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, September 09, 2008

Friday, September 9, 1927

Friday, September 9, 1927
Fog – hazy

Gilbert over his asthma but so weak and stomach upset. He was afraid to go to work for fear of vomiting on the way. Gilbert had to use his smoke downstairs this year and so the whole house smells of it.