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.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Monday, January 31, 1927

Monday, January 31, 1927

Can’t seem to get rid of my cold or Marjorie’s or Ned’s either. Our furnace bowl has a crack in it and smoke comes up when we open the door to put coke in. I think that helps keep our respiratory tubes irritated.

(I still think there was something wrong with their furnace and they had a lot of fumes in the house, which is one Grandma seemed to have headaches and feel "bum" so often.)

2 comments:

Anonymous8:51 AM, January 31, 2008
I'm sure that furnace was environmentally dangerous. If they had the devices then to test the air I'm sure it would turn out to be unhealthy.
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Sherry at the Zoo10:45 AM, January 31, 2008
I wonder if they had carbon monoxide issues?
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