WANAMAKER DIARY -T?22" Kept by Lucy S. Bowers (p. 390 in this book)
Born February 12th
Weight 84 Ibs., height 4'H"
Bust measure 32/ waist 23, glove size 6 3/4
Shoes #3, hosiery #9 1/2, collar 14

4 Feb. "Nurse here, every time she comes Jennie has a new or added sickness. "

10 Feb. Mary's face is very bad again. -^

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16 Feb. Mary real sick with herpes.

10 Mar. "Strobels in silk, satin and broadcloth off for the day. It pays to hire outto the
Sunday Shakers."

26 Mar. "Hugo to church a .m . Strobels allgo off to a funeral . Iron washes his car and goes
for a ride. Good Shakers we, to give the hired help all the advantages and most
of the money. "

1 April '/Mary preparing greatly for chicken business, 200 baby chicks to come Wed. , the 5th .

3 Apr. "EL Anna and Caroline to Albany. .. Bring home El . Walter to attend to the sale
of the North Farm. "

4 Apr. "El . Walter/ El . Anna & Carol ine go to Albany, settle with the sale of the North
Family/ get the money and pay $3300 to Bomus. "

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7 Apr. ^"Willey here p . m . /
wants $300 for using his auto for Chh folks and w i l l
get it."

8 Apr. ^" Carol ine pays$930 to Peets for meat/ billrun up by the Chh . "

14 Apr. Kill 9 chickens for Easter dinner.

15 Apr. Mary cooks chicken and makes cream puffs and basket favors for dinner.

23 Apr. "Lucy and Frieda go to the square and/rest in the woods."

1 May El . Walter has herpes.

2 May School meeting at 7 p . m . Only 7 voters attend .

20 May El . Anna/ Mary & Lucy go to Henkes1 for plants. Lucy buys 1 doz . petunias 60c /
1 flowering plant 25<; and 9 petunias for$1 .49.

15 June James Clark to work forthem thru the harvest season 5 days a week at $45 per week.
School closes. Picnic tomorrow - 17 children.

27 June Carol ine & Lucy walk to Chh . "See the Ministry's House for the firsttime in 34 years,
would be a fine little home for a small family some time in the future . "