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, January 14, 2008

Friday, January 14, 1927

Friday, January 14, 1927
Cold wave

Both Dale and Gilbert in bed today. The rest of us had trouble keeping warm. Dick carried Dale’s route and Albert, Dick’s. They nearly froze and Dick had a chance to get home without carrying the last 6, so I had to go back with him and help carry them. Such a time, we’ll never forget.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, " Let's see, I was almost a year and a half, so Albert was almost seven years old. And he carried Dick's route! I suspect the younger boys tagged after the older ones and probably new the routes already.")

2 comments:

Anonymous9:04 AM, January 14, 2008
seems they grew up fast in those days. I can't believe what they did at a young age. (good or bad)?
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Sherry at the Zoo5:13 PM, January 14, 2008
Carrying a paper route at 7? That's just a year older than my youngest and I don't think he's ever even been out the front door by himself.
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