Thursday, June 30, 1927

Thursday, June 30, 1927
Hotter

Poor Marjorie not so feverish but miserable. Cried all afternoon. Afraid something hurts her that we don’t know about. Papa out twice today to see her.

Wednesday, June 29, 1927

Wednesday, June 29, 1927
Fair and hot

Marjorie real sick, fever. Papa afraid of pneumonia. Aunt Mat and all left this AM. Mama went to Bur’s to go with him this evening but Papa did not go on account of Marjorie – Did I ever entertain a thought of getting to go? Of course not.

Tuesday, June 28, 1927

Tuesday, June 28, 1927
Fair

Finished ironing what I would need soon but too tired and done up to do a lot. Marjorie cross and has an awful cold. We all went to pay our last respects to Uncle Jim after supper and Andrew brought us back.

Monday, June 27, 1927

Monday, June 27, 1927
Fair & warmer

Got up early, washed, scrubbed and ironed what I could for I have hopes of getting to the funeral with Guys whenever it is. Just ready for bed and Papa called, Uncle Jim passed away at 8:40 PM.

Sunday, June 26, 1927

Sunday, June 26, 1927
Fair – cool

Nora came at 4. I helped Mama seed cherries, got breakfast over, came home, dressed my babies, got their breakfast, sent 4 boys to Sunday school, put dinner on. Took Marjorie back with me, got there at 10:30. Helped with dinner, dishes, etc. Guys and Burs there, doctor said Uncle J. wouldn’t live till evening, but he did.

Saturday, June 25, 1927

Saturday, June 25, 1927
Showers

Marjorie real feverish, however I got my work done, but was pretty tired, too. At nine this PM Mama called me to come and stay all night. Aunt Mat had lost hope and broken down. But Uncle Jim still breathed - that’s all.

Friday, June 24, 1927

Friday, June 24, 1927
Fair

The day of the Sunday school class picnic. I didn’t know whether to go or not, but the folks said I could do nothing. Guy took Andrew’s children, I went out and stayed till two then came home and made sandwiches and went but Marjorie didn’t seem to feel well.

Thursday, June 23, 1927

Thursday, June 23, 1927
Partly cloudy and cooler

Andrew brought his two boys and Theta over for me to take care of, but Beulah was needed there. I got along fine with them all. I never saw such good children. Wish mine had as good manners. Uncle Jim conscious part of the time but very weak.

Wednesday, June 22, 1927

Wednesday, June 22, 1927
Fair, warm

Hung clothes out then called Mama to make arrangements. Uncle Jim came too and had his third stroke of paralysis last night at 3. Still alive but unconscious. Beulah and the kids came over here.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Beulah was Andrew's wife and Uncle Jim must have been his father, grandmother's brother. Andrew was Mother's favortie cousin, of her 31 cousins.)

Tuesday, June 21, 1927

Tuesday, June 21, 1927
Rain

Got up early and washed but couldn’t dry the clothes. Nina and Mrs. Schiffman spent the day with us. Had a good time. Paul came out for supper and we had a jolly evening. Andrew called up, they just got to Mama’s, see us tomorrow.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote that Andrew was Grandma's cousin, Andrew Jordan. I don't know who Nina and Mrs. Schiffman were.)

Monday, June 20, 1927

Monday, June 20, 1927
Fair

Cleaned windows, etc. that I should have done the last of the week. My mouth still so sore. Have to use balm to sleep at night – just throbs.

(I wonder what was in that balm?)

Sunday, June 19, 1927

Sunday, June 19, 1927

Went to Sunday school and church but my mouth hurt so! Got dinner over and Gilbert took the boys swimming and I took the hot water bottle to bed and read all afternoon.

(I wonder what Grandma did with Marjorie?)

Saturday, June 18, 1927

Saturday, June 18, 1927

My how sore my gums are. Pains clear to the top of my head! And to think they never hurt when the teeth were in.

Friday, June 17, 1927

Friday, June 17, 1927

Went down and had my two infected teeth pulled. Then I came home and finished (almost) my dress. The dentist gave me some capsules to keep from feeling so much pain. They helped. Lindbergh passed over here in his plane on his way home to St. Louis.

(I wonder what those capsules contained in 1927 to ease the pain of an infected tooth/extraction?

And how exciting to see Charles Lindbergh's plane! Aunt Marjorie wrote that Lindbergh was big news when she was little, especially when his baby was kidnapped.)

Thursday, June 16, 1927

Thursday, June 16, 1927
Fair warmer

Stelhorns entertained the Sunday School class and I went with the little three. Had an awfully nice time in their beautiful yard. The day was ideal. Fair but not too hot. Lots of nice ladies there and I felt very much at home and “one of the bunch”.

(I get the impression from reading these diaries that Grandma was shy (she said so in her family history) and didn't feel comfortable in groups.)

Wednesday, June 15, 1927

Wednesday, June 15, 1927
Cool and fair

Dale says its hot in the sun, but I didn’t get in the sun as I ironed. The thermometer in the dining room read 66. Canned a few cherries. They seem to be an awful lot of work. Only got 4 qts. this week.

Tuesday, June 14, 1927

Tuesday, June 14, 1927
Cool and cloudy

Seeded cherries till about nine when it didn’t seem to be going to rain so I decided to wash and get it done. Of course I was slow getting done and it took so long to clean up the house after I had finished. Heard Mable was married Sunday eve.

(Mabel was divorced from Grandma's brother Harry. She remarried a man named Carl Lout)

Monday, June 13, 1927

Monday, June 13, 1927
Cold

Went to the dentist’s and had a tooth pulled and one filled. Then came home and built a fire. The boys tore up jack and the house was a sight by night. Too cold and damp to play outdoors except for a little cherry picking.

Sunday, June 12, 1927

Sunday, June 12, 1927
Cool

Rained last night and cooled us off till this evening I had to put a blanket around my shoulders as I sat and read. Went to Sunday School and church this AM. Children’s Day. Then I had not finished the dishes yet when Guys and boys drove in and took me to the folks. G & the five boys went to Broad Ripple.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "By this time, Uncle Guy's two daughters were nearly grown so probably had other fish to fry. Probably took his two sons, Bob & Don and the three older Smith boys. Don was a year older than Ned. Broad Ripple park in those days contained the 2nd largest swimming pool in the U.S., if I remember correctly. It was a wonderful pool with covered bleachers where spectators could comfortably watch the swimmers. The pool has been gone for many years now.)

Saturday, June 11, 1927

Saturday, June 11, 1927
Hot

Got the new door glass in at last. I hope it lasts. Gilbert got busy on the screens and got most of them in, but the flies beat him a couple of days. Also got a new garbage bucket. I cleaned the pantry this AM.

(The pantry was a small room off the kitchen which seemed to be built out of half of the back porch. I am pretty sure it had a window that looked out on to the backyard, and shelves, but otherwise, I don't remember too much about it.)

Friday, June 10, 1927

Friday, June 10, 1927
Hot

Thought I had a date with the dentist but he had made a mistake so I can’t see him till Monday. Got my flowers and set them out. My beds are all filled now if they live. Had to go to town for a lawn mower wheel and I nearly melted.

Thursday, June 9, 1927

Thursday, June 9, 1927
Hot but breezy

Mama came over again and we went to get some flowers but the lady wasn’t home. Jones and Mrs. Schiffman came out in the evening and we had a good time. I finally got the boys’ beds painted.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Mother & Grandmother must have walked a block south in the alley where Mrs. Moore had a little nursery in her yard at 11th St. & Temple. I loved going there but now days zoning laws probably wouldn't allow it. The Joneses were probably Nina and Paul Jones. I remember Mrs. Schiffman went to our church but I am puzzled how she and Jones were connected.")

Wednesday, June 8, 1927

Wednesday, June 8, 1927
Fair –warm

Ironed. Mama came over. Dale threw his baseball through the front door glass this AM so there is another expense. Will we never get ahead!

(This isn't the first time Grandma wrote about this door glass being broken. Aunt Marjorie wrote that it got broken a lot. When we used to visit Grandma, she still had a glass front door, with sheer drapes on it, that she would peer through when we arrived and rang the doorbell.)

Tuesday, June 7, 1927

Tuesday, June 7, 1927
Fair and warm

Washed, but was too tired to iron any. Wish I had more pep. Marjorie seems to have taken the last I had. She sure has plenty. Trying to talk now. Tries everything she hears the boys say but you would never know unless you heard the boys.

Monday, June 6, 1927

Monday, June 6, 1927
Cloudy & cool

Built another fire. Cut out my new rayon sports dress and might have completed if Garvers’ had not moved in, so much new pretty furniture. Ha ha. Anna and Ray and B.J. called a few minutes in the evening.

(Sounds like Grandma spent the day watching the neigbhors move in!)

Sunday, June 5, 1927

Sunday, June 5, 1927
Fair

Gilbert went to the plant and worked all day. I went to Sunday School and church and we went to Mama’s for dinner and supper, Gilbert coming out in the evening and bringing us home. The boys nearly drove Grandma crazy – Never again!

(I didn't think anyone worked on Sundays in the 1920's. I always thought they were more serious about keeping Sunday as a day of rest.)

Saturday, June 4, 1927

Saturday, June 4, 1927
Fair & warm

Dick had the toothache last night so I took him down town to get him shoes and we went around to have Grandpa look at his mouth. He had him have the tooth pulled (which was abscessed) and Dick cried all over town so I sent him home and shopped alone.

(I wonder when Novacaine was available? I can only imagine what it would have been like to be a kid in the 1920's and have an infected tooth pulled. I think I would have been drying all over town, too!)

Friday, June 3, 1927

Friday, June 3, 1927
Fair – rain

The weather is hard to chronicle in a few words this year, for it seems to rain some time every day even if the days are generally fair. There are an unusual number of storms over the U.S. Mississippi still raging.

(This sounds like something we would have said in the last few years. We just can't seem to figure out the weather, even 81 years ago!)

THursday, June 2, 1927

Thursday, June 2, 1927
Cloudy and cool

Finished ironing and mended and darned all the rest of the day – such a lot of it to do. Planned to paint the boys’ beds but every day I could do it, it is rainy so they wouldn’t dry and I have to put it off. I built another fire.

(I'm surprised it was cool enough in June that they needed to fire up the coke furnace. Was the house that poorly insulated? I suppose it probably was.)

Wednesday, June 1, 1927

Wednesday, June 1, 1927
Fair

Mama came and sewed on buttons, etc. while I ironed. Had so much to do that I didn’t get it all done. Haven’t ironed everything up for three weeks and I want to get it done this time. Millers moved! Joy!

(Grandma wrote several times about how she didn't like the Miller family next door.)