Ruth Campbell Smith 1925-27 Diaries

My grandmother, Ruth Campbell Smith (1892 - 1972) kept a diary for many years. I am posting her entries from 1925 - 1927 in this blog. Her family included sons Dale (1916 - 2004), Dick (1918 - 1971), Albert (1920 - 1979), and Ned (1923 - 1976), and later daughters Marjorie (1925 - 2010) and Eleanor (1929 - 2011). Her husband was Gilbert (1889 - 1937) and they lived in Indianapolis. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of what it was like to be a housewife and mother in the 1920's.

Friday, March 31, 2006

Tuesday, March 31, 1925

Tuesday, March 31, 1925
Fair

Dale laid around with hot water bottle most of the day. I washed and ironed the rough pieces. We all have pretty bad colds in our heads. Gilbert seems to feel bad, too. He is not like himself anymore. He hasn’t decided whether I am pregnant or not. No signs of anything yet, but what else could be the trouble with me?

(Fair weather and a fair day for all. Spring-time colds, toothaches. What else could be the trouble? As we all know, she is pregnant at this time.)