WANAMAKER DIARY - 1919 Kept by Lucy S. Bowers (p. 389 in this book)
Born Feb. 12, ?
Weight 86 Ibs., height 4MO"/
Bust measure 30, waist 24, glove size 7,
Collar size 15, shoes *3, hosiery "y/
Will is in her bureau drawer
30 June "No more booze until after demobil izing of men ceases. "
Thurs. ,
3 July '/"EL Anna goes' with Ministry to the North (Family). Another tortuous move
instituted. "
Fri.,
22 Aug. /"El . Anna, Lucy/ Marion & Susan go over to the North and pick up & clean in the
garrets in old house. Hugo brings down two loads ofN.F. goods/ chests, e t c . "
2 Sept. /"El. Anna to the North p.m. Hugo brings home furniture from North, men bring
home or bring to use from North two Holstein cows. Joe brings over firewood. "
3 Sept. "Bryon works here. Prepare to paper rooms at shop; build coal bin in our cellar to
put two loads of coal in. "
22 Sept. /"Ella here to take measurements of w a l l s . "
27 Sept. \/"Hugo brings N.F. furnitureover. Men pick 100 bu. tomatoes at the North. "
28 Sept.
Sunday '/"SisterElla and Bryon here arranging furniture. Stay to dinner."
29 Sept.
Monday /"Can tomatoes from the N.F. for the S. F. Wash as usual . Ministry go to the North
to work. "
Sunday /
5 Oct. "Huge truckload of tomatoes go from the N.F. to New York City."
7 Oct. ^"Work at N .F. in bake room to spread dishes for sale/ canned goods to the city. "
20 Oct. /"Bring big bookcase from N.F. Move furniture at shirtshop, prepare to let Geo.
Dahm have a shop."
30 Oct. Maine people--5 in party--here to dinner. Go about among old things & buy $100
worth . El. Anna takes them over toN .F. & they select S200 worth to be shipped
later/ a carload or more. "
Nov . 9 "Mrs. Wi I ley's car smashed at Stop 28. "Only one arm broken. "
10 Nov. Eva
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Willey
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does
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not come to school . Hamilton here every/
day/
to plough
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& fertilize
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h is garden.