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.

Monday, May 29, 2006

Friday, May 29, 1925

Friday, May 29, 1925

Mama says Albert is better, Ned is so cross and feverish. Afternoon, I discovered his glands swollen a little bit like Albert’s. Hope he doesn’t have to go through with all that. Did nothing but sit and hold my cross, sick baby who cries “Mama” all the time. The boys washed dishes.

(I am weary just reading about how Albert was sick for so long, and now Ned? I hope he didn't get the same thing. Poor Grandma must have been exhausted by this time, dealing with it all. It is nice to read that the older boys were able to help in the kitchen.)