1924 Wanamaker Diary page 2

30 Marh Paul ine takes the cooking and Lucy the dining room . Girls entertain El .W. in p.m .
Sunday

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31 March K E1. Walter goes to Chh a .m. and sells farm tools and horses For $800 to Peets &
Constantine and returns home.

9 April Abbie & Lucy go to the Chh/ get warp from loom, cut and waste itshamefully.
Men go to Chh for 135 bushels of oats.

10 April ^Peets & Constantine have an auction at Chh. Ireland & Son auctioneers. Lucy &
all the girls go over aftertea. Eight wagons etc. remain/ nothing more in sight.

12 April A lady comes to apply fora position as school teacher. Wants two rooms and to do
light housekeeping. The matter remains unsettled.

14 April Anna Goepper & Grace go to Albany for day. See "Hunchback of Notre Dame"
at the Strand .

15 April Hamilton ploughing; Byron "at the bonfire business. We are almost smothered."

16 April Three men bring new tractor/ disc harrow and ploughs.

18 April Buying & sell ing fairly brishf' in
junk & chocolate.

Apri I19 i/Hugo & Byron take 1 00 bu .oats to Leb . N . F . , rose bush
& 3 cakes of honey to
El. Ella.
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22 Apr. \/tl. Anna & Caroline meet El . Walter& Mr. (c)ergen at the lawyer's office. Mr. B.
pays $50/000 in b i l l s .

27 April Walk to the graveyard with Abbie and find the gate locked. Ella Myers goeisinto
the kitchen/ El. Anna into dining room with Marguerite.

28 April Byron sets the whole place circling the pond on fire. Folks fight itand watch it
until 9:30 p.m . What shall we do with the fire fiends who for six weeks' every spring
startfires near the houses.

29 April Hugo plows with tractor/ Schenk with a team.

1 May At 1 :30 a great surprise
came to our house in the way of a long wished for radio set.
The man installed itand was gone at 4 p.m. at which time we heard from NYC
and Pittsburgh .

7 May Lucy and M. to Rensselaer to gfetsmall Boston terrier.
Bring her home in a box and name her Pol4-y Time.

8 May Little dog does not seem well / give pills for distemper.

9 May Send to Hugo for piece of meat for dog.