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Ellery Moses Hancock diary, 1921

1921-05-29 -- 1921-06-04

May--June, 1921
Sun. 29 Fair & Warm. [underlined] 86.
C & I at memorial service at our church, [smear] pastor.

Mon. 30 Fair morn, S.W. wind. Very warm. Heavy th. storm [all three underlined] at noon [underlined], & again 4:00 [underlined] - Bad for Decoration Service in Op. House. Rained and rumbled way into night. Lights out.
Hoeing garden [underlined] morn; Home evg.
Tues. 31 Fair early; rainy later. -- cooler. 65° max.
Trimming Walnut (E.) morning.

June Wed. 1 Cloudy & Cool. 67°
Sprayed hellebore, spinach morn. Various  office work most of day & abst. evg.
Picked a few [everbearing?] strawberries [underlined] #999 and daily hereafter
Thurs. 2 A little sunshine -90°
Mowing & weeding morn
Abst. all day
Posting ins. Evg.

Fri. 3 Fair & cool. N.W. 67°
Hoed & moed [underlined] morn.
Abst. all day. [In?] Evg. late.

Sat. 4 Very fine day. -cool. - East wind 66°
Hoed & mowed morn.
Abs. bal. of day, & Ins. Evg. late

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May--June, 1921 Sun. 29 Fair & Warm. [underlined] 86. C & I at memorial service at our church, [smear] pastor. Mon. 30 Fair morn, S.W. wind. Very warm. Heavy th. storm [all three underlined] at noon [underlined], & again 4:00 [underlined] - Bad for Decoration Service in Op. House. Rained and rumbled way into night. Lights out. Hoeing garden [underlined] morn; Home evg. Tues. 31 Fair early; rainy later. -- cooler. 65° max. Trimming Walnut (E.) morning. June Wed. 1 Cloudy & Cool. 67° Sprayed hellebore, spinach morn. Various office work most of day & abst. evg. Picked a few [everbearing?] strawberries [underlined] #999 and daily hereafter Thurs. 2 A little sunshine -90° Mowing & weeding morn Abst. all day Posting ins. Evg. Fri. 3 Fair & cool. N.W. 67° Hoed & moed [underlined] morn. Abst. all day. [In?] Evg. late. Sat. 4 Very fine day. -cool. - East wind 66° Hoed & mowed morn. Abs. bal. of day, & Ins. Evg. late