Thursday, September 8, 1927

Thursday, September 8, 1927
Cloudy

Gilbert home all day. I put up a bushel of tomatoes, then took Ned up town to get him some toys. Got me a pair of shoes and some sleeves to fix up an old dress.

Wednesday, September 7, 1927

Wednesday, September 7, 1927

Rain 

Started ironing at 6:30, finished by noon. Dale has a big time these days riding his bike. I hope he doesn’t get hurt. Gilbert has the asthma awfully bad. This rain cleared his hay fever up.

Tuesday, September 6, 1927

Tuesday, September 6, 1927
Hot

Washed and ironed some, almost melted. Marjorie and Ned had a big time playing with Hildebrand children. They are sweet little kiddies and play very nice together. They love Marjorie and help keep her off the street.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Johnnie Hildebrand was Ned's age, and Alice was two or three years older. Their older brother, Ott, Jr., was Albert or Dick's age, but didn't hang around our family much, to my memory. They lived four houses down from us.

Monday, September 5, 1927

Monday, September 5, 1927
Fair and warm.

Labor Day. Gilbert stayed at home and worked and watched the kids and I took Albert to the fair. It is good this year. It’s 75th year. We had a very good day but oh so tiresome. I suffered so for a drink of cold water.

Sunday, September 4, 1927

Sunday, September 4, 1927
Fair and warm

A lovely day. I wish one could go somewhere but Gilbert has his old trouble in spite of his guaranteed medicine. Hope he gets his money back. Papa came out to dinner. Gilbert worked all morning.

Saturday, September 3, 1927

Saturday, September 3, 1927
Hot

Had to take Ned down and get him some shoes. Albert kept Marjorie. Dale and Dick left early to go to the fair. They get around so well for little tykes. I guess they saw all that was there but not all fixed up yet.

Friday, September 2, 1927

Friday, September 2, 1927

Washed. Went down town to sign for the loan. The home is in our name now. Went to the dentist. After supper took the boys to the 101 ranch. Didn’t enjoy it but they did. Gilbert suffering so he couldn’t take them.

Thursday, September 1, 1927

Thursday, September 1, 1927
Hot

Canned a bushel of tomatoes. Mama went to Illinois to the reunion.

Wednesday, August 31, 1927

Wednesday, August 31, 1927
Fair – warm

Gilbert went to work about 10:30. After that Mama came. I didn’t look wise and said nothing this time when she began on Papa. I feel I must try to make her let up on him even if she gets mad at me. Papa can’t stand much more.

Tuesday, August 30, 1927

Tuesday, August 30, 1927
Hazy – warmer

A lovely fall like day – but poison for Gilbert. He stayed home all day and finally had to use his asthmador. The Fugates medicine seemed to control his hay fever for a couple of weeks but he’s got it now.

Monday, August 29, 1927

Monday, August 29, 1927
Cloudy

Washed, but had a sick headache afterwards – nerves. Dick went to Grandmother’s to stay all night. He and Albert are anxious to go for their eats, then too, I think they enjoy the quiet for a change, for a little while.

(Enjoyed the quiet? Were these early clues to what Dick and Albert would become? College professors in philosopy (Dick) and theology (Albert).)

Sunday, August 28, 1927

Sunday, August 28, 1927
Cool, cloudy

Gilbert almost has hay fever but not bad – just enough to be annoyed. I’m nearly crazy about Papa and Mama’s affairs – I can’t sleep at night lately. Surely I can stop them some way. I must!!

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Mother never told us, as far as I know, what the quarrel was about. Grandpa never stopped his "business" of being a woman's doctor and he didn't commit suicide.)

Saturday, August 27, 1927

Saturday, August 27, 1927
Cool

Had to take Marjorie and get shoes. Papa wanted me to come up and sign his bank deposit slips so as to get his funeral money and Mama wanted me to meet her to pick her a hat and I was so afraid she would get wise to my business with Papa.

Friday, August 26, 1927

Friday, August 26, 1927
Cool

Mama came over to get Albert who wants to stay all night with her. She has nagged Papa till he is preparing to end his business – I’m afraid of suicide. Can’t say a word.

Thursday, August 25, 1927

Thursday, August 25, 1927
Cool

Mama wanted me to come over as the boys were going to cut the grass. She said it would be about my last chance – I hope so. I went but she spends so much time running down Papa that I don’t enjoy her company.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "As I was growing up, Grandmother always gave me the impression that Grandpa was perfect!)

Wednesday, August 24, 1927

Wednesday, August 24, 1927
Fair but cold

Went to Mrs. Smith’s party for Mrs. Hunter and had lots of fun. Don’t know when I laughed so much. Mrs. Doll is a clown and kept everyone near in a roar all the time.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "What I remember about Mrs. Doll ws that her young son was accidently shot (fatally) when another boy was 'looking' at a gun. They lived on E. New York St. and Mother took me with her to their home. Those days the funerals were mostly at home.)

Tuesday, August 23, 1927

Tuesday, August 23, 1927

Went to the dentist to have the impression made of my teeth for a partial plate in the upper jaw. Had to bring Albert to get him shoes so didn’t get to bum around like I wanted.

Monday, August 22, 1927

Monday, August 22, 1927

Washed and finished putting up peaches that I got last week. Felt awfully bum. Gilbert went to the library. He is taking the rest of his vacation now.

Sunday, August 21, 1927

Sunday, August 21, 1927
Fair

Went to Sunday school. All but Gilbert. Spent the afternoon reading, till my eyes got tired. Nobody comes to see us. Wish we had a machine.

(Grandma calls cars "machines"...)

Saturday, August 20, 1927

Saturday, August 20, 1927

Got a letter from Bess yesterday and we’ve been wondering ever since if she is crazy or we are blind. She tells such awful things on Nell, Mike and Bob but things didn’t seem bad when were there.

Friday, August 19, 1927

Friday, August 19, 1927
Rain – cold

Mama and Bob and Don spent the day with us. The boys play so nice together and have a good time. Every one loves Marjorie who tries to say what they do. Hope she always wins friends so easy.

Thursday, August 18, 1927

Thursday, August 18, 1927
Rain, cool

Put up some peaches. About half a bushel – the rest of the basket as hard as bullets. Kids – a proposition on bad days – they get out and in the mud and nothing will dry.

Wedneday, August 17, 1927

Wednesday, August 17, 1927
Cloudy & cool

D and D went to the news boys picnic at Broad Ripple. Rain early but not after they left. They wore their sweaters and had a good time - a couple of nice looking boys and they know how to take care of themselves. Gilbert took a vacation.

Tuesday, August 16, 1927

Tuesday, August 16, 1927
Fair, cool

Dick and Dale went to cut the grass for Papa. Of course they stayed for dinner and came home telling what all they had to eat. A person would think we never had anything good at home. They act starved when they go anywhere. But Dale gets filled up quick – can’t hold much.

Monday, August 15, 1927

Monday, August 15, 1927
Fair – cool

Wash and iron. Had to watch Dick on his route for Robert Whiteman has it in for him and might give him a black eye. So I watched to see if nothing happened to his papers. But nothing did. He’ll do it when were not expecting it. Dick’s no fighter.

Sunday, August 14, 1927

Sunday, August 14, 1927
Rain

Only one rain coat in the family now so Dale was the only one who went to Sunday school. Papa came out to dinner as Mama is in Elwood. Comes home today. I read so much I got dumpy. Wish we could have company.

Saturday, August 13, 1927

Saturday, August 13, 1927
Cloudy

Had a big day, but got my work all done in good shape. Luckily I felt better than yesterday. Dale and Dick went to town and got shoes. They go any where now so big! I would be out of babies if they were all bad.

Friday, August 12, 1927

Friday, August 12, 1927
Cloudy – rain

Washed and ironed some but didn’t get done. Felt awfully bum. My cold is worse and I’m afraid will get the best of me yet. A storm came up just as the boys had to leave for papers! I hate to see them go out in it.

Thursday, August 11, 1927

Thursday, August 11, 1927
Cool

Went to town this AM and bought lots of little odds and ends I’ve been wanting for so long. Didn’t spend much money either. Saw Winifred on the street. Heard she was out of town!

(Winifred was Grandma's niece.)

Wednesday, August 10, 1927

Wednesday, August 10, 1927
Cool

Funny August weather. Too cool to sit in the house so spent the day on the porch embroidering on a little dress for Marjorie. It is a blue voile – sleeveless. If she can’t wear it out this summer, she can next.

Tuesday, August 9, 1927

Tuesday, August 9, 1927
Cooler

We saw Lindy! All but Daddy. Dale and Dick went down town to see him and I took the other three and went out to Mama’s and we all walked down to 38th St. and saw him pass along going to the fairgrounds.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Charles Lindberg was all the rage those days. When I was in my teens, I went downtown to see Corrigan after he mistakenly flew to Ireland, I think, instead of across the United States.")

Monday, August 8, 1927

Monday, August 8, 1927

Did my usual Monday stunt. Wash & iron. Since I make two jobs of it every week it doesn’t seem so hard on me as I have less ironing to do at a time.

Sunday, August 7, 1927

Sunday, August 7, 1927
Hot

Went to Sunday school and to the folks for fried chicken dinner.

Saturday, August 6, 1927

Saturday, August 6, 1927
Hot

Didn’t have much to do but straighten up house and clean up the family. Then we took Marjorie to her fist lawn fete over on Oxford St. She likes ice cream.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote that she still likes ice cream, the homemade kind like they had when she was little.)

Friday, August 5, 1927

Friday, August 5, 1927
Hot

Marianna and Robert Collins came over to play. No wonder they think my boys are humdingers, having to compare them with him all the time! He is so disagreeable, spoiled, and unprincipled!!

(The Collins family lived across the street.)

Thursday, August 4, 1927

Thursday, August 4, 1927

Ned is so cross these days and doesn’t eat much. Don’t know how we can build him up. I still have my cough but don’t expect to get rid of it very soon. Hope the baby doesn’t get it she is so fine now. Talks all the time, tries to say everything.

Wednesday, August 3, 1927

Wednesday, August 3, 1927

It seems as if I had less to do now than I ever did before. Time almost drags on my hands now! No baby to nurse or carry and so for the first time for so long all my strength is my own.

Tuesday, August 2, 1927

Tuesday, August 2, 1927
Cool

After ironing it was too cool in the house to sit down and mend, so I went out and pulled weeds. Mrs. Collins brought her lunch and kids over about noon and spent the rest of the day.

(The Collins family lived across the street.)

Monday, August 1, 1927

Monday, August 1, 1927
Hot

Washed but that’s all. Papa suggested that I might get better if I rested more. Miss Dunlea’s nieces visiting next door & Marjorie and Ned play with them till I hardly know I have a baby.

Sunday, July 31, 1927

Sunday, July 31, 1927
Hot

Ned looks so bad these days. He and I and Albert stayed home from Sunday school and Gilbert, too. Papa came to bring us medicine and found we had a little fever. Just like Dick was three weeks ago & and he is O.K. now.

Saturday, July 30, 1927

Saturday, July 30, 1927

Feel awfully bum with my cough. Can’t sleep at night. It is more like a whooping cough than a cold. Ned and Albert and Dale have it, too. Marjorie is fine and cuter every day.

Friday, July 29, 1927

Friday, July 29, 1927
Hot

Papa wanted the grass cut so we all went over. Mailed Nell’s dress on the way. Had a headache and didn’t enjoy the day. Would have stayed at home if I hadn’t promised to go. Can’t get rid of my cough.

Thursday, July 28, 1927

Thursday, July 28, 1927

Finished Nell’s dress I was making for her. It turned out real pretty. I hope she likes it.

(Seems like Grandma can sew quickly!)

Wednesday, July 27, 1927

Wednesday, July 27, 1927

Mama came over. She just got back from Illinois Monday. Andrew and Ralph appointed trustees in Uncle Jim’s place. Don’t trust Ralph and Andrew isn’t there close enough to watch him.

Tuesday, July 26, 1927

Tuesday, July 26, 1927
Cloudy

Ironed. The grass looked about dead on the bank so was sprinkling that when Anna and Ray drove up to tell me Anna wouldn’t come to spend the day with me this summer as she had promised. Feels too bad. Rained at bedtime.

(Aunt Marjorie noted that Anna Mock died of a heart attack about 10 years later...)

Monday, July 25, 1927

Monday, July 25, 1927
Warm

Felt bum but didn’t want to waste the day. Didn’t feel like sitting and sewing. Too nervous. So I washed, took it slow and got done by noon. Felt a little better by evening.

Sunday, July 24, 1927

Sunday, July 24, 1927
Warm

I’ve taken a bad cold like Dick’s. Ned, too. Don’t feel a bit good, so hoarse at times I can scarcely talk. Gilbert took Dale and Dick to see Robin Hood at the Colonial.

(Aunt Marjories noted that the Colonial was probably a movie theater.)

Saturday, July 23, 1927

Saturday, July 23, 1927

My oven has gone bad on me – smokes so I didn’t try to bake any but got a watermelon for tomorrow. Papa will be here. Mama will come from Illinois tomorrow I guess.

Friday, July 22, 1927

Friday, July 22, 1927
Hot

The little lady got badly spoiled visiting last week. Too much attention and I had too much time to hold her. Now she wants to sleep with us too and cries every night when we go to bed.

Thursday, July 21, 1927

Thursday, July 21, 1927
Hot

Seems like I don’t get much done these days. Guess it is because nothing is pushing. Can’t get along very fast on Nell’s dress because every time I sit down to sew Marjorie wants on my lap.

Wednesday, July 20, 1927

Wednesday, July 20, 1927
Fair, hot

Ironed all morning and finished. The boys went over early and cut the grass for Papa and when they came home I went to town to get some goods to trim Nell’s dress.

Tuesday, July 19, 1927

Tuesday, July 19, 1927
Fair

Washed and ironed a lot of things. Making a dress for Nell at odd times. She had bought the goods several years ago and never got it made up so Bess gave it to me to make and surprise Nell.

Monday, July 18, 1927

Monday, July 18, 1927
Fair

Straightened up my things and got ready to wash tomorrow. Went to store and got in a supply of groceries, etc. It’s good to be back. Everything O.K. here and everybody happy.

Sunday, July 17, 1927

Sunday, July 17, 1927
Fair

Marjorie is tired of visiting and is awfully cross. Gilbert and I went to Sunday school and took the boys. They don’t know how to make a stranger feel at home in that church. Nell’s in for dinner then came home and was glad to get here. Better trip than expected though.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "They probably went to a church in Crawfordsville and left me with Grandpa and Aunt Bess, then went back to Indianapolis by evening.)

Saturday, July 16, 1927

Saturday, July 16, 1927
Partly cloudy

Came to town last night. Spent the AM in the bathroom. We were all so dusty and sweaty! The water felt so good on my chiggers! This PM went to park with Paul and Nina who took our suppers.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "They probably hadn't had a real bath all week. Those days people living in the country lived in houses with six rooms and a path. I remember taking a bath in a laundry tub in the kitchen and helping pour the bath water in the yard.)

Friday, July 15, 1927

Friday, July 15, 1927
Fair

Another good rain last night but clear today. I washed some and hung Nell’s things out to dry. The folks area all crazy about Marjorie – think she is about 3 years old in development. Boys and Bob played all day.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "I probably developed more quickly because of the competition with older siblings. Bob was Bob Wray, Uncle Mike's stepson from a previous marriage (his first wife died). Bob was a little older than Dale. Mike and Nell raised him. The twins were extremely shy, more so even than I was.")

Thursday, July 14, 1927

Thursday, July 14, 1927
Partly cloudy

Nell tried to wash but it showered enough that didn’t get things dry. The twins are picking up now. The first of the week they were not feeling well and were too quiet, but now laugh and play – seem like year olds instead of 18 months.

Wednesday, July 13, 1927

Wednesday, July 13, 1927
Hot – rain

Went berrying again in the morning and found bushes about to dry up. After dinner a hard rain came up and drowned three little pigs for Mike. The sow had laid in the dry creek bed to have them and then it rained!

Tuesday, July 12, 1927

Tuesday, July 12, 1927
Hot

Good breeze here. The air is so much better hear than in the city! Wish I lived in the country! Nell has things about as unhandy as possible but for my part, I help but do not tire like at home.

(Sounds like Grandma is enjoying her trip to Crawfordsville and the country. Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Apparently Uncle Mike and Aunt Nell had a farm near Crawfordsville. They always rented farm property, never owned, and moved from time to time.)

Monday, July 11, 1927

Monday, July 11, 1927
Fair

Came home with Nell’s last night. Had such a sick headache and didn’t know how the morning would find me. Went to the woods, then on the hunt for raspberries but found few. Some one else go them yesterday.



(Grandma is in Crawfordsville, Nell is her sister-in-law)

Sunday, July 10, 1927

Sunday, July 10, 1927
Fair

Dale took Albert and Ned to Sunday school. Cleaned up house and left for C’ville on 11 car. Dick stayed to carry packages, says he feels better than he did. Says he had a headache Friday when Papa examined him but didn’t say anything then about it.

(C'ville is Crawfordsville, where Gilbert was from.)

Saturday, July 9, 1927

Saturday, July 9, 1927
Hot

Took Ned to town to get a few things needed to go on. Finished up the hood, bathed, all packed suitcase, etc. All ready to go by 12 midnight. Bradbury called and presented bill of $30 altogether!!! for fence and clothes line.

(Apparently $30 was much more than Grandma expected to pay for the fence and clothes line repairs.)

Friday, July 8, 1927

Friday, July 8, 1927
Hot

Dick and Dale entertained at the Colonial – the World War all Newsboys. Then they went to Papa’s office where Dick was examined – has been having a cough for some time. Papa found he ran temperature of 100. Doesn’t complain any – sign of TB. It must not be!

Thursday, July 7, 1927

Thursday, July 7, 1927
Hot – fair

Have a lot of mending, etc. to do before we go. Started a pretty organdy hood for my daughter. Such a pretty little daughter must have pretty clothes!

Wednesday, July 6, 1927

Wednesday, July 6, 1927
Hot, breeze

I ironed and got along well so was through by noon. Mrs. Collins came over and I finished a dress I cut out and made Monday. All plans made to go to Crawfordsville for a week or less.

Tuesday, July 5, 1927

Tuesday, July 5, 1927
Warmer and fair

I washed while the boys cleaned up the mess in the front yard. They did a good job, but too much fussing about it. Each was afraid he was doing more than his share of the work. Pretty cross bunch and Dick coughs all the time.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "The day after the big day was not nearly as much fun to pick up the litter from the fireworks, which could be dangerous if a lawn mower flipped a sparkler, for instance, into somebody. (Besides the unsightly look of a mowed lawn with tiny chopped pieces of red and white pieces of fireworks.) I was 13, just before I started high school (1938) when Indiana outlawed fireworks for public use."

Today, it seems once again, anything goes when it comes to fireworks!)

Monday, July 4, 1927

Monday, July 4, 1927
Cool

The boys’ big day, however they had to put on sweaters till the sun got warm and this evening, too. Papa and Mama came out to supper and we had to wrap up to watch the fireworks. Had to plenty to last from 5:45 AM to 9:30 PM.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "The boys had a lot of fireworks, as men at the Citizen Gas Co., including Daddy combined their purchases of fireworks and bought them at wholesale prices. The boys saved their news route earnings for several weeks.)

Sunday, July 3, 1927

Sunday, July 3, 1927
Cooler

Went to Sunday school. However, Dick had the earache and a bad cold and Gilbert stayed home with Marjorie. I stayed to church, came home, got dinner, put the 2 little ones to bed and went to see Mama who came back from the funeral instead of staying a while as expected.

(The funeral was for Mama's brother, Jim.

Aunt Marjorie wrote, "When I was young, Mother would start the meat and leave it cooking slowly and peel the potatoes (always potatoes) and have vegetables (green beans or peas or carrots cooked with meat) and when she got home from church, dinner was almost ready - especially if one of us came home right after Sunday school and started the potatoes cooking.)

Saturday, July 2, 1927

Saturday, July 2, 1927
Hot

That ice cream seems to fix Marjorie, but she still looks awfully bad. I got everything done, two cakes baked and went down town to get things needed if we should get to go on our vacation to C’ville the 10th.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "When I was young, ice cream was much better than now-a-days 'commericial' ice cream." I bet it was, made with cream and real eggs!)

Friday, July 1, 1927

Friday, July 1, 1927
Hot, breeze

Papa said to take Marjorie’s band off and dress her as cool as possible so I cut out and made two sleeveless voile dresses, turned her out bare footed and she did seem better. Cried in the PM a lot and Papa got her some ice cream. She ate a lot of that.

(I wonder what the band is that Granda mentioned?)

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.)