We cleaned chicken house; canned peaches got 93 qts. Made perserves [sic]. Henry & family came got pk. basket peaches to cook as perserves [sic]. Elmer Weihl has a baby girl born at E. St. Louis on Aug. 23, – 2 weeks later than Rochies [? – unclear], make 2 grandaughters [sic] of Louis Weihl. It was in the paper that Al. Eckert 15 of Hecker was arrested for speeding last Sun. night at Belleville.
Monday, Oct. 5, 1931
It rained this morn. We washed, ironed. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here this afternoon started on Bertille’s dress. The egg man was late this evening, pays 23 today. We made some green tomatoes, cut them up for pickley Lily, cooked tomatoes for catsup. Made pear preserves today.
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