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21. April 1910 Thursday - I went to see the new Tisdale baby and brought the children home. Mrs. Douglas - Margaret and I went to High School Play - "Priscilla" in evening. 1911 Friday - Went out driving with children Mrs. Douglas came home last night Had a treatment from Dr. Miller in evening. 1912 Sunday - At home all day. Children played in doors as it was cold and disagreeable in p.m. 1913 Monday - Mrs. Douglas busy in garden all day. I busied myself about the house. Children started into school work with Miss Henderson. Rachel and Mary Ann joined them Mr. & Mrs. D. went to opera house Mrs. Sinclair called 1914 Tuesday - Mrs. Douglas busy with new cook and the garden I walked to town Ellen not in school this week Barbara - sort of gone back on Kindergarten

22. April 1910 Friday - Busy in morning putting away clothes - took Miss Duphe to station Margaret Powel came to stay all night. 1911 Saturday - Down to Miss Taylors in afternoon quite a lump in my stomach all day so did not have any supper am going to sleep with children though 1912 Monday - Margaret and I start for New York - so we had a busy day Gave Mrs. Douglas a shampoo. Helped Margaret pack her trunk down town and went to train at 10 p.m. 1913 Tuesday - Mrs. Douglas and I did some work in dining room this morning Mr. Piper, Tooker, and James Douglas and Alec her[e] for dinner. Mr. Douglas sold the coach horses. 1914 Wednesday - Mrs. Douglas and I had a nice walk through Bever Park. Rose fell down stairs in evening.

22. October 1910 Saturday - Mornings work - beautiful day Anna out with children. Out riding in p.m. stopped at Y.W. [C.A.] for Mrs. D. Over to Mrs. Niles in evening 1911 Sunday - I went to church with Mrs. Douglas we walked down wore my new bonnet cold and rainy in p.m. Children in all afternoon but played nicely up stairs. Mr. & Mrs. Cook were out and I took them home in electric. 1912 Tuesday - Mrs. Douglas and I had our first game of "Squash" this morning A nice walk through Bever Park. I wrote to Mrs. Ellis in evening. 1913 Wednesday - Putting away clean clothes and went to town. Carriaged all the children home. They were all out with Neddie too this morning. Good letters from Margaret 1914 Thursday - After going to school we walked to Y.W. [C.A.] In p.m. Mrs. Holmes came to see us Ellen went to story telling class Ann Hamilton came to play with Barbara

23. October 1910 Sunday - Went to church. Bro Sherrick preached for "Rededication" of church. Lydia E was out in afternoon - and she, Alice, and I went to church in evening. 1911 Monday - We cleaned down stairs Mrs. D. Alec. Theresa and I - books and regular dusting time. Anna helped in p.m. Mrs. D. and I had a nice walk from 11 - 12 - 1912 Wednesday - We mended and put away clothes. I took Ellen to music in p.m. Then on over to factory with Mrs. Douglas - Little Anne came home with us and they had a fine play making mud pies - 1913 Thursday - A very beautiful sunny morning I walked to town meet Miss Twin. Joined Smyth at Hospital Went to see Nelson about long coat. Rose and I spent the p.m. in town also. Barbara went with Loretta and to Tom. Elijah's party. 1914 Friday - Mrs. Douglas and I walked to school and on down town and Horn met us with auto The childrens new dresser came from Miss Rice.