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, June 02, 2006

Tuesday, June 2, 1925

Tuesday, June 2, 1925
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I got at the end of my string this evening. Such a pain in the pit of my stomach warns me if I eat, I’ll be next. Gilbert is real sick today. Temp 102, aches all over, etc. Albert seems a little better, still keep the poultices on him. Was up a dozen times in the night. Ned cried so much. So much worse today, I am so worried about him!

(Everyone was sick, what else can be said.)