morse. Likes...
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Wednesday, February 5, 1936
HENRY, HELEN, AND ALICE PORRITT ARRIVE HOME SAFELY An all day continuation of the Blizzard started yesterday. Very Cold. Henry, Helen,...
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Tuesday, February 4, 1936
A BLIZZARD. SCHOOL CLOSED. STILL, THEY DRIVE TO GRAND RAPIDS. A terrible blizzard all day and still continuing to-night. Roads, yard, and...
Feb 4, 20201 min read
Monday, February 3, 1936
TONS OF COAL DELIVERED FROM CALEDONIA Stormy - Snowing - A regular old time blizzard to-night. Henry took Cor with him on his drive...
Feb 3, 20202 min read
Sunday, February 2, 1936
ALICE AND KIDDIES COME TO STAY FOR A WEEK Nice Day - Sunshine - Lucille and I wen to Alice's this P.M. Alice and kiddies came home with...
Feb 2, 20201 min read
Saturday, February 1, 1936
A FAIRLY UNEVENTFUL SATURDAY Not so cold to-day. Did Sat[urday]s work. Henry went to G.R.
Feb 1, 20201 min read
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