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.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Saturday, January 22, 1927

Saturday, January 22, 1927

Marjorie so fussy these days but no wonder, three jaw teeth coming through and a belated upper third front tooth which should have been here months ago.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "I was always late in getting teeth and late in losing them when I was in school. Permanent teeth would come in and baby teeth were still firmly in place. This was why I had braces on my teeth. And my four brothers and sister had perfect teeth - it wasn't fair!)